Dr. Tim Adamson, MD

Neurological Surgery Charlotte, NC Male
NPI: 1326046236
Total Payments
$655,537
2024 Payments
$69,629
Companies
9
Transactions
173
Medicare Patients
3,963
Medicare Billing
$716,754

Payment Breakdown by Category

Royalty/License$582,701 (88.9%)
Consulting$62,400 (9.5%)
Travel$6,241 (1.0%)
Food & Beverage$4,194 (0.6%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Royalty or License $582,701 44 88.9%
Consulting Fee $62,400 47 9.5%
Travel and Lodging $6,241 22 1.0%
Food and Beverage $4,194 60 0.6%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Spine Wave, Inc. $642,980 137 $0 (2024)
Arthrex, Inc. $11,422 23 $0 (2024)
Peerless Surgical Inc. $740.56 4 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $159.07 1 $0 (2022)
K2M, Inc. $150.63 3 $0 (2018)
Aesculap, Inc. $37.74 2 $0 (2022)
DJO, LLC $21.08 1 $0 (2018)
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $15.15 1 $0 (2019)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $11.00 1 $0 (2019)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $69,629 30 Spine Wave, Inc. ($68,328)
2023 $75,820 18 Spine Wave, Inc. ($75,820)
2022 $77,825 18 Spine Wave, Inc. ($77,642)
2021 $67,091 19 Spine Wave, Inc. ($67,091)
2020 $60,550 16 Spine Wave, Inc. ($56,289)
2019 $82,584 24 Spine Wave, Inc. ($76,943)
2018 $100,041 28 Spine Wave, Inc. ($98,869)
2017 $121,998 20 Spine Wave, Inc. ($121,998)

All Payment Transactions

173 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
10/30/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $7,378.00 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
10/30/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $7,038.00 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
07/30/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $8,605.00 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
07/30/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $7,209.00 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
05/29/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. ANNEX ADJACENT LEVEL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $112.00 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
05/01/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $9,284.00 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
05/01/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $8,095.00 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
04/09/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $500.00 General
03/23/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
03/23/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
03/23/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
03/22/2024 Peerless Surgical Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $45.37 General
03/22/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $45.00 General
03/22/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
03/22/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
03/22/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.00 General
03/21/2024 Peerless Surgical Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $491.70 General
03/21/2024 Arthrex, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $427.35 General
03/21/2024 Peerless Surgical Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $117.65 General
03/21/2024 Peerless Surgical Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $85.84 General
03/06/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $299.06 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
03/05/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SPINAL IMPLANT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $80.49 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
03/04/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $71.62 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
03/04/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SPINAL IMPLANT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.40 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
03/03/2024 Spine Wave, Inc. SPINAL IMPLANT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $64.89 General
Category: Spinal Medical Device
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 23 1,032 1,201 $1.0M $185,871
2022 20 991 1,141 $829,212 $149,093
2021 21 1,061 1,242 $1.1M $202,875
2020 18 879 1,153 $1.0M $178,914
Total Patients
3,963
Total Services
4,737
Medicare Billing
$716,754
Procedure Codes
82

All Medicare Procedures & Services

82 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
22630 Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc Facility 2023 22 22 $128,612 $25,953 20.2%
63047 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment Facility 2023 33 33 $131,835 $25,625 19.4%
63056 Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, single segment Facility 2023 18 18 $98,100 $19,113 19.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 126 167 $35,571 $15,436 43.4%
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc Facility 2023 11 11 $88,451 $13,692 15.5%
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck Facility 2023 20 20 $63,740 $11,484 18.0%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 82 85 $23,545 $11,157 47.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 131 171 $23,598 $11,024 46.7%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 175 220 $22,000 $8,512 38.7%
72158 Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast Office 2023 42 43 $92,450 $7,175 7.8%
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion Facility 2023 30 36 $39,852 $6,812 17.1%
72148 Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast Office 2023 72 72 $106,200 $6,634 6.2%
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 23 23 $33,304 $4,499 13.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 26 26 $9,438 $3,145 33.3%
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment Facility 2023 14 18 $16,074 $2,868 17.8%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 33 33 $8,052 $2,561 31.8%
72141 Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast Office 2023 31 31 $45,725 $2,419 5.3%
72131 Ct scan of lower spine without contrast Office 2023 29 31 $18,445 $1,875 10.2%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 13 13 $5,187 $1,772 34.2%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 43 62 $7,750 $1,731 22.3%
72125 Ct scan of upper spine without contrast Office 2023 26 26 $15,470 $1,587 10.3%
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 18 26 $2,496 $727.92 29.2%
82565 Blood creatinine level Office 2023 14 14 $154.00 $70.28 45.6%
63047 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment Facility 2022 40 40 $159,800 $33,547 21.0%
22630 Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc Facility 2022 15 15 $87,690 $18,474 21.1%
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About Dr. Tim Adamson, MD

Dr. Tim Adamson, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/13/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1326046236.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Tim Adamson, MD has received a total of $655,537 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $69,629 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 173 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($582,701).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Adamson has provided services to 3,963 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,737 services with total Medicare billing of $716,754. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 82 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Neurological Surgery
  • Location Charlotte, NC
  • Active Since 07/13/2005
  • Last Updated 12/06/2021
  • Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1326046236

Products in Payments

  • Fixation (Device) $202,858
  • SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) $157,093
  • SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) $123,437
  • Spinal Implants (Device) $94,619
  • SPINAL IMPLANT (Device) $665.19
  • PROFICIENT POSTERIOR CERVICAL SPINE SYSTEM (Device) $500.00
  • ANNEX ADJACENT LEVEL SYSTEM (Device) $316.75
  • Posterior Fusion (Device) $173.62
  • Posterior Fixation (Device) $159.57
  • CORE (Device) $159.07
  • General K2M Product Discussion (Device) $150.63
  • EXCEED BIPLANAR EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $94.15
  • OTHER OTHER OTHER OTHER (Device) $81.91
  • SPINE PRODUCT (Device) $25.61
  • ELAN 4 (Device) $23.64
  • CMF SPINALOGIC (Device) $21.08
  • EXPAREL (Drug) $15.15
  • SHUNTASSISTANT (Device) $14.10
  • PRESTIGE (Device) $11.00

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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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