Total Payments
$73,368
2024 Payments
$6,154
Companies
30
Transactions
415
Medicare Patients
4,230
Medicare Billing
$844,817
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$34,175 (46.6%)
Food & Beverage$23,392 (31.9%)
Travel$8,038 (11.0%)
Royalty/License$7,664 (10.4%)
Other$53.86 (0.1%)
Gifts$44.42 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $34,175 | 18 | 46.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $23,392 | 342 | 31.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,038 | 51 | 11.0% |
| Royalty or License | $7,664 | 2 | 10.4% |
| Entertainment | $53.86 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gift | $44.42 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $20,430 | 40 | $0 (2022) |
| Nexxt Spine LLC | $14,664 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $11,213 | 23 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $6,213 | 94 | $0 (2020) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $3,095 | 34 | $0 (2021) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,930 | 50 | $0 (2020) |
| SPINEFRONTIER, INC. | $2,806 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $2,730 | 35 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,714 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,396 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,154 | 14 | Nexxt Spine LLC ($5,436) |
| 2023 | $7,153 | 39 | Nexxt Spine LLC ($2,775) |
| 2022 | $12,205 | 41 | Nexxt Spine LLC ($6,275) |
| 2021 | $18,767 | 61 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION ($16,216) |
| 2020 | $4,163 | 56 | NuVasive, Inc. ($1,499) |
| 2019 | $14,875 | 58 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($10,054) |
| 2018 | $8,432 | 118 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($3,833) |
| 2017 | $1,620 | 28 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($640.19) |
All Payment Transactions
415 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Connexx MIS System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,236.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.99 | General |
| 11/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.73 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.92 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $156.42 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.82 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.96 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.28 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Connexx MIS System (Device), Nexxt Matrixx Systems | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $199.97 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.22 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.56 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.10 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 01/12/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.97 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 01/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.36 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/31/2023 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Connexx MIS System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,428.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 12/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $171.30 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/22/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device), Physio-Stim | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.30 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 11/17/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.99 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.33 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.43 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Connexx MIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $346.87 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.56 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.14 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.21 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.36 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 976 | 1,367 | $761,286 | $177,383 |
| 2022 | 18 | 878 | 1,193 | $643,802 | $150,764 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,167 | 1,594 | $1.2M | $272,004 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,209 | 1,508 | $1.1M | $244,666 |
Total Patients
4,230
Total Services
5,662
Medicare Billing
$844,817
Procedure Codes
83
All Medicare Procedures & Services
83 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 222 | 358 | $116,091 | $32,902 | 28.3% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $98,287 | $23,569 | 24.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $72,210 | $18,300 | 25.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $83,375 | $13,736 | 16.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 146 | 212 | $46,915 | $13,506 | 28.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 59 | $46,433 | $11,181 | 24.1% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 86 | 92 | $60,444 | $8,735 | 14.5% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $32,578 | $8,154 | 25.0% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $31,094 | $7,764 | 25.0% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 25 | $29,775 | $7,459 | 25.1% |
| 22552 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 22 | $26,664 | $6,651 | 24.9% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 35 | $22,505 | $5,619 | 25.0% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 132 | 136 | $20,672 | $4,748 | 23.0% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 42 | 43 | $28,208 | $3,927 | 13.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 47 | 115 | $12,535 | $3,375 | 26.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $11,293 | $2,477 | 21.9% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 30 | 77 | $8,393 | $2,296 | 27.4% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 59 | 61 | $9,150 | $2,213 | 24.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,553 | $517.68 | 14.6% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,111 | $254.60 | 22.9% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $96,280 | $25,009 | 26.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 180 | 254 | $82,384 | $23,716 | 28.8% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $67,428 | $17,571 | 26.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 177 | 263 | $58,249 | $17,119 | 29.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 30 | $100,050 | $16,382 | 16.4% |
About Dr. Caleb Behrend, M.D
Dr. Caleb Behrend, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Gilbert, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/26/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1215109673.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Caleb Behrend, M.D has received a total of $73,368 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,154 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 415 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($34,175).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Behrend has provided services to 4,230 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,662 services with total Medicare billing of $844,817. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 83 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Gilbert, AZ
- Active Since 03/26/2008
- Last Updated 12/03/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1215109673
Products in Payments
- Reef TO (Device) $9,500
- Connexx MIS System (Device) $7,864
- Connexx MIS & Open Systems (Device) $6,067
- Mariner MIS (Device) $3,037
- ACIFT Solofuse (Device) $2,445
- CLYDESDALE (Device) $2,393
- XLIF (Device) $1,541
- CD HORIZON (Device) $1,433
- ALIF (Device) $1,227
- PROCLAIM (Device) $1,071
- PROLIFT (Device) $1,029
- REGATTA LATERAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,000
- TRITANIUM (Device) $988.45
- Regatta (Device) $934.74
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $920.73
- MULTIPLE (Device) $904.06
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $897.97
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $664.09
- Multiple Products (Device) $612.24
- ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $604.57
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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.