Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,539 | 34 | 75.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $505.17 | 3 | 24.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $466.95 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $340.21 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $245.12 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $217.36 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Nevro Corp. | $149.49 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $138.80 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $129.44 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $112.37 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $80.44 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | $57.13 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30.21 | 2 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($30.21) |
| 2022 | $214.60 | 4 | Nevro Corp. ($149.49) |
| 2021 | $471.27 | 8 | MEDACTA USA, INC. ($340.21) |
| 2020 | $81.95 | 5 | Abbott Laboratories ($81.95) |
| 2019 | $199.88 | 6 | Abbott Laboratories ($112.87) |
| 2018 | $1,046 | 12 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($466.95) |
All Payment Transactions
37 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.75 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.46 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 08/24/2022 | Nevro Corp. | Omnia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.49 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 06/03/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.30 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/01/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.30 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/23/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device), VISTASEAL, Harmonic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.51 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 12/23/2021 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | Medical Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $57.13 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic | ||||||
| 08/28/2021 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MYSPINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.06 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/27/2021 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MYSPINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $118.20 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/27/2021 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MYSPINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $101.61 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/27/2021 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MYSPINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.34 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 06/29/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim IPG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.05 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 02/17/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim IPG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.65 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 02/10/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | VERTIFLEX SUPERION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.23 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 09/11/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.64 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/29/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/29/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/29/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/27/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.06 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/09/2019 | Precision Spine, Inc. | Vault C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.29 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 08/28/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/10/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/05/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 05/07/2019 | Zyla Life Sciences | SPRIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.33 | General |
| Category: Pain Medicine | ||||||
| 03/12/2019 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.39 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 1,356 | 2,132 | $588,620 | $156,521 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,082 | 1,628 | $434,988 | $115,691 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,535 | 2,922 | $684,631 | $184,858 |
| 2020 | 28 | 1,771 | 3,903 | $841,038 | $213,199 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
98 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $98,658 | $25,447 | 25.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 184 | 219 | $65,832 | $21,125 | 32.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 251 | 303 | $64,842 | $19,868 | 30.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 77 | 83 | $63,525 | $18,278 | 28.8% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $69,388 | $13,980 | 20.1% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 248 | 249 | $41,085 | $9,314 | 22.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 43 | $32,852 | $8,665 | 26.4% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $31,318 | $8,287 | 26.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $26,562 | $6,898 | 26.0% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Office | 2023 | 41 | 43 | $21,586 | $3,791 | 17.6% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $9,144 | $3,632 | 39.7% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 19 | $7,220 | $3,396 | 47.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $13,029 | $3,100 | 23.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $9,090 | $2,464 | 27.1% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 47 | 77 | $9,229 | $2,269 | 24.6% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $7,809 | $1,979 | 25.3% |
| 97750 | Test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $5,880 | $1,612 | 27.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 35 | $4,270 | $1,356 | 31.8% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 25 | $2,900 | $751.68 | 25.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $594.00 | $154.26 | 26.0% |
| Q9965 | Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | Office | 2023 | 27 | 101 | $707.00 | $93.98 | 13.3% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 78 | 620 | $3,100 | $59.57 | 1.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 244 | 307 | $65,698 | $20,359 | 31.0% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $69,516 | $19,643 | 28.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $69,388 | $14,752 | 21.3% |
About Dr. Stephen Hanks, M.D
Dr. Stephen Hanks, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Tucson, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/03/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1689675274.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Hanks, M.D has received a total of $2,044 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $30.21 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 37 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,539).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hanks has provided services to 5,744 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,585 services with total Medicare billing of $670,268. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 98 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location Tucson, AZ
- Active Since 08/03/2005
- Last Updated 02/15/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1689675274
Products in Payments
- MazorX Renaissance (Device) $433.13
- MYSPINE (Device) $340.21
- Blackhawk (Device) $217.36
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $194.82
- Omnia (Device) $149.49
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $129.44
- TLX (Device) $112.37
- STRATAFIX (Device) $100.29
- Medical Device (Device) $57.13
- Vault C (Device) $51.29
- VERTIFLEX SUPERION (Device) $50.23
- Zilretta (Drug) $42.35
- Echelon Flex (Device) $38.51
- PROCLAIM (Device) $26.60
- PlasmaBlade (Device) $26.40
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $23.70
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $13.75
- SPRIX (Drug) $13.33
- PRESTIGE (Device) $7.42
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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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