Total Payments
$16,738
2024 Payments
$1,784
Companies
33
Transactions
128
Medicare Patients
2,313
Medicare Billing
$480,824
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,791 (28.6%)
Other$3,750 (22.4%)
Consulting$3,205 (19.1%)
Travel$3,118 (18.6%)
Research$1,875 (11.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,791 | 108 | 28.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,750 | 2 | 22.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,205 | 2 | 19.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,118 | 15 | 18.6% |
| Unspecified | $1,875 | 1 | 11.2% |
Payments by Type
General
$14,863
127 transactions
Research
$1,875
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $3,792 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Davol Inc. | $3,019 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| GS Solutions, Inc. | $2,625 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Spineology Inc. | $1,542 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $1,389 | 17 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $905.89 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $658.44 | 16 | $0 (2018) |
| Brainlab, Inc. | $477.82 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $410.03 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $272.98 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,784 | 12 | Spineology Inc. ($1,514) |
| 2023 | $194.16 | 7 | Medtronic, Inc. ($79.97) |
| 2022 | $4,003 | 16 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($3,224) |
| 2021 | $3,308 | 7 | Davol Inc. ($3,019) |
| 2020 | $2,096 | 11 | GS Solutions, Inc. ($1,875) |
| 2019 | $2,743 | 22 | GS Solutions, Inc. ($750.00) |
| 2018 | $1,023 | 17 | NuVasive, Inc. ($452.93) |
| 2017 | $1,587 | 36 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. ($559.24) |
All Payment Transactions
128 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.07 | General |
| 09/29/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO ADDITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.87 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/01/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $43.34 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | OMNICURVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.62 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.05 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.05 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.93 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $207.20 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/16/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $190.20 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $288.80 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/25/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.66 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $682.84 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/10/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.07 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 08/19/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Teligen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.57 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/19/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Teligen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.44 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 06/13/2023 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.36 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/26/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.82 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.90 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 12/20/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.04 | General |
| 12/13/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.62 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 11/03/2022 | Stryker Corporation | IVAS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.61 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 10/10/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | ALIF (Device), XLIF | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $258.89 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/09/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | MaXcess (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.15 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 809 | 1,220 | $2.6M | $205,738 |
| 2021 | 12 | 815 | 1,199 | $2.0M | $174,232 |
| 2020 | 11 | 689 | 944 | $1.1M | $100,854 |
Total Patients
2,313
Total Services
3,363
Medicare Billing
$480,824
Procedure Codes
36
All Medicare Procedures & Services
36 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 238 | 405 | $155,925 | $42,010 | 26.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 43 | $645,000 | $29,890 | 4.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 219 | 407 | $111,925 | $28,595 | 25.5% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $196,000 | $25,157 | 12.8% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 20 | $192,400 | $19,190 | 10.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 141 | 141 | $95,175 | $17,895 | 18.8% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $106,900 | $12,280 | 11.5% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 55 | $642,615 | $9,346 | 1.5% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 28 | $149,800 | $8,808 | 5.9% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 33 | $214,500 | $6,381 | 3.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $89,500 | $2,796 | 3.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $7,320 | $1,944 | 26.6% |
| 62252 | Reprogramming of cerebrospinal fluid shunt | Office | 2022 | 11 | 21 | $3,150 | $1,447 | 45.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 247 | 409 | $155,245 | $44,085 | 28.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 39 | $585,000 | $30,495 | 5.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 189 | 350 | $93,600 | $25,578 | 27.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 164 | 164 | $109,100 | $22,709 | 20.8% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 15 | $147,000 | $19,899 | 13.5% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 59 | $708,000 | $10,045 | 1.4% |
| 22842 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $74,830 | $8,732 | 11.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 49 | $12,250 | $4,166 | 34.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 26 | $15,860 | $3,916 | 24.7% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2021 | 49 | 50 | $5,000 | $2,272 | 45.4% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $69,300 | $2,261 | 3.3% |
| 99422 | Online digital evaluation and management service, for an established patient, for up to 7 days, cumulative time during the 7 days; 11-20 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $1,380 | $74.97 | 5.4% |
About Dr. Brian Gantwerker, M.D
Dr. Brian Gantwerker, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Santa Monica, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609842715.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Gantwerker, M.D has received a total of $16,738 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,784 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 128 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,791).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gantwerker has provided services to 2,313 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,363 services with total Medicare billing of $480,824. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 36 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Santa Monica, CA
- Active Since 02/28/2006
- Last Updated 06/14/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609842715
Products in Payments
- CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM (Device) $3,224
- OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $1,542
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $668.56
- CAVUX Cervical Cage (Device) $658.44
- BRAINLAB (Device) $574.15
- ALIF (Device) $258.89
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) $197.36
- Mobi-C (Device) $191.46
- MaXcess (Device) $164.10
- CREO ADDITION (Device) $161.87
- Tritanium (Device) $161.41
- XLIF (Device) $160.43
- Medical Device (Device) $150.00
- ANCHOR C (Device) $111.11
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) $108.74
- Virage (Device) $108.06
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $104.58
- Bendini (Device) $60.51
- Becker (Device) $55.00
- Teligen (Device) $50.01
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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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