Total Payments
$3,928
2020 Payments
$135.44
Companies
16
Transactions
55
Medicare Patients
400
Medicare Billing
$21,310
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$2,099 (53.4%)
Food & Beverage$1,829 (46.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $2,099 | 6 | 53.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,829 | 49 | 46.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,277 | 12 | $0 (2019) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $1,235 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $699.22 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $110.78 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Nevro Corp. | $99.23 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $93.57 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Nuvectra Corporation | $91.01 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Stryker Corporation | $61.59 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Avanos Medical | $53.46 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $49.50 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $135.44 | 7 | Abbott Laboratories ($45.27) |
| 2019 | $1,525 | 15 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($1,235) |
| 2018 | $1,332 | 12 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,107) |
| 2017 | $935.86 | 21 | NUVASIVE, INC. ($452.93) |
All Payment Transactions
55 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.93 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 08/10/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/16/2020 | Nevro Corp. | Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.88 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 05/26/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/06/2020 | Nevro Corp. | Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.24 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 02/06/2020 | Avanos Medical | GENERATOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.25 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 02/05/2020 | SI-BONE, Inc. | iFuse Implant (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.87 | General |
| Category: sacroiliac joint dysfunction | ||||||
| 12/09/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $504.84 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
| 12/09/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.77 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
| 12/02/2019 | Nevro Corp. | Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.85 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/30/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $438.24 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
| 11/27/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | INTELLIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.86 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/24/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $140.91 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
| 11/23/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.09 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
| 11/15/2019 | Nevro Corp. | Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.26 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/09/2019 | Avanos Medical | COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.21 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 09/03/2019 | NuVasive, Inc. | Pulse (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.23 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/26/2019 | SI-BONE, Inc. | iFuse Implant (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.48 | General |
| Category: sacroiliac joint dysfunction | ||||||
| 06/13/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - CORTOSS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.61 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 06/10/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.63 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
| 05/23/2019 | Choice Spine, LLC | Blackhawk (Device), Tiger Shark, Blackbird | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $49.50 | General |
| Category: Spinal implant | ||||||
| 04/24/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Mobi-C (Device), ROI-C | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.51 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/10/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | O-ARM-ST (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $235.83 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/10/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | O-ARM-ST (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $124.18 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/10/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | O-ARM-ST (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 400 | 471 | $85,725 | $21,310 |
Total Patients
400
Total Services
471
Medicare Billing
$21,310
Procedure Codes
12
All Medicare Procedures & Services
12 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 65 | 87 | $18,357 | $4,753 | 25.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 46 | 56 | $17,360 | $4,401 | 25.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 31 | 31 | $14,663 | $3,504 | 23.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2020 | 86 | 112 | $11,536 | $3,230 | 28.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $6,255 | $1,767 | 28.2% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1 or 2 views | Office | 2020 | 46 | 46 | $4,324 | $1,018 | 23.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $3,421 | $903.75 | 26.4% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 3 views | Office | 2020 | 24 | 29 | $2,900 | $654.15 | 22.6% |
| 72040 | X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2020 | 14 | 19 | $1,862 | $523.22 | 28.1% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2020 | 23 | 24 | $1,680 | $300.12 | 17.9% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, up to 1 hour | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 14 | $2,800 | $178.46 | 6.4% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2020 | 26 | 27 | $567.00 | $76.86 | 13.6% |
About Dr. Timothy Watson, MD
Dr. Timothy Watson, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Fresno, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/28/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1649253295.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Timothy Watson, MD has received a total of $3,928 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $135.44 received in 2020. These payments were reported across 55 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($2,099).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Watson has provided services to 400 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 471 services with total Medicare billing of $21,310. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 12 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Fresno, CA
- Active Since 11/28/2005
- Last Updated 05/09/2008
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1649253295
Products in Payments
- Superion ISS (Device) $1,235
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $1,099
- ALIF (Device) $215.40
- XLIF (Device) $201.70
- iGA (Device) $146.94
- RESTORE (Device) $137.65
- STALIF C-TI (Device) $110.78
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $99.23
- Algovita (Device) $91.01
- Pulse (Device) $70.23
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $63.36
- Blackhawk (Device) $49.50
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $45.27
- COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $31.21
- Mobi-C (Device) $30.51
- iFuse Implant (Device) $27.35
- IVS - iVAS (Device) $27.23
- Brigade (Device) $26.36
- GENERATOR (Device) $22.25
- PLIF (Device) $20.78
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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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