Total Payments
$11,286
2024 Payments
$5,767
Companies
6
Transactions
67
Medicare Patients
201
Medicare Billing
$14,869
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$5,157 (45.7%)
Consulting$3,300 (29.2%)
Food & Beverage$2,829 (25.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,157 | 18 | 45.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,300 | 1 | 29.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,829 | 48 | 25.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $6,648 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $3,622 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $709.99 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| LinkBio Corp | $194.32 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | $86.91 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Vericel Corporation | $24.62 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,767 | 23 | Linvatec Corporation ($3,435) |
| 2023 | $495.52 | 6 | LinkBio Corp ($194.32) |
| 2022 | $199.03 | 2 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($199.03) |
| 2021 | $113.75 | 4 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($113.75) |
| 2019 | $3,359 | 21 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,841) |
| 2018 | $378.35 | 5 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($296.53) |
| 2017 | $973.76 | 6 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($973.76) |
All Payment Transactions
67 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | The Pink Hip Kit - Smith & Nephew Table (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $212.47 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $175.22 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | The Pink Hip Kit - Smith & Nephew Table (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $112.76 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | The Pink Hip Kit - Smith & Nephew Table (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $94.75 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | The Pink Hip Kit - Smith & Nephew Table (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $91.55 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | The Pink Hip Kit - Smith & Nephew Table (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $15.55 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | The Pink Hip Kit - Smith & Nephew Table (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $378.74 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | CAP-FIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.23 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,300.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device), LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.31 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.59 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $148.62 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.19 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.40 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $340.63 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $331.36 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.68 | General |
| 05/15/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $42.86 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.77 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ALLOMATRIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.17 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 03/11/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.05 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 01/07/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.62 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | LinkBio Corp | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $194.32 | General |
| 09/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | HIPCHECK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.62 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 150 | 168 | $41,725 | $11,972 |
| 2022 | 1 | 13 | 17 | $3,468 | $822.75 |
| 2021 | 2 | 26 | 30 | $6,766 | $1,653 |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $2,220 | $421.31 |
Total Patients
201
Total Services
227
Medicare Billing
$14,869
Procedure Codes
10
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 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 | 54 | 63 | $17,955 | $5,870 | 32.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,800 | $1,718 | 35.8% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 35 | 41 | $7,280 | $1,651 | 22.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,720 | $1,238 | 21.7% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 21 | 23 | $3,569 | $759.20 | 21.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,400 | $735.68 | 30.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 17 | $3,468 | $822.75 | 23.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 19 | $3,686 | $850.28 | 23.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $3,080 | $803.10 | 26.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,220 | $421.31 | 19.0% |
About Dr. Brian Walczak, DO
Dr. Brian Walczak, DO is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Aurora, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/28/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1538366158.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Walczak, DO has received a total of $11,286 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,767 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 67 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($5,157).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Walczak has provided services to 201 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 227 services with total Medicare billing of $14,869. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
- Location Aurora, IL
- Active Since 06/28/2007
- Last Updated 12/06/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1538366158
Products in Payments
- BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) $3,510
- Q-Fix (Device) $2,220
- Q-FIX (Device) $1,100
- The Pink Hip Kit - Smith & Nephew Table (Device) $532.08
- Bioraptor Knotless (Device) $495.79
- HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET (Device) $449.80
- SPEEDLOCK HIP (Device) $382.94
- ACCUPASS DIRECT Crescent XL (Device) $351.19
- Hipstruments (Device) $277.48
- CAP-FIX (Device) $154.65
- Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) $145.18
- Suturefix (Device) $120.18
- Osteoraptor (Device) $114.59
- LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) $112.29
- Bioraptor (Device) $104.47
- Integrity (Device) $86.91
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $84.66
- FAST-FIX 360 (Device) $82.78
- IVY AIR (Device) $81.82
- HEALICOIL (Device) $71.91
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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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