Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Clifford Soults, MD
Neurological Surgery · Syracuse, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Soults from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Soults
Dr. Clifford Soults is a neurological surgery specialist in Syracuse, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Soults performed 501 Medicare services across 371 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Soults received a total of $23,989 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 522 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Soults is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 15% volume in NY
$23,989 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗501
Medicare services
Top 15% in NY for neurological surgery
371
Unique beneficiaries
$96
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~25 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
174 | $90 | $209 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
142 | $64 | $142 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
58 | $61 | $142 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
33 | $39 | $76 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
32 | $127 | $395 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
20 | $110 | $319 |
| Spinal neurostimulator generator insertion Surgical placement of a spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver device. |
16 | $158 | $702 |
| Spinal bone removal for neurostimulator electrode insertion This procedure involves removing a portion of the spine bone to create space for inserting a neurostimulator electrode plate into the spinal area. |
13 | $648 | $1,583 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
13 | $94 | $266 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$23,989
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,427/year across 7 years
Top 20% in NY for neurological surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
44
Companies
522
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$23,856 (99.4%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$133 (0.6%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$5,199
2023
$5,379
2022
$3,735
2021
$4,117
2020
$666
2019
$3,541
2018
$1,352
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Globus Medical, Inc.
$1,070
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc
$637
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$563
Medtronic, Inc.
$512
Amgen Inc.
$394
SI-BONE, INC.
$283
Abbott Laboratories
$261
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$233
Novocure Inc.
$223
Boston Scientific Corporation
$211
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$146
LENOSS MEDICAL INC
$144
SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
$125
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$123
Acclarent, Inc
$79
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$64
Radius Health, Inc.
$43
Nevro Corp.
$24
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$20
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$15
Almatica Pharma LLC
$15
Aesculap, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 43.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Globus Medical, Inc.
$3,178
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,544
Stryker Corporation
$2,541
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,175
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$1,846
Abbott Laboratories
$1,267
SI-BONE, Inc.
$1,140
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$1,060
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$966
Novocure Inc.
$829
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$804
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc
$637
Nevro Corp.
$636
Amgen Inc.
$536
Radius Health, Inc.
$502
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$327
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$301
SI-BONE, INC.
$283
Centinel Spine, LLC
$254
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$231
Spineology Inc.
$222
PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
$175
LENOSS MEDICAL INC
$144
Acclarent, Inc
$142
RTI Surgical, Inc.
$136
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$133
SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
$125
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$123
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$118
UCB, Inc.
$91
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$87
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$85
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$83
Penumbra, Inc.
$41
Clariance, Inc.
$38
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$32
NuVasive, Inc.
$29
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$23
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.
$22
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$20
Flowonix Medical Incorporated
$17
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$15
Almatica Pharma LLC
$15
Aesculap, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 34.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3D Printed Cervical Interbody · ACCLARENT AERA · ACCLARENT NAVWIRE Sinus Navigation Guidewire · ALEUTIAN INTERBODY SYSTEMS · ANATOMIC PEEK PTC CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM · ANDEXXA · Access & Cavity Creation Kit · Acclarent Navwire · Allograft · Axium INS DRG IPG · BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) · BIO4 · Briviact · CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM · CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM · CFNS StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem · CLEVIPREX · CLYDESDALE · CODMAN CERTAS · COFLEX-F SYSTEM 10MM · CRANIALMASK TRACKER · CoverEdge 32 · ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY · ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM · ETERNA · EVENITY · EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM · Evoke · Evoke SCS · Excelsius - GPS · Excelsius3D Imaging System · ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · General - Pain Management · Gliadel · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Idys-ALIF · Intracept · MAGNETOS · MAKO · MAZOR X SYSTEM · Mazor X Stealth Edition · MazorX - Renaissance · Mobi-C · Nalu Neurostimulation System · O-ARM · O-ARM-Spine · OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM · Omnia · Oncology · OptiMesh Interbody Fusion System · Optune · Other - Miscellaneous · PRESTIGE · PROCLAIM · PRODISC C · PROGAV 2.0 · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prometra II · RED 72 · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) · SPRINT PNS System · STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM · SUPERION · SYNCHROMEDII · Senza · Senza II · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SlimTip lead DRG Lead · Spinal-Stim · StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w Receiver · StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver · Superion · Superion Indirect Decompression System · TERIPARATIDE · TRITANIUM · TYRX · Tymlos · VECTRIS · Voranigo · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · coflex · iFuse Implant · iGA · nanoLOCK-C
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Neurological surgerists within 10 mi
20
Per 100K population
4.2
County median income
$74,740
Nearest hospital
CROUSE HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Soults is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% in NY), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 20% of NY peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Soults experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Soults performed 174 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Soults receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Soults received a total of $23,989 from 44 companies across 522 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Soults's costs compare to other neurological surgerists in Syracuse?
Dr. Soults's average Medicare payment per service is $96. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Soults) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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About this page
All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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