Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $8,523 | 4 | 58.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,564 | 7 | 17.5% |
| Education | $2,039 | 2 | 13.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,477 | 32 | 10.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $75.00 | 1 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $11,562 | 20 | $0 (2021) |
| Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | $2,166 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $391.48 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $132.66 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $127.57 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $98.40 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $73.60 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $28.09 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $27.66 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Bioventus LLC | $26.99 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50.74 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($28.09) |
| 2023 | $93.37 | 4 | Ethicon US, LLC ($73.60) |
| 2022 | $255.71 | 3 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($128.14) |
| 2021 | $10,301 | 20 | Arthrex, Inc. ($9,874) |
| 2020 | $2,367 | 6 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,688) |
| 2019 | $82.06 | 2 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($62.93) |
| 2018 | $224.99 | 4 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($104.24) |
| 2017 | $1,302 | 5 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC ($1,145) |
All Payment Transactions
46 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.09 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Davol Inc. | ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.65 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 10/20/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | MONOCRYL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.50 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 09/19/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.77 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.06 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.04 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 08/30/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.57 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 06/22/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.67 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 02/16/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device), Persona | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.47 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 07/29/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,300.00 | General |
| 07/29/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | SHOULDER SUTURE FIBERWIRE OTHER (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,662.50 | General |
| Category: SHOULDER - SUTURE - FIBERWIRE - OTHER | ||||||
| 07/29/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.00 | General |
| 05/23/2021 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.09 | General |
| 05/05/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.61 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 04/19/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | SHOULDER SUTURE FIBERWIRE CERCLAGE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.07 | General |
| Category: SHOULDER - SUTURE - FIBERWIRE - CERCLAGE | ||||||
| 04/10/2021 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.54 | General |
| 04/10/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| 04/10/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 04/09/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $280.00 | General |
| 04/09/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
| 04/09/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| 04/09/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| 04/08/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $280.00 | General |
| 04/08/2021 | Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.12 | General |
| 04/08/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $75.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 1,613 | 4,743 | $1.1M | $271,649 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,534 | 4,628 | $927,017 | $255,536 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,598 | 5,144 | $742,597 | $215,790 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,248 | 4,861 | $488,900 | $148,435 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
87 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 58 | $238,472 | $58,633 | 24.6% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $192,239 | $53,701 | 27.9% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 31 | $119,676 | $29,999 | 25.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 271 | 349 | $47,856 | $21,781 | 45.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 193 | 232 | $46,626 | $21,189 | 45.4% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $57,694 | $16,138 | 28.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 183 | 292 | $62,892 | $15,348 | 24.4% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $62,462 | $8,983 | 14.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 71 | 71 | $21,831 | $8,844 | 40.5% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $42,197 | $6,613 | 15.7% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 119 | 166 | $12,975 | $4,075 | 31.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $10,488 | $3,983 | 38.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 99 | 133 | $12,123 | $3,800 | 31.3% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $12,488 | $3,384 | 27.1% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 76 | 89 | $10,180 | $2,926 | 28.7% |
| 29823 | Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $33,670 | $2,849 | 8.5% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 70 | 76 | $8,174 | $2,454 | 30.0% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 204 | 2,992 | $21,532 | $2,401 | 11.2% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $30,180 | $2,264 | 7.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $4,785 | $1,517 | 31.7% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 14 | 23 | $3,713 | $765.77 | 20.6% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 59 | $236,982 | $60,088 | 25.4% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $159,363 | $46,892 | 29.4% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 33 | $123,780 | $33,496 | 27.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 220 | 306 | $59,754 | $26,225 | 43.9% |
About Dr. Brian Spencer, D.O
Dr. Brian Spencer, D.O is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in State College, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/03/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1861694853.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Spencer, D.O has received a total of $14,677 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $50.74 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 46 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($8,523).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Spencer has provided services to 5,993 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 19,376 services with total Medicare billing of $891,409. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 87 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location State College, PA
- Active Since 06/03/2007
- Last Updated 01/31/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1861694853
Products in Payments
- SHOULDER SUTURE FIBERWIRE OTHER (Device) $1,663
- SHOULDER SUTURE FIBERWIRE CERCLAGE (Device) $578.07
- Persona (Device) $276.68
- Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) $127.57
- EXPAREL (Drug) $112.89
- Sidus Stem-Free Shoulder (Device) $104.24
- STRATAFIX (Device) $51.10
- ETERNA (Device) $28.09
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $27.66
- Durolane (Device) $26.99
- ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) $22.65
- MONOCRYL (Device) $22.50
- TRANSITION (Device) $20.37
- Iovera (Device) $19.77
- Biomet SpinalPak (Device) $10.56
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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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