Total Payments
$16,472
2024 Payments
$5,073
Companies
20
Transactions
48
Medicare Patients
2,701
Medicare Billing
$654,080
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$7,485 (45.4%)
Royalty/License$4,967 (30.2%)
Other$2,000 (12.1%)
Food & Beverage$1,478 (9.0%)
Travel$522.10 (3.2%)
Education$20.00 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,485 | 2 | 45.4% |
| Royalty or License | $4,967 | 1 | 30.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 12.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,478 | 42 | 9.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $522.10 | 1 | 3.2% |
| Education | $20.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| HT Medical, LLC | $13,270 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| HD LifeSciences LLC | $2,000 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $215.84 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $189.97 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $177.83 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Titan Spine, LLC | $156.11 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $70.89 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $58.58 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| GetSet Surgical Inc | $46.70 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Nevro Corp. | $43.49 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,073 | 6 | HT Medical, LLC ($4,967) |
| 2023 | $1,166 | 10 | HT Medical, LLC ($723.85) |
| 2022 | $213.47 | 8 | HT Medical, LLC ($93.73) |
| 2021 | $6,444 | 6 | HT Medical, LLC ($6,360) |
| 2020 | $1,161 | 3 | HT Medical, LLC ($1,125) |
| 2019 | $2,199 | 11 | HD LifeSciences LLC ($2,000) |
| 2018 | $40.58 | 2 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($40.58) |
| 2017 | $174.84 | 2 | Titan Spine, LLC ($156.11) |
All Payment Transactions
48 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim (Device), Cervical-Stim | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.33 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | I-STAT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.07 | General |
| Category: Point of Care | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | HT Medical, LLC | Solace (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,967.25 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.17 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | ZIMVIE INC. | PrimaGen (Device), TRELLOSS-C SA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.94 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | CSL Behring | Kcentra (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.02 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/30/2023 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.89 | General |
| Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.77 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | Stryker Corporation | OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device), YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM, EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $158.91 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | Mobi-C (Device), Invizia, ProLift Expandable Interbody, 12mm x 28mm, Large 15 degree | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.87 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/17/2023 | GetSet Surgical Inc | GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System (Device), GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.70 | General |
| Category: Spinal surgery | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.93 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 07/08/2023 | HT Medical, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $201.75 | General |
| 07/03/2023 | HT Medical, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $522.10 | General |
| 02/09/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.37 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/03/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.24 | General |
| 09/29/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.21 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/20/2022 | HT Medical, LLC | NeoWave/Ti3D (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $93.73 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/07/2022 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.92 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 06/01/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.77 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 04/21/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.83 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/07/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.61 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 02/10/2022 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.16 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 12/27/2021 | HT Medical, LLC | NeoWave/Ti3D (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,360.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 757 | 979 | $1.1M | $189,669 |
| 2022 | 19 | 668 | 846 | $874,635 | $157,688 |
| 2021 | 20 | 611 | 770 | $759,869 | $135,908 |
| 2020 | 20 | 665 | 851 | $980,313 | $170,816 |
Total Patients
2,701
Total Services
3,446
Medicare Billing
$654,080
Procedure Codes
81
All Medicare Procedures & Services
81 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $238,728 | $37,094 | 15.5% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $143,659 | $22,809 | 15.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $136,640 | $20,937 | 15.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 225 | 311 | $57,095 | $17,835 | 31.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 83 | $96,031 | $15,008 | 15.6% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 27 | $91,935 | $14,436 | 15.7% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 49 | $85,554 | $13,415 | 15.7% |
| 27279 | Fusion of pelvic joint using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $29,326 | $9,967 | 34.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 49 | $50,470 | $7,892 | 15.6% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $35,739 | $5,594 | 15.7% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $35,440 | $5,425 | 15.3% |
| 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 | 28 | 28 | $30,421 | $5,067 | 16.7% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $12,576 | $2,568 | 20.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 63 | 70 | $7,694 | $2,468 | 32.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $7,020 | $2,220 | 31.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 49 | 66 | $6,204 | $1,668 | 26.9% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 36 | 60 | $5,280 | $1,554 | 29.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,944 | $1,332 | 26.9% |
| 72083 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 18 | $5,904 | $1,025 | 17.4% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $3,013 | $718.75 | 23.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,200 | $439.56 | 36.6% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,092 | $197.58 | 18.1% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $205,800 | $33,144 | 16.1% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $151,220 | $24,000 | 15.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $107,360 | $16,059 | 15.0% |
About Dr. Todd Abel, MD
Dr. Todd Abel, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Knoxville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1518946615.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Todd Abel, MD has received a total of $16,472 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,073 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 48 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($7,485).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Abel has provided services to 2,701 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,446 services with total Medicare billing of $654,080. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 81 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Knoxville, TN
- Active Since 01/17/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1518946615
Products in Payments
- NeoWave/Ti3D (Device) $6,454
- Solace (Device) $4,967
- Ti3D Cervical and Lumbar (Device) $1,125
- OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) $158.91
- TITAN ENDOSKELETON (Device) $156.11
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $83.56
- BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device) $70.89
- CellerateRx (Device) $58.58
- SPINEMAP (Device) $56.93
- GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System (Device) $46.70
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $43.49
- Mobi-C (Device) $42.04
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $40.58
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $37.02
- CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $36.44
- QULIPTA (Drug) $34.77
- INTELLIS (Device) $34.47
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $28.58
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $26.73
- ReLive (Biological) $24.83
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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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