Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $173,882 | 25 | 73.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $31,235 | 43 | 13.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $22,750 | 12 | 9.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,234 | 72 | 2.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $3,000 | 2 | 1.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linvatec Corporation | $234,581 | 136 | $0 (2024) |
| WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | $282.40 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| DJO, LLC | $255.38 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $247.82 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $243.70 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $154.28 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $85.19 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Vericel Corporation | $81.65 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $31.53 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $58,899 | 5 | Linvatec Corporation ($58,765) |
| 2023 | $74,670 | 17 | Linvatec Corporation ($74,345) |
| 2022 | $24,176 | 7 | Linvatec Corporation ($24,028) |
| 2021 | $27,422 | 21 | Linvatec Corporation ($27,422) |
| 2020 | $13,633 | 17 | Linvatec Corporation ($13,517) |
| 2019 | $15,973 | 32 | Linvatec Corporation ($15,973) |
| 2018 | $10,567 | 33 | Linvatec Corporation ($10,133) |
| 2017 | $10,762 | 22 | Linvatec Corporation ($10,396) |
All Payment Transactions
154 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $17,808.48 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Tapestry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.96 | General |
| Category: Sports Medicine | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,109.32 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | KNEE BIOLOGICS (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $13,209.93 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | KNEE BIOLOGICS (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,637.72 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,339.27 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | INFINITY KNEE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,250.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | INFINITY KNEE SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $13,908.06 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/31/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/31/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $98.70 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/20/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device), LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $213.57 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/01/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/13/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ICONIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.28 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,270.56 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/08/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.48 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.59 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 04/14/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.93 | General |
| 04/14/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.93 | General |
| 04/12/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.98 | General |
| 02/23/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,093.20 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2022 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,794.08 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/25/2022 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,214.18 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/26/2022 | Linvatec Corporation | EZSTART (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,730.27 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 24 | 28 | $8,565 | $1,400 |
| 2022 | 2 | 26 | 26 | $12,046 | $1,785 |
| 2021 | 2 | 25 | 28 | $8,821 | $1,757 |
| 2020 | 3 | 43 | 49 | $16,246 | $2,415 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 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 | 11 | 11 | $4,217 | $724.70 | 17.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $4,348 | $675.68 | 15.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $6,391 | $908.73 | 14.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $5,655 | $876.12 | 15.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $5,562 | $1,140 | 20.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 13 | $3,259 | $616.80 | 18.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 20 | $7,311 | $1,164 | 15.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $5,508 | $769.27 | 14.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 12 | 14 | $3,427 | $481.15 | 14.0% |
About Dr. Brian Wolf, MD
Dr. Brian Wolf, MD is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Iowa City, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/12/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255326732.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Wolf, MD has received a total of $236,101 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $58,899 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 154 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($173,882).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wolf has provided services to 118 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 131 services with total Medicare billing of $7,357. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Location Iowa City, IA
- Active Since 09/12/2005
- Last Updated 03/14/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255326732
Products in Payments
- EZSTART (Device) $112,616
- KNEE BIOLOGICS (Device) $28,838
- INFINITY KNEE SYSTEM (Device) $25,250
- LINVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) $21,617
- Knee Biologics (Device) $18,485
- EZSTART SCREW (Device) $12,168
- BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) $6,357
- LINVATEC ARTHROSCOPY (Device) $3,000
- LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) $2,567
- Linvatec Knee Preservation System (Device) $1,461
- LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY (Device) $1,176
- Linvatec Arthroscopy (Device) $294.02
- ICONIX (Device) $154.28
- Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy (Device) $149.90
- PITON (Device) $142.30
- SIMPLICITI (Device) $140.10
- Linvatec Hip Preservation System (Device) $139.78
- Tapestry (Device) $133.96
- REVERSE SHOULDER (Device) $125.00
- KNEE & HIP IMPLANTS SUSPENSORY FIXATION ACL TIGHTROPE (Device) $95.29
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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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