Total Payments
$158,088
2024 Payments
$30,246
Companies
32
Transactions
282
Medicare Patients
3,074
Medicare Billing
$667,708
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$84,800 (53.6%)
Royalty/License$42,070 (26.6%)
Travel$13,731 (8.7%)
Food & Beverage$8,747 (5.5%)
Other$4,650 (2.9%)
Education$3,880 (2.5%)
Gifts$210.31 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $84,800 | 48 | 53.6% |
| Royalty or License | $42,070 | 34 | 26.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $13,731 | 31 | 8.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,747 | 152 | 5.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $4,150 | 2 | 2.6% |
| Education | $3,880 | 9 | 2.5% |
| Honoraria | $500.00 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Gift | $210.31 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 4 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$158,088
278 transactions
Ownership
$0
4 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTL Medical Corporation | $59,093 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $25,749 | 101 | $0 (2024) |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $20,009 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Life Spine, Inc. | $13,763 | 30 | $0 (2022) |
| The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education | $7,807 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Precision Spine, Inc. | $7,389 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Zavation LLC | $6,400 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $5,771 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| Camber Spine Technologies LLC | $3,609 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $1,790 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30,246 | 23 | CTL Medical Corporation ($16,115) |
| 2023 | $18,588 | 28 | CTL Medical Corporation ($8,032) |
| 2022 | $33,495 | 39 | Sanara MedTech Inc. ($9,803) |
| 2021 | $11,854 | 26 | CTL Medical Corporation ($8,221) |
| 2020 | $16,048 | 21 | CTL Medical Corporation ($5,464) |
| 2019 | $28,042 | 55 | CTL Medical Corporation ($10,856) |
| 2018 | $11,083 | 61 | CTL Medical Corporation ($3,580) |
| 2017 | $8,734 | 29 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($5,771) |
All Payment Transactions
282 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.73 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Gift | Cash or cash equivalent | $210.31 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Expanding Innovations, Inc. | X-PAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $80.00 | General |
| 11/07/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,479.94 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,306.32 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $465.55 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | Magellan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $240.48 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $134.15 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $108.42 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,327.95 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $140.05 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,458.86 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.98 | General |
| 02/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,300.00 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,623.96 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 01/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PROLIFT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 2024 | Philadelphia Medical Management Company LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 12/15/2023 | Stryker Corporation | VITOSS (Device), BIO4 | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,250.00 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.86 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 868 | 1,123 | $780,271 | $179,030 |
| 2022 | 21 | 759 | 973 | $717,180 | $176,708 |
| 2021 | 18 | 707 | 909 | $556,462 | $145,177 |
| 2020 | 19 | 740 | 1,020 | $612,737 | $166,792 |
Total Patients
3,074
Total Services
4,025
Medicare Billing
$667,708
Procedure Codes
78
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 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 | 16 | 17 | $109,837 | $27,399 | 24.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 151 | 190 | $62,865 | $19,117 | 30.4% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 53 | $73,352 | $17,904 | 24.4% |
| 63056 | Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, single segment | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $93,564 | $16,823 | 18.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 157 | 182 | $41,314 | $13,912 | 33.7% |
| 63267 | Removal of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $77,488 | $12,438 | 16.1% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $69,192 | $9,881 | 14.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 37 | $34,373 | $9,126 | 26.5% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $29,469 | $7,417 | 25.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 49 | $21,854 | $7,343 | 33.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 83 | 180 | $31,140 | $6,030 | 19.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $23,460 | $5,862 | 25.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 28 | $20,832 | $5,362 | 25.7% |
| 72114 | X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | Office | 2023 | 90 | 91 | $24,570 | $4,813 | 19.6% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $19,320 | $4,770 | 24.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $15,980 | $4,563 | 28.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $8,680 | $2,141 | 24.7% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 50 | $10,674 | $1,683 | 15.8% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $5,772 | $1,279 | 22.2% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $6,534 | $1,166 | 17.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 200 | 280 | $92,745 | $30,078 | 32.4% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $103,376 | $28,164 | 27.2% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 45 | $62,280 | $17,021 | 27.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 86 | $38,356 | $13,260 | 34.6% |
| 63056 | Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, single segment | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $67,574 | $12,973 | 19.2% |
About Dr. Alex Gitelman, MD
Dr. Alex Gitelman, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Stamford, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/08/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1063692861.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alex Gitelman, MD has received a total of $158,088 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $30,246 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 282 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($84,800).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gitelman has provided services to 3,074 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,025 services with total Medicare billing of $667,708. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Stamford, CT
- Active Since 11/08/2007
- Last Updated 05/18/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1063692861
Products in Payments
- Spinal (Device) $32,369
- CellerateRx (Device) $20,163
- SPINAL (Device) $6,824
- Zavation (Device) $6,400
- N/A (Device) $6,350
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $4,242
- VITOSS (Device) $3,404
- OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) $3,000
- MODULAR PEDICLE SCREW HYBRID SYSTEM (Device) $2,500
- NIAGARA LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $2,500
- POCT SYSTEM (Device) $2,500
- Vault C (Device) $1,889
- ProLift (Device) $1,875
- Nautilus, ProLift, TiBow (Device) $1,711
- PROLIFT (Device) $1,637
- SEGLENTIS (Drug) $1,470
- Centerline (Device) $1,456
- TetraFuse (Device) $1,020
- Centerline Modular (Device) $1,000
- Orthros Quarter Turn (Device) $799.86
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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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