Total Payments
$605,258
2024 Payments
$58,279
Companies
44
Transactions
527
Medicare Patients
1,105
Medicare Billing
$72,607
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$477,741 (78.9%)
Travel$65,807 (10.9%)
Other$42,344 (7.0%)
Food & Beverage$14,766 (2.4%)
Research$4,600 (0.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $477,741 | 118 | 78.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $65,807 | 125 | 10.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $33,072 | 8 | 5.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,766 | 271 | 2.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $5,832 | 1 | 1.0% |
| Unspecified | $4,600 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $3,333 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Entertainment | $106.66 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$600,658
525 transactions
Research
$4,600
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $289,648 | 241 | $0 (2024) |
| Biocompatibles UK Ltd | $96,605 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| Benvenue Medical Inc | $69,584 | 12 | $0 (2018) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $43,830 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| BTG International, Inc. | $32,705 | 32 | $0 (2019) |
| GE HEALTHCARE | $26,084 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Galil Medical Inc. | $19,586 | 14 | $0 (2019) |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | $6,721 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | $4,600 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $3,919 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $58,279 | 66 | Stryker Corporation ($21,579) |
| 2023 | $107,421 | 130 | Stryker Corporation ($90,853) |
| 2022 | $55,818 | 96 | Stryker Corporation ($36,109) |
| 2021 | $59,302 | 42 | Stryker Corporation ($50,156) |
| 2020 | $39,440 | 31 | Stryker Corporation ($37,525) |
| 2019 | $63,929 | 57 | Stryker Corporation ($52,311) |
| 2018 | $141,156 | 54 | Biocompatibles UK Ltd ($56,500) |
| 2017 | $79,913 | 51 | Biocompatibles UK Ltd ($40,105) |
All Payment Transactions
527 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | OPTABLATE (Device), SPINEJACK | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $304.56 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $162.18 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.35 | General |
| 11/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | OMNICURVE (Device), SPINEJACK, OPTABLATE | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,000.00 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.62 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Varian CRYOCARE TOUCH System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.28 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,160.00 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,883.00 | General |
| 10/31/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Varian CRYOCARE TOUCH System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.58 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.12 | General |
| 10/21/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.20 | General |
| 10/20/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.01 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | Teleflex LLC | ARROW (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.28 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL ACCESS | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,821.00 | General |
| 10/02/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $900.00 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AUTOPLEX (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,400.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,700.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.33 | General |
| 09/15/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.51 | General |
| 09/14/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.98 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | Allia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.46 | General |
| Category: Imaging - Interventional Image Guided Systems | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,800.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 08/17/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Integra (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.81 | General |
| Category: Extremity, Upper | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.43 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | ILLUMINOSS MEDICAL, INC. | Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Procedure Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.60 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEU_2020_03 | Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | $4,600 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 361 | 382 | $341,823 | $26,599 |
| 2022 | 15 | 376 | 438 | $382,691 | $24,370 |
| 2021 | 7 | 191 | 196 | $176,925 | $9,932 |
| 2020 | 7 | 177 | 187 | $186,672 | $11,707 |
Total Patients
1,105
Total Services
1,203
Medicare Billing
$72,607
Procedure Codes
44
All Medicare Procedures & Services
44 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $79,276 | $4,950 | 6.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 28 | $14,856 | $3,601 | 24.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $12,852 | $2,870 | 22.3% |
| 20982 | Destruction of growths and adjacent soft tissue | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $124,883 | $2,804 | 2.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 23 | $8,447 | $2,068 | 24.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $9,945 | $2,051 | 20.6% |
| 49083 | Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $19,731 | $1,564 | 7.9% |
| 36590 | Removal of central venous tube with port or pump | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $10,371 | $1,554 | 15.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 117 | 124 | $22,920 | $1,229 | 5.4% |
| 38222 | Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $12,528 | $1,115 | 8.9% |
| 62328 | Removal of spinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $9,797 | $771.32 | 7.9% |
| 77012 | Review by radiologist of ct guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,885 | $634.81 | 13.0% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $5,434 | $548.68 | 10.1% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $2,037 | $446.20 | 21.9% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $3,861 | $390.96 | 10.1% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $65,132 | $5,285 | 8.1% |
| 20982 | Destruction of growths and adjacent soft tissue | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $181,648 | $3,991 | 2.2% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 37 | $11,988 | $3,307 | 27.6% |
| 49083 | Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 36 | $31,896 | $2,938 | 9.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 135 | 158 | $23,700 | $1,632 | 6.9% |
| 50435 | Replacement of kidney drainage tube using imaging guidance with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 14 | $23,579 | $1,201 | 5.1% |
| 38222 | Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $10,116 | $1,094 | 10.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $3,540 | $984.57 | 27.8% |
| 77012 | Review by radiologist of ct guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $9,976 | $948.32 | 9.5% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $3,365 | $850.19 | 25.3% |
About Dr. Sean Tutton, MD
Dr. Sean Tutton, MD is a Vascular & Interventional Radiology healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1326099086.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sean Tutton, MD has received a total of $605,258 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $58,279 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 527 transactions from 44 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($477,741).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Tutton has provided services to 1,105 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,203 services with total Medicare billing of $72,607. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 05/15/2006
- Last Updated 11/16/2021
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0204X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1326099086
Products in Payments
- IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) $87,567
- SPINEJACK (Device) $81,155
- VISUAL-ICE (Device) $73,494
- Kiva VCF Treatment System (Device) $47,735
- LC BEAD (Device) $46,350
- AVAFLEX (Device) $34,529
- OPTABLATE (Device) $25,989
- Kiva VCF Treatment System (Medical Supply) $21,850
- PCD (Device) $20,981
- AUTOPLEX (Device) $20,875
- CROFAB (Drug) $17,156
- THERASPHERE - BIO (Device) $15,037
- OMNICURVE (Device) $9,061
- MULTIGEN 2 (Device) $6,377
- Neuwave (Device) $4,600
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $3,347
- ICEFX (Device) $2,592
- COOK (Device) $1,830
- STAR Tumor Ablation System (Device) $1,600
- NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $1,000
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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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