Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $77,833 | 11 | 72.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $20,332 | 56 | 18.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,398 | 127 | 7.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,400 | 2 | 1.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $101,788 | 170 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $2,633 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| icotec Medical Inc. | $1,546 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $1,200 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | $200.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $186.86 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| MML US, Inc. | $102.72 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $90.68 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $77.51 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Carbofix Spine Inc | $66.78 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,212 | 18 | Stryker Corporation ($1,634) |
| 2023 | $18,016 | 27 | Stryker Corporation ($17,663) |
| 2022 | $195.94 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($195.94) |
| 2021 | $18,297 | 17 | Stryker Corporation ($18,197) |
| 2020 | $6,229 | 14 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($2,633) |
| 2019 | $26,484 | 48 | Stryker Corporation ($26,484) |
| 2018 | $18,611 | 35 | Stryker Corporation ($18,314) |
| 2017 | $16,917 | 35 | Stryker Corporation ($16,904) |
All Payment Transactions
196 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,088.97 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.31 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.31 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.25 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device), Vader Pedicle System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.57 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | Vader Pedicle System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.06 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbosacral pedicle screw system | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.09 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | Vader Pedicle System (Device), icotec BlackArmor Spine System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.04 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbosacral pedicle screw system | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $492.97 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $542.96 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.58 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/17/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $75.10 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $62.04 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine patients | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SERRATO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.24 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $102.72 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.29 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Carbofix Spine Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $66.78 | General |
| 12/02/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $186.86 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 12/02/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Bonescalpel (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.94 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device), EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $13,650.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device), icotec BlackArmor Spine System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.08 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine tumor patients | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $224.87 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.78 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.36 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 226 | 298 | $772,437 | $84,154 |
| 2022 | 12 | 276 | 348 | $1.0M | $124,904 |
| 2021 | 12 | 265 | 321 | $806,933 | $95,524 |
| 2020 | 13 | 272 | 354 | $979,884 | $109,481 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
47 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $178,560 | $23,254 | 13.0% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 70 | $206,220 | $21,359 | 10.4% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $132,388 | $13,697 | 10.3% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $63,140 | $6,499 | 10.3% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 28 | $53,396 | $4,593 | 8.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 22 | $67,562 | $4,428 | 6.6% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $28,602 | $3,811 | 13.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $21,303 | $2,889 | 13.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $13,767 | $2,307 | 16.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 28 | $7,499 | $1,318 | 17.6% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $172,482 | $25,556 | 14.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 81 | $216,918 | $24,743 | 11.4% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $155,888 | $19,623 | 12.6% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 26 | $136,058 | $15,867 | 11.7% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $83,488 | $9,689 | 11.6% |
| 22600 | Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $93,158 | $9,300 | 10.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $33,426 | $5,032 | 15.1% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 28 | $48,552 | $4,712 | 9.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 21 | $58,632 | $4,326 | 7.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 50 | $18,962 | $3,288 | 17.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $11,240 | $1,828 | 16.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $4,334 | $940.37 | 21.7% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 66 | $182,226 | $20,944 | 11.5% |
| 22633 | Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach, single interspace and segment | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $143,040 | $17,689 | 12.4% |
| 22842 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $118,690 | $13,020 | 11.0% |
About Dr. Ajit Krishnaney, MD
Dr. Ajit Krishnaney, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Cleveland, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1346281052.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ajit Krishnaney, MD has received a total of $107,963 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,212 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 196 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($77,833).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Krishnaney has provided services to 1,039 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,321 services with total Medicare billing of $414,064. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 47 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Cleveland, OH
- Active Since 06/10/2006
- Last Updated 03/03/2008
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1346281052
Products in Payments
- CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) $28,236
- SERRATO (Device) $25,861
- AccuLIF (Device) $13,384
- ES2 (Device) $10,662
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $5,022
- TRITANIUM (Device) $4,691
- AERO (Device) $2,718
- VIPER (Device) $2,633
- Tritanium (Device) $2,454
- CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $1,911
- AVS PL (Device) $1,500
- icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) $1,405
- (9547) IGT Systems Undivided (Device) $1,200
- XIA (Device) $1,002
- CERVICAL (Device) $1,000
- ALEUTIAN TLIF MI (Device) $781.14
- CAPRI (Device) $543.40
- NSE - SONOPET (Device) $500.00
- YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $398.86
- NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $322.74
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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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