Total Payments
$135,945
2024 Payments
$1,546
Companies
20
Transactions
418
Medicare Patients
951
Medicare Billing
$204,623
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$60,650 (44.6%)
Royalty/License$37,217 (27.4%)
Travel$23,321 (17.2%)
Food & Beverage$14,503 (10.7%)
Other$254.85 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $60,650 | 11 | 44.6% |
| Royalty or License | $37,217 | 25 | 27.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $23,321 | 56 | 17.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,503 | 324 | 10.7% |
| Entertainment | $254.85 | 2 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $76,444 | 290 | $0 (2022) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | $51,113 | 37 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $3,767 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $1,220 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Mazor Robotics Inc. | $809.86 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| ulrich medical USA, Inc. | $444.25 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $350.17 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | $346.80 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $199.00 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $196.99 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,546 | 33 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($774.98) |
| 2023 | $3,859 | 20 | Integrity Implants Inc. ($2,935) |
| 2022 | $8,883 | 45 | Integrity Implants Inc. ($7,044) |
| 2021 | $7,692 | 69 | Stryker Corporation ($5,395) |
| 2020 | $2,983 | 31 | Integrity Implants Inc. ($2,234) |
| 2019 | $41,952 | 67 | Stryker Corporation ($23,089) |
| 2018 | $61,005 | 88 | Stryker Corporation ($42,359) |
| 2017 | $8,026 | 65 | Stryker Corporation ($3,941) |
All Payment Transactions
418 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.42 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO ADDITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.85 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO Threaded (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.67 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO Fenestrated (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.27 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.44 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.48 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.46 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.89 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.78 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.40 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.27 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.18 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.38 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | SpF XL IIb Implantable Spinal Fusion Stimulator (Device), Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.36 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.36 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | FlareHawk (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $190.06 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR SPINE | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.90 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.93 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.24 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 03/31/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | FlareHawk (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $156.74 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR SPINE | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | COALITION AGX / AGX RP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.97 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.99 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 03/11/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO ONE Robotic Screw (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.21 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 241 | 329 | $408,457 | $49,076 |
| 2022 | 6 | 190 | 295 | $239,105 | $25,481 |
| 2021 | 12 | 248 | 324 | $1.5M | $63,381 |
| 2020 | 13 | 272 | 372 | $1.7M | $66,685 |
Total Patients
951
Total Services
1,320
Medicare Billing
$204,623
Procedure Codes
41
All Medicare Procedures & Services
41 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| 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 | 12 | 12 | $153,702 | $18,368 | 12.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 64 | 97 | $24,250 | $9,657 | 39.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $92,821 | $4,528 | 4.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 42 | $8,400 | $3,111 | 37.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $87,240 | $2,910 | 3.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $6,525 | $2,735 | 41.9% |
| 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 | 12 | 12 | $13,250 | $2,591 | 19.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 72 | $11,794 | $2,403 | 20.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $4,875 | $1,952 | 40.0% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,600 | $821.52 | 14.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 85 | 143 | $34,527 | $14,550 | 42.1% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $177,632 | $2,811 | 1.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $6,819 | $2,787 | 40.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $6,500 | $2,453 | 37.7% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 27 | 55 | $9,009 | $1,785 | 19.8% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 15 | 32 | $4,618 | $1,095 | 23.7% |
| 22633 | Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach, single interspace and segment | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $468,580 | $26,091 | 5.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 48 | 62 | $13,202 | $6,822 | 51.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 36 | $682,904 | $6,491 | 1.0% |
| 22840 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $97,427 | $5,863 | 6.0% |
| 22842 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $114,661 | $4,842 | 4.2% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $81,424 | $2,797 | 3.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 28 | 40 | $5,881 | $2,776 | 47.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $5,850 | $2,339 | 40.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 30 | 57 | $9,337 | $1,916 | 20.5% |
About Dr. Alan Waitze, M.D
Dr. Alan Waitze, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Waterbury, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1164480323.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alan Waitze, M.D has received a total of $135,945 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,546 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 418 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($60,650).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Waitze has provided services to 951 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,320 services with total Medicare billing of $204,623. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 41 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Waterbury, CT
- Active Since 05/03/2006
- Last Updated 10/28/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1164480323
Products in Payments
- FlareHawk (Device) $51,460
- AERO (Device) $13,959
- TRITANIUM (Device) $12,971
- MAKO (Device) $10,159
- ACCULIF (Device) $8,389
- VLIFT (Device) $7,567
- ES2 (Device) $6,819
- NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $3,977
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $1,542
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,384
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $1,220
- Aero (Device) $911.99
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $890.90
- VITOSS (Device) $871.59
- AIRO (Device) $844.95
- AccuLIF (Device) $794.32
- ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $721.44
- BIO4 (Device) $721.10
- XIA (Device) $428.16
- ARIA (Device) $384.88
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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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