Total Payments
$848,581
2024 Payments
$113,960
Companies
46
Transactions
634
Medicare Patients
2,693
Medicare Billing
$398,720
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$368,863 (43.5%)
Consulting$202,783 (23.9%)
Travel$131,449 (15.5%)
Other$121,763 (14.3%)
Food & Beverage$23,618 (2.8%)
Education$62.91 (0.0%)
Gifts$41.89 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $368,863 | 43 | 43.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $202,783 | 51 | 23.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $131,449 | 178 | 15.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $117,763 | 23 | 13.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $23,618 | 336 | 2.8% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $4,000 | 1 | 0.5% |
| Education | $62.91 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gift | $41.89 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $560,185 | 164 | $0 (2024) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $191,472 | 128 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Products LLC | $15,105 | 16 | $0 (2018) |
| MiRus, LLC | $11,297 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $10,435 | 22 | $0 (2020) |
| GS Solutions, Inc. | $8,167 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $6,959 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $6,273 | 35 | $0 (2022) |
| Life Spine, Inc. | $6,039 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $5,378 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $113,960 | 77 | MEDACTA USA, INC. ($59,496) |
| 2023 | $77,605 | 69 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($53,629) |
| 2022 | $106,198 | 74 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($78,466) |
| 2021 | $107,306 | 95 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($80,787) |
| 2020 | $109,644 | 71 | Medacta USA, Inc. ($51,694) |
| 2019 | $133,118 | 99 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($87,238) |
| 2018 | $122,564 | 86 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($101,719) |
| 2017 | $78,185 | 63 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($61,386) |
All Payment Transactions
634 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 26
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | FORTRESS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.97 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,200.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MUST MINI Set Screw (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.22 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,544.30 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Victory (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,428.51 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $112.70 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.12 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $141.29 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.48 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.52 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.09 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.58 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $215.19 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MUST MINI Set Screw (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MySpine (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/03/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 07/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,365.08 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Victory (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,351.07 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | United Orthopedics LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $578.15 | General |
| 06/27/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Mars Aux (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.51 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,975.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MySpine (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,200.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 06/07/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ACP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.55 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 578 | 699 | $1.1M | $85,066 |
| 2022 | 18 | 669 | 819 | $1.2M | $97,561 |
| 2021 | 17 | 658 | 811 | $896,154 | $83,047 |
| 2020 | 20 | 788 | 1,013 | $1.2M | $133,046 |
Total Patients
2,693
Total Services
3,342
Medicare Billing
$398,720
Procedure Codes
72
All Medicare Procedures & Services
72 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $145,886 | $15,523 | 10.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 107 | 151 | $32,163 | $9,743 | 30.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 90 | 104 | $34,216 | $9,513 | 27.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 42 | $103,110 | $7,950 | 7.7% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 25 | $83,875 | $7,610 | 9.1% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $99,408 | $6,808 | 6.8% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 69 | 70 | $170,870 | $6,796 | 4.0% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $111,576 | $5,134 | 4.6% |
| 72158 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $82,170 | $3,908 | 4.8% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 88 | 97 | $24,735 | $3,414 | 13.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 19 | $57,342 | $2,524 | 4.4% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $58,425 | $1,854 | 3.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $6,660 | $1,414 | 21.2% |
| 72146 | Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $46,440 | $1,202 | 2.6% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 34 | $5,882 | $1,001 | 17.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $3,439 | $553.86 | 16.1% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $742.00 | $118.50 | 16.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $201,996 | $17,773 | 8.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 145 | 212 | $45,156 | $13,049 | 28.9% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 32 | $107,360 | $9,583 | 8.9% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $107,534 | $8,094 | 7.5% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 37 | $90,835 | $7,593 | 8.4% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2022 | 79 | 80 | $195,280 | $7,441 | 3.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 65 | 78 | $25,662 | $6,866 | 26.8% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $99,408 | $6,658 | 6.7% |
About Dr. Tapan Daftari, M.D
Dr. Tapan Daftari, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Austell, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/29/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1649267329.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Tapan Daftari, M.D has received a total of $848,581 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $113,960 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 634 transactions from 46 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($368,863).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Daftari has provided services to 2,693 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,342 services with total Medicare billing of $398,720. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Austell, GA
- Active Since 09/29/2005
- Last Updated 02/05/2009
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1649267329
Products in Payments
- PROVIDENCE (Device) $193,768
- COALITION AGX (Device) $92,032
- COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) $75,541
- MySpine (Device) $55,202
- MYSPINE (Device) $25,130
- MARS 3VL (Device) $22,067
- SYNFIX (Device) $21,633
- Mecta-C Cervical Cages (Device) $19,741
- MONUMENT (Device) $18,616
- MUST (Device) $16,700
- MARS 3VL Retractor (Device) $16,665
- CREO (Device) $16,135
- RISE (Device) $12,673
- Corbel (Device) $12,072
- ELSA ATP (Device) $11,435
- EUROPA Pedicle Screw System (Device) $11,297
- MARS Lateral ALIF (Device) $11,218
- REVERE 5.5 Degen Ti System (Device) $10,924
- INDEPENDENCE (Device) $10,367
- ALIF (Device) $10,229
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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.