Total Payments
$1.2M
2024 Payments
$369,994
Companies
15
Transactions
1,058
Medicare Patients
4,943
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$861,655 (73.2%)
Other$177,381 (15.1%)
Travel$115,832 (9.8%)
Food & Beverage$22,384 (1.9%)
Education$45.69 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $861,655 | 272 | 73.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $177,381 | 42 | 15.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $115,832 | 319 | 9.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $22,384 | 423 | 1.9% |
| Education | $45.69 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $775,406 | 621 | $0 (2024) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $218,690 | 171 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $92,975 | 105 | $0 (2024) |
| Solventum Corporation | $42,040 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOCOMPOSITES INC | $17,828 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | $9,600 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $8,265 | 84 | $0 (2024) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $7,027 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $3,994 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,347 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $369,994 | 304 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($248,112) |
| 2023 | $284,570 | 239 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($213,444) |
| 2022 | $215,779 | 169 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($156,695) |
| 2021 | $120,595 | 120 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($67,414) |
| 2020 | $71,953 | 62 | KCI USA, Inc. ($51,238) |
| 2019 | $77,072 | 88 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($42,587) |
| 2018 | $36,376 | 70 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($27,583) |
| 2017 | $958.04 | 6 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($921.64) |
All Payment Transactions
1,058 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 43
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/25/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | PINNACLE (Device), ACTIS | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,566.17 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,075.06 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,210.00 | General |
| 12/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $214.74 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.68 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/25/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | PINNACLE (Device), ACTIS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $43.83 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $428.51 | General |
| 12/20/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $49.50 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $195.25 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $89.25 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.02 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.12 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.97 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | RECLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.22 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 12/15/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.20 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 12/14/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.26 | General |
| 12/14/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.15 | General |
| 12/13/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,560.00 | General |
| 12/13/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.12 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.94 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,076.53 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $896.20 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $404.54 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.84 | General |
| 12/11/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $316.19 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 1,232 | 1,610 | $1.3M | $313,411 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,193 | 1,668 | $1.0M | $269,971 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,275 | 1,942 | $1.0M | $291,175 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,243 | 1,977 | $893,363 | $248,528 |
Total Patients
4,943
Total Services
7,197
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Procedure Codes
73
All Medicare Procedures & Services
73 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 103 | 111 | $562,688 | $121,381 | 21.6% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 73 | $343,173 | $77,188 | 22.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 305 | 362 | $90,138 | $35,613 | 39.5% |
| 27487 | Revision of thigh and lower leg bone components of total knee joint prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 20 | $104,335 | $29,520 | 28.3% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2023 | 100 | 109 | $48,070 | $13,156 | 27.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 64 | 64 | $23,104 | $8,327 | 36.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 175 | 219 | $22,557 | $7,638 | 33.9% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 136 | 164 | $17,220 | $6,325 | 36.7% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 106 | 145 | $16,530 | $5,616 | 34.0% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $24,646 | $2,646 | 10.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $7,733 | $2,457 | 31.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 23 | 27 | $5,670 | $1,468 | 25.9% |
| 73522 | X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $2,706 | $863.01 | 31.9% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $1,944 | $682.03 | 35.1% |
| 73552 | X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,066 | $366.30 | 34.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 22 | 200 | $1,000 | $167.86 | 16.8% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 66 | 71 | $356,704 | $78,556 | 22.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 69 | 71 | $336,123 | $77,918 | 23.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 330 | 403 | $100,347 | $40,027 | 39.9% |
| 27487 | Revision of thigh and lower leg bone components of total knee joint prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 20 | $97,694 | $30,299 | 31.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 76 | 76 | $27,436 | $8,659 | 31.6% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 163 | 197 | $20,291 | $7,146 | 35.2% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 141 | 167 | $17,155 | $6,501 | 37.9% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 106 | 133 | $15,162 | $5,241 | 34.6% |
| 0055T | Musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $27,945 | $5,047 | 18.1% |
About Dr. Timothy Alton, M.D
Dr. Timothy Alton, M.D is a Orthopaedic Trauma healthcare provider based in Renton, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/27/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1730404286.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Timothy Alton, M.D has received a total of $1.2M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $369,994 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,058 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($861,655).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Alton has provided services to 4,943 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,197 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 73 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Trauma
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Renton, WA
- Active Since 03/27/2010
- Last Updated 10/04/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0801X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1730404286
Products in Payments
- ATTUNE (Device) $404,466
- PINNACLE (Device) $325,007
- PREVENA (Device) $187,665
- RECLAIM (Device) $39,237
- Velys (Device) $33,549
- V.A.C. DERMATAC (Device) $10,405
- Tegaderm (Device) $9,200
- Stimulan (Device) $8,689
- VAC VERAFLO (Device) $7,587
- EXPAREL (Drug) $7,027
- Stimulan Rapid Cure (Device) $5,539
- IRRISEPT (Device) $3,994
- STIMULAN (Device) $3,600
- Bair Hugger (Device) $3,150
- ACTIS (Device) $2,702
- PREVENA RESTOR ARTHO-FORM (Device) $2,666
- Curos (Device) $2,625
- ACTIV.A.C. (Device) $2,524
- V.A.C. VERAFLO (Device) $2,363
- INHANCE (Device) $2,303
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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.