Total Payments
$820,530
2024 Payments
$0
Companies
5
Transactions
17
Medicare Patients
6,800
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$709,333 (86.4%)
Royalty/License$111,133 (13.5%)
Food & Beverage$64.03 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | $709,333 | 6 | 86.4% |
| Royalty or License | $111,133 | 1 | 13.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $64.03 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 7 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$820,530
10 transactions
Ownership
$0
7 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | $820,466 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | $25.52 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $20.43 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Avanos Medical | $18.08 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0 | 1 | Cascade Surgical Solution, LLC |
| 2023 | $111,151 | 3 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC ($111,133) |
| 2022 | $91,602 | 3 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC ($91,556) |
| 2021 | $123,556 | 2 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC ($123,556) |
| 2020 | $138,667 | 2 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC ($138,667) |
| 2019 | $115,556 | 2 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC ($115,556) |
| 2018 | $118,222 | 2 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC ($118,222) |
| 2017 | $121,778 | 2 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC ($121,778) |
All Payment Transactions
17 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cascade Surgical Solution, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 03/06/2023 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.08 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 02/06/2023 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | Royalty or License | Stock option | $111,133.00 | General |
| 2023 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 10/25/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.43 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | Medical Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.52 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic | ||||||
| 01/31/2022 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | Cash or cash equivalent | $91,555.56 | General |
| 02/02/2021 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | Cash or cash equivalent | $123,555.56 | General |
| 2021 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 01/21/2020 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | Cash or cash equivalent | $138,666.67 | General |
| 2020 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 01/30/2019 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | Cash or cash equivalent | $115,555.56 | General |
| 2019 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 01/30/2018 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | Stock option | $118,222.22 | General |
| 2018 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 01/27/2017 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | Stock option | $121,777.78 | General |
| 2017 | Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 1,605 | 1,937 | $1.0M | $289,642 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1,717 | 1,973 | $941,851 | $253,437 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,833 | 2,110 | $970,367 | $261,562 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,645 | 1,868 | $847,939 | $218,081 |
Total Patients
6,800
Total Services
7,888
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Procedure Codes
91
All Medicare Procedures & Services
91 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 | 56 | 56 | $220,220 | $79,673 | 36.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 72 | 106 | $62,646 | $21,050 | 33.6% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 36 | $75,564 | $21,029 | 27.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 191 | 212 | $53,000 | $20,408 | 38.5% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $57,015 | $20,139 | 35.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $85,701 | $17,586 | 20.5% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $40,716 | $15,315 | 37.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 249 | 362 | $30,408 | $14,433 | 47.5% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 123 | 127 | $152,146 | $12,622 | 8.3% |
| 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 | 55 | 55 | $29,975 | $10,837 | 36.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 143 | 154 | $26,180 | $10,054 | 38.4% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 232 | 336 | $30,240 | $9,907 | 32.8% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 23 | $23,023 | $8,652 | 37.6% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $27,762 | $7,901 | 28.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 62 | $12,834 | $4,727 | 36.8% |
| 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 | 15 | 20 | $8,160 | $3,557 | 43.6% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $43,206 | $3,378 | 7.8% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 59 | 86 | $7,740 | $2,596 | 33.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,382 | $1,865 | 42.6% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $5,612 | $1,787 | 31.8% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $2,295 | $957.80 | 41.7% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 90 | 94 | $2,162 | $789.60 | 36.5% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $1,360 | $381.64 | 28.1% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $148,410 | $54,643 | 36.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 231 | 238 | $59,500 | $21,653 | 36.4% |
About Dr. William Biggs, MD
Dr. William Biggs, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Fort Collins, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1265496715.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Biggs, MD has received a total of $820,530 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $0 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 17 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Current or prospective ownership or investment interest" ($709,333).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Biggs has provided services to 6,800 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,888 services with total Medicare billing of $1.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 91 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Fort Collins, CO
- Active Since 04/13/2006
- Last Updated 12/16/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1265496715
Products in Payments
- Medical Device (Device) $25.52
- BRIDION (Drug) $20.43
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $18.08
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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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