Total Payments
$2.0M
2024 Payments
$250,805
Companies
29
Transactions
415
Medicare Patients
876
Medicare Billing
$210,419
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$1.8M (90.9%)
Consulting$150,829 (7.4%)
Travel$21,264 (1.0%)
Food & Beverage$9,661 (0.5%)
Other$4,000 (0.2%)
Education$197.98 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $1.8M | 59 | 90.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $150,829 | 31 | 7.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $21,264 | 70 | 1.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,661 | 252 | 0.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $4,000 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Education | $197.98 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1.8M | 158 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $214,486 | 105 | $0 (2024) |
| Biedermann Motech, Inc. | $10,495 | 15 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,016 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $894.60 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $424.68 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $420.13 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $405.44 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $333.23 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $240.76 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $250,805 | 56 | Stryker Corporation ($202,322) |
| 2023 | $335,206 | 63 | Stryker Corporation ($276,260) |
| 2022 | $320,598 | 52 | Stryker Corporation ($273,735) |
| 2021 | $117,407 | 58 | Stryker Corporation ($78,649) |
| 2020 | $234,685 | 25 | Stryker Corporation ($216,858) |
| 2019 | $380,121 | 51 | Stryker Corporation ($375,007) |
| 2018 | $340,468 | 68 | Stryker Corporation ($327,115) |
| 2017 | $55,316 | 42 | Stryker Corporation ($54,501) |
All Payment Transactions
415 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | TLIF (Device), RELINE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.97 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.53 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SERRATO (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,009.06 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | NAVLOCK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.88 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MySpine (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $93.61 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Modulus (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.29 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron C (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,555.67 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron IC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,888.53 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.02 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | TLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.94 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | SABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.88 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.31 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SERRATO (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $65,785.58 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MIDAS REX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.99 | General |
| Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron IA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.50 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.63 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.89 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron C (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,410.93 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron IC (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,823.59 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MaXcess (Device), RELINE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.18 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.34 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.29 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.34 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.08 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 230 | 284 | $295,984 | $55,589 |
| 2022 | 3 | 108 | 119 | $53,594 | $9,280 |
| 2021 | 10 | 257 | 354 | $403,246 | $86,059 |
| 2020 | 8 | 281 | 368 | $284,361 | $59,492 |
Total Patients
876
Total Services
1,125
Medicare Billing
$210,419
Procedure Codes
32
All Medicare Procedures & Services
32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $51,736 | $11,256 | 21.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 84 | 84 | $53,850 | $10,332 | 19.2% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 34 | $47,754 | $10,185 | 21.3% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $52,994 | $7,823 | 14.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 35 | $38,405 | $6,922 | 18.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 57 | 70 | $38,900 | $6,768 | 17.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 34 | $12,345 | $2,303 | 18.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 82 | 93 | $36,067 | $6,719 | 18.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $14,728 | $1,699 | 11.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,799 | $862.25 | 30.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 68 | $92,820 | $20,747 | 22.4% |
| 22633 | Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach, single interspace and segment | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $83,629 | $18,349 | 21.9% |
| 22214 | Incision of spinal column (single column osteotomy) in 1 vertebral segment of upper back (lumbar spine) to correct deformity | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $78,120 | $11,410 | 14.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 91 | 126 | $27,090 | $9,509 | 35.1% |
| 22840 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $39,750 | $8,883 | 22.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $41,998 | $6,899 | 16.4% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 25 | $22,550 | $5,040 | 22.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 28 | $6,020 | $2,185 | 36.3% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $4,944 | $1,542 | 31.2% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $4,365 | $937.03 | 21.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $1,960 | $556.00 | 28.4% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 63 | $97,567 | $19,329 | 19.8% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $64,214 | $16,193 | 25.2% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $67,918 | $10,294 | 15.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 34 | $27,476 | $6,276 | 22.8% |
About Dr. Alexander Powers, M.D
Dr. Alexander Powers, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Kernersville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/15/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134397714.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alexander Powers, M.D has received a total of $2.0M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $250,805 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 415 transactions from 29 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($1.8M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Powers has provided services to 876 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,125 services with total Medicare billing of $210,419. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Kernersville, NC
- Active Since 02/15/2008
- Last Updated 02/16/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1134397714
Products in Payments
- SERRATO (Device) $1.6M
- HEDRON (Device) $77,842
- Hedron C (Device) $61,106
- Hedron IC (Device) $43,719
- ANCHOR L (Device) $40,260
- XIA (Device) $33,506
- AERO (Device) $23,599
- TRITANIUM (Device) $19,731
- AIRO (Device) $19,073
- HEDRON IC (Device) $17,245
- Xia (Device) $16,622
- NEURO/SPINE/ENT (Device) $14,617
- NAVIGATION (Device) $13,000
- 3D Printed Cervical Interbody (Device) $10,344
- ASCENTIAL ACP 1 (Device) $7,150
- Tritanium (Device) $4,954
- MOSS VRS Spinal System (Device) $4,170
- MOSS100 (Device) $2,928
- MOSS VRS MIS Spinal System (Device) $1,800
- Telix K Interbody System (Device) $1,800
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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.