Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $647,954 | 29 | 52.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $490,672 | 55 | 39.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $67,219 | 108 | 5.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $18,117 | 2 | 1.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,977 | 90 | 0.6% |
| Gift | $975.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Unspecified | $800.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Education | $719.10 | 1 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXACTECH, INC. | $784,963 | 87 | $0 (2024) |
| Think Surgical, Inc. | $439,492 | 164 | $0 (2023) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $5,241 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $982.05 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $975.00 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Corin USA | $822.28 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $812.00 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Lima USA, Inc. | $308.89 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $228.94 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Conformis, Inc. | $212.34 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $98,775 | 5 | EXACTECH, INC. ($98,747) |
| 2023 | $82,477 | 10 | EXACTECH, INC. ($81,859) |
| 2022 | $85,805 | 23 | EXACTECH, INC. ($80,476) |
| 2021 | $101,685 | 27 | Exactech, Inc. ($70,836) |
| 2020 | $137,249 | 15 | Exactech, Inc. ($69,436) |
| 2019 | $238,052 | 47 | EXACTECH, INC. ($137,250) |
| 2018 | $260,351 | 64 | Exactech, Inc. ($143,177) |
| 2017 | $230,038 | 96 | Think Surgical, Inc. ($119,429) |
All Payment Transactions
287 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/30/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | OPTETRAK (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $22,091.22 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | OPTETRAK (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,240.89 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 03/31/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | OPTETRAK (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $26,650.48 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | OPTETRAK (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $25,764.27 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.60 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $20,643.79 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 06/30/2023 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $23,875.66 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $19,899.78 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 02/14/2023 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device), EQUINOXE | 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 | $17,440.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 02/01/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $192.27 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 02/01/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $119.85 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 01/30/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $137.85 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 01/27/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.88 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 01/27/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.84 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 01/16/2023 | Think Surgical, Inc. | TMINI Miniature Robotic System (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.32 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/30/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.94 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/15/2022 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.22 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 11/05/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,672.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 11/05/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.82 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 11/04/2022 | Think Surgical, Inc. | Tsolution One Surgical System (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.71 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/24/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.18 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/19/2022 | Think Surgical, Inc. | Tsolution One Surgical System (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/18/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/30/2022 | EXACTECH, INC. | TRULIANT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $17,676.71 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/01/2022 | Think Surgical, Inc. | Tsolution One Surgical System (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $104.67 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Surgery | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| COC | Corin USA | $800.00 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 393 | 520 | $60,781 | $26,236 |
| 2022 | 11 | 342 | 439 | $237,084 | $45,766 |
| 2021 | 11 | 394 | 502 | $136,088 | $31,656 |
| 2020 | 10 | 351 | 428 | $130,941 | $26,284 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 61 | 83 | $9,170 | $5,614 | 61.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 43 | $6,690 | $3,941 | 58.9% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 76 | 122 | $11,273 | $3,526 | 31.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $5,640 | $3,149 | 55.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $5,300 | $2,519 | 47.5% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 48 | 65 | $8,472 | $2,171 | 25.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 20 | 38 | $5,356 | $2,160 | 40.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 36 | $2,271 | $1,363 | 60.0% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 29 | 35 | $2,835 | $889.35 | 31.4% |
| 73523 | X-ray of both hips, minimum of 5 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $3,294 | $715.80 | 21.7% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 13 | 20 | $480.00 | $187.66 | 39.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $96,795 | $15,193 | 15.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $98,779 | $14,777 | 15.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 56 | 65 | $7,985 | $4,095 | 51.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 74 | 104 | $7,736 | $3,987 | 51.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 42 | 42 | $7,820 | $3,385 | 43.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 25 | 47 | $9,219 | $2,607 | 28.3% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 18 | 27 | $2,382 | $745.07 | 31.3% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 33 | 37 | $1,934 | $317.79 | 16.4% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 32 | 38 | $1,726 | $263.13 | 15.2% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2022 | 17 | 31 | $548.00 | $251.84 | 46.0% |
| 73565 | X-ray of both knees while standing | Office | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $2,160 | $144.21 | 6.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $85,007 | $13,276 | 15.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 85 | 125 | $9,375 | $5,188 | 55.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 77 | 84 | $10,668 | $5,187 | 48.6% |
About Dr. Bernard Stulberg, M.D
Dr. Bernard Stulberg, M.D is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Solon, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/29/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1538120738.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bernard Stulberg, M.D has received a total of $1.2M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $98,775 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 287 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($647,954).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Stulberg has provided services to 1,480 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,889 services with total Medicare billing of $129,942. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Solon, OH
- Active Since 03/29/2006
- Last Updated 06/23/2021
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1538120738
Products in Payments
- Tsolution One Surgical System (Medical Supply) $439,444
- OPTETRAK (Device) $347,866
- TRULIANT (Device) $233,172
- Truliant (Device) $115,055
- Optetrak (Device) $25,811
- NOVATION (Device) $25,314
- NOVATION HIP (Device) $22,076
- EQUINOXE (Device) $13,360
- EXPAREL (Drug) $5,241
- Equinoxe (Device) $2,229
- NATRELLE (Device) $975.00
- Product Portfolio (Device) $732.21
- MAKO (Device) $526.21
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $228.94
- TRIATHLON (Device) $228.54
- Master SL (Device) $188.89
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $162.79
- Persona (Device) $125.00
- Persona Revision (Device) $124.84
- H-Max (Device) $120.00
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.