Total Payments
$72,915
2024 Payments
$37,261
Companies
23
Transactions
163
Medicare Patients
57
Medicare Billing
$6,838
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$28,049 (38.5%)
Other$19,260 (26.4%)
Travel$17,408 (23.9%)
Food & Beverage$8,197 (11.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $28,049 | 2 | 38.5% |
| Grant | $19,260 | 1 | 26.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $17,408 | 47 | 23.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,197 | 113 | 11.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| KYOCERA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | $29,642 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $19,868 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $5,967 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $4,095 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $2,249 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $1,985 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Carlsmed, Inc. | $1,600 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,465 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $1,185 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| ZIMVIE INC. | $1,071 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $37,261 | 67 | KYOCERA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ($29,195) |
| 2023 | $9,409 | 50 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($3,548) |
| 2022 | $26,244 | 46 | NuVasive, Inc. ($19,468) |
All Payment Transactions
163 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/24/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 7D Surgical System (Device), Mariner Deformity | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $741.54 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | ||||||
| 11/23/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 7D Surgical System (Device), Mariner Deformity | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.89 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | ||||||
| 11/23/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Mariner Deformity (Device), 7D Surgical System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.91 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw System | ||||||
| 11/23/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Mariner Deformity (Device), 7D Surgical System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.41 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw System | ||||||
| 11/23/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Mariner Deformity (Device), 7D Surgical System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.37 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw System | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.77 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.73 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $174.27 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $161.20 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $145.20 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.62 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AERO-LL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.13 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SONOPET IQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.29 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $799.70 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.47 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.35 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 08/04/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $62.24 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/03/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $579.26 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/03/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $80.38 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $579.26 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $278.94 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.77 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Deformity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.03 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SONOPET IQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.25 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.68 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 57 | 69 | $22,737 | $6,838 |
Total Patients
57
Total Services
69
Medicare Billing
$6,838
Procedure Codes
3
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 42 | $14,862 | $4,374 | 29.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,995 | $1,573 | 31.5% |
| 72114 | X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $2,880 | $890.40 | 30.9% |
About Dr. Brandon Ortega, MD
Dr. Brandon Ortega, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Long Beach, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/20/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1881135069.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brandon Ortega, MD has received a total of $72,915 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $37,261 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 163 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($28,049).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ortega has provided services to 57 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 69 services with total Medicare billing of $6,838. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Long Beach, CA
- Active Since 03/20/2017
- Last Updated 04/13/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1881135069
Products in Payments
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $5,576
- aprevo (Device) $1,600
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,503
- CORE (Device) $1,346
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $1,185
- Mariner Deformity (Device) $958.12
- 7D Surgical System (Device) $818.43
- Vital (Device) $750.49
- N/A (Device) $652.59
- PRODISC L (Device) $522.83
- OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $468.02
- SONOPET IQ (Device) $341.75
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $298.05
- AERO-LL (Device) $252.11
- AttraX (Device) $225.79
- Mobi-C (Device) $190.35
- UNID_PASS (Device) $186.53
- Excelsius Deformity (Device) $148.03
- MAGNETOS (Device) $146.77
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $146.32
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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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