Total Payments
$144,643
2024 Payments
$33,105
Companies
14
Transactions
356
Medicare Patients
493
Medicare Billing
$37,398
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$120,383 (83.2%)
Travel$17,403 (12.0%)
Food & Beverage$6,643 (4.6%)
Gifts$151.42 (0.1%)
Education$63.06 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $120,383 | 76 | 83.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $17,403 | 91 | 12.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,643 | 182 | 4.6% |
| Gift | $151.42 | 4 | 0.1% |
| Education | $63.06 | 3 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $140,277 | 300 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $2,401 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $828.83 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $721.85 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $91.91 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $81.32 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $67.93 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| PFIZER INC. | $44.24 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Amgen Inc. | $28.18 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Bioventus LLC | $27.26 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $33,105 | 55 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($33,031) |
| 2023 | $9,511 | 29 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($9,018) |
| 2022 | $182.22 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($182.22) |
| 2021 | $37,448 | 57 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($37,428) |
| 2020 | $40,718 | 31 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($40,697) |
| 2019 | $15,572 | 93 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($13,924) |
| 2018 | $4,367 | 44 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($4,112) |
| 2017 | $3,741 | 44 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($2,068) |
All Payment Transactions
356 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/27/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $375.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.65 | General |
| 08/21/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| 06/06/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 06/06/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 05/23/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 05/23/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $375.00 | General |
| 05/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| 05/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $625.00 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $625.00 | General |
| 04/04/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| 04/04/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| 04/04/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 04/04/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 04/04/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,375.00 | General |
| 04/04/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,125.00 | General |
| 04/04/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 34 | 37 | $14,807 | $3,108 |
| 2021 | 1 | 15 | 15 | $1,995 | $277.00 |
| 2020 | 11 | 444 | 699 | $87,881 | $34,012 |
Total Patients
493
Total Services
751
Medicare Billing
$37,398
Procedure Codes
14
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $7,176 | $1,764 | 24.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $7,631 | $1,345 | 17.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $1,995 | $277.00 | 13.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 154 | 272 | $35,298 | $15,520 | 44.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 67 | 158 | $28,282 | $6,333 | 22.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 55 | 55 | $10,433 | $4,489 | 43.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 29 | 33 | $6,033 | $2,606 | 43.2% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2020 | 28 | 39 | $1,560 | $944.37 | 60.5% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2020 | 26 | 32 | $1,248 | $929.64 | 74.5% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2020 | 22 | 27 | $1,026 | $700.15 | 68.2% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views | Office | 2020 | 12 | 20 | $880.00 | $672.59 | 76.4% |
| 73565 | X-ray of both knees, standing, front to back view | Office | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $897.00 | $663.55 | 74.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 18 | $1,454 | $617.61 | 42.5% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2020 | 12 | 22 | $770.00 | $536.04 | 69.6% |
About Dr. Tamara Huff, M.D
Dr. Tamara Huff, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Columbus, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/17/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1932336997.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Tamara Huff, M.D has received a total of $144,643 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $33,105 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 356 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($120,383).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Huff has provided services to 493 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 751 services with total Medicare billing of $37,398. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Columbus, GA
- Active Since 06/17/2009
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1932336997
Products in Payments
- Hips-None (Device) $58,962
- Absolute Bi-Polar Shoulder (Device) $17,750
- Surgical Product Portfolio (Device) $7,735
- CORAIL (Device) $1,323
- Product Portfolio (Device) $1,145
- Minority Initiatives-None (Device) $1,026
- Persona (Device) $664.79
- MAKO (Device) $617.22
- ORTHOPEDIC CABLE / PERIPROSTHETIC SYSTEM (Device) $535.13
- Surgical-Product Portfolio (Device) $419.17
- Surgical-None (Device) $387.19
- ATTUNE (Device) $371.89
- Persona Revision (Device) $300.73
- ACTIS (Device) $105.04
- DELTA (Device) $104.66
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $91.91
- TC3 (Device) $84.00
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $82.09
- AUGMENT (Device) $81.32
- GAMMA (Device) $74.35
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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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