Total Payments
$25,422
2024 Payments
$336.66
Companies
11
Transactions
47
Medicare Patients
4,461
Medicare Billing
$888,550
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$18,308 (72.0%)
Consulting$2,790 (11.0%)
Travel$2,211 (8.7%)
Food & Beverage$2,078 (8.2%)
Education$35.95 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $18,308 | 6 | 72.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,790 | 1 | 11.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,211 | 8 | 8.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,078 | 31 | 8.2% |
| Education | $35.95 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $21,750 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $2,871 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $295.44 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $273.73 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Total Joint Orthopedics, Inc. | $73.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $65.54 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $35.95 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $22.08 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $15.41 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $10.49 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $336.66 | 5 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($159.48) |
| 2023 | $187.96 | 3 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($147.28) |
| 2022 | $165.00 | 1 | MEDACTA USA, INC. ($165.00) |
| 2021 | $88.66 | 1 | MEDACTA USA, INC. ($88.66) |
| 2020 | $231.39 | 2 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($118.55) |
| 2019 | $145.25 | 4 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($127.84) |
| 2018 | $13,914 | 18 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($13,845) |
| 2017 | $10,354 | 13 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($7,400) |
All Payment Transactions
47 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.93 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.84 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.82 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.66 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | OMEGA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.41 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.61 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 05/30/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | GMK Sphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.07 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 01/24/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.28 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 09/26/2022 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK SPHERE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $165.00 | General |
| Category: KNEE | ||||||
| 02/01/2021 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK EFFECIENCY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.66 | General |
| Category: KNEE | ||||||
| 11/11/2020 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | ARIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.84 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 10/12/2020 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA-Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.55 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 11/11/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ADES Dual Mobility (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.41 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 05/06/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Navio Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.80 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 05/06/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Navio Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.65 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 02/18/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Navio Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.39 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 10/24/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Anthology (Device), POLARCUP, POLARSTEM | 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 | $5,520.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 10/24/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Anthology (Device), POLARCUP, POLARSTEM | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $313.92 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 10/22/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,760.00 | General |
| 10/03/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $78.75 | General |
| 09/21/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Oxinium Hips (Device), POLARSTEM, R3 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.67 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 09/20/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Oxinium Hips (Device), POLARSTEM, R3 | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $178.66 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 09/19/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.57 | General |
| 09/19/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.71 | General |
| 09/18/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $209.96 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 767 | 810 | $876,071 | $195,460 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,003 | 1,127 | $858,026 | $221,094 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1,272 | 1,790 | $924,027 | $244,266 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,419 | 2,483 | $874,418 | $227,729 |
Total Patients
4,461
Total Services
6,210
Medicare Billing
$888,550
Procedure Codes
64
All Medicare Procedures & Services
64 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 90 | 91 | $424,689 | $88,407 | 20.8% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 74 | 74 | $322,162 | $72,097 | 22.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 118 | 126 | $19,026 | $7,612 | 40.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 80 | $18,960 | $6,719 | 35.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $16,512 | $5,016 | 30.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 103 | 105 | $8,769 | $3,300 | 37.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $9,075 | $2,485 | 27.4% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $26,378 | $2,204 | 8.4% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 64 | 68 | $6,936 | $1,948 | 28.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 36 | 43 | $9,700 | $1,815 | 18.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $5,850 | $1,521 | 26.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 40 | 44 | $4,050 | $1,271 | 31.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,564 | $1,029 | 28.9% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 36 | 50 | $400.00 | $36.53 | 9.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 91 | 94 | $392,477 | $94,318 | 24.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 74 | 75 | $289,800 | $75,424 | 26.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 173 | 190 | $28,690 | $11,456 | 39.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 118 | 124 | $29,388 | $10,048 | 34.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 65 | 67 | $23,048 | $8,169 | 35.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 128 | 136 | $11,373 | $4,370 | 38.4% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 96 | 104 | $10,608 | $3,323 | 31.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $12,870 | $3,309 | 25.7% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 65 | 82 | $7,380 | $2,396 | 32.5% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2022 | 21 | 22 | $26,378 | $2,214 | 8.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $6,958 | $2,066 | 29.7% |
About Dr. Brian Krenzel, M.D
Dr. Brian Krenzel, M.D is a Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Hickory, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/29/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1306030739.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Krenzel, M.D has received a total of $25,422 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $336.66 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 47 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($18,308).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Krenzel has provided services to 4,461 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,210 services with total Medicare billing of $888,550. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 64 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Hickory, NC
- Active Since 08/29/2007
- Last Updated 04/13/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0114X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1306030739
Products in Payments
- Anthology (Device) $10,564
- POLARSTEM (Device) $5,970
- MOVANTIK (Drug) $2,790
- Journey II XR (Device) $694.89
- Oxinium Hips (Device) $294.33
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $218.65
- GMK SPHERE (Device) $165.00
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $147.28
- Journey II BCS (Device) $146.51
- ROSA-Knee (Device) $118.55
- JOURNEY II (Device) $116.84
- ARIA (Device) $112.84
- GMK EFFECIENCY (Device) $88.66
- Persona (Device) $83.66
- REDAPT Revision Hip System (Device) $78.00
- ROSA (Device) $75.82
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $44.93
- PICO (Device) $20.51
- GMK Sphere (Device) $20.07
- ADES Dual Mobility (Device) $17.41
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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.