Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,703 | 2 | 66.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,367 | 33 | 20.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,437 | 9 | 12.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $7,913 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $2,185 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,095 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $105.66 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $93.42 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $46.82 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | $23.97 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $23.18 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $20.17 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,152 | 10 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($7,898) |
| 2023 | $2,250 | 22 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($2,039) |
| 2022 | $746.81 | 8 | Stryker Corporation ($605.84) |
| 2021 | $358.20 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($358.20) |
All Payment Transactions
44 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Tapestry (Device), ActivBraid | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.80 | General |
| Category: Sports Medicine | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $592.50 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,110.00 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.67 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.26 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.03 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.39 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.44 | General |
| 04/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.34 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.79 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $206.34 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.50 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $382.96 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.38 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | G7 (Device), ROSA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.38 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $7.45 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | GMK Sphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $93.42 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.59 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | G7 (Device), Persona, ROSA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.53 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 10/23/2023 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.64 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYMOVIS (Device), TRILURON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.97 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 1,737 | 30,817 | $1.2M | $303,332 |
| 2022 | 7 | 377 | 455 | $131,080 | $33,568 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
31 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $206,311 | $54,218 | 26.3% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 42 | $179,879 | $47,223 | 26.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 256 | 312 | $142,584 | $35,214 | 24.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 165 | 319 | $98,514 | $21,783 | 22.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 198 | 273 | $88,452 | $21,250 | 24.0% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $79,895 | $21,092 | 26.4% |
| J7328 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 37 | 28,392 | $71,064 | $16,378 | 23.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 90 | 97 | $61,886 | $15,995 | 25.8% |
| 27236 | Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $45,034 | $11,830 | 26.3% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 173 | 234 | $42,822 | $11,193 | 26.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 80 | 80 | $46,960 | $10,324 | 22.0% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 140 | 194 | $36,084 | $8,795 | 24.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $25,896 | $5,865 | 22.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 50 | 51 | $23,052 | $5,592 | 24.3% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $26,124 | $3,461 | 13.2% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 53 | 72 | $11,664 | $2,802 | 24.0% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 20 | 24 | $9,150 | $2,271 | 24.8% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 68 | 78 | $8,502 | $2,134 | 25.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $9,288 | $1,959 | 21.1% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 30 | 42 | $5,670 | $1,235 | 21.8% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,536 | $1,088 | 24.0% |
| 73552 | X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 33 | $4,587 | $984.20 | 21.5% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 147 | 399 | $1,197 | $339.19 | 28.3% |
| 72190 | X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,826 | $307.36 | 16.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 71 | 71 | $41,677 | $10,615 | 25.5% |
About Dr. Sean Griffiths, D.O
Dr. Sean Griffiths, D.O is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Walnut Creek, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/14/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457705667.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sean Griffiths, D.O has received a total of $11,507 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,152 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 44 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($7,703).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Griffiths has provided services to 2,114 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 31,272 services with total Medicare billing of $336,900. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 31 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Walnut Creek, CA
- Active Since 04/14/2016
- Last Updated 11/12/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1457705667
Products in Payments
- ROSA (Device) $972.00
- Avenir (Device) $839.63
- MAKO (Device) $590.44
- G7 (Device) $226.91
- TRIATHLON (Device) $170.18
- HOFFMANN (Device) $148.26
- Tapestry (Device) $146.80
- GMK Sphere (Device) $93.42
- T2 ALPHA (Device) $70.64
- VARIAX (Device) $60.34
- T2 (Device) $55.16
- ATTUNE (Device) $25.03
- HYMOVIS (Device) $23.97
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $23.18
- MONOVISC (Device) $21.79
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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