Dr. Chad Pletnick, MD

NPI: 1992829501
Total Payments
$141,610
2024 Payments
$19,493
Companies
45
Transactions
664
Medicare Patients
6,938
Medicare Billing
$1.2M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$97,013 (68.5%)
Food & Beverage$21,270 (15.0%)
Travel$19,372 (13.7%)
Other$3,687 (2.6%)
Gifts$243.66 (0.2%)
Education$24.28 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $97,013 22 68.5%
Food and Beverage $21,270 568 15.0%
Travel and Lodging $19,372 64 13.7%
Entertainment $2,687 4 1.9%
Honoraria $999.99 1 0.7%
Gift $243.66 4 0.2%
Education $24.28 1 0.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated $71,732 107 $0 (2022)
Curonix LLC $41,129 34 $0 (2024)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $6,507 15 $0 (2021)
Medtronic, Inc. $5,108 95 $0 (2024)
Abbott Laboratories $4,686 93 $0 (2024)
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $2,153 46 $0 (2021)
Nevro Corp. $2,150 51 $0 (2024)
Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. $1,369 7 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $1,159 8 $0 (2021)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $1,050 18 $0 (2017)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $19,493 138 Curonix LLC ($12,994)
2023 $22,262 104 Curonix LLC ($19,492)
2022 $20,419 59 Stimwave Technologies Incorporated ($10,190)
2021 $4,108 65 Stimwave Technologies Incorporated ($1,171)
2020 $25,947 87 Stimwave Technologies Incorporated ($24,768)
2019 $32,467 119 Stimwave Technologies Incorporated ($31,364)
2018 $13,041 43 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($6,421)
2017 $3,873 49 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,050)

All Payment Transactions

664 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 27

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/17/2024 Medtronic, Inc. INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $80.07 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
12/17/2024 Averitas Pharma Inc. QUTENZA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.08 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
12/16/2024 Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. Belbuca (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $20.68 General
Category: Opioid Analgesic
12/13/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.72 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/09/2024 Nevro Corp. Senza (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.35 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
12/04/2024 Nevro Corp. Senza (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.14 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
12/02/2024 Abbott Laboratories ETERNA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $5.17 General
Category: Neuromodulation
11/20/2024 Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. Belbuca (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $6.52 General
Category: Opioid Analgesic
11/19/2024 Curonix LLC PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $6.09 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
11/18/2024 Curonix LLC PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.99 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
11/16/2024 Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device), SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $615.96 General
Category: Sacroiliac
11/16/2024 Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device), SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $328.14 General
Category: Sacroiliac
11/16/2024 Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device), SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $216.38 General
Category: Sacroiliac
11/16/2024 Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device), SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $105.00 General
Category: Sacroiliac
11/16/2024 Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device), SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $54.65 General
Category: Sacroiliac
11/16/2024 Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device), SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $38.42 General
Category: Sacroiliac
11/16/2024 Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device), SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM Gift Cash or cash equivalent $10.00 General
Category: Sacroiliac
11/14/2024 Medtronic, Inc. INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $52.62 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
11/05/2024 Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. Belbuca (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $18.59 General
Category: Opioid Analgesic
11/04/2024 Medtronic, Inc. INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $78.49 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
11/04/2024 Medtronic, Inc. INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.60 General
Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation
11/02/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYNCHROMEDII (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $98.67 General
Category: Drug Infusion Systems
11/02/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYNCHROMEDII (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $72.04 General
Category: Drug Infusion Systems
11/02/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYNCHROMEDII (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $43.75 General
Category: Drug Infusion Systems
11/02/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYNCHROMEDII (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $41.39 General
Category: Drug Infusion Systems

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 36 1,819 7,139 $759,166 $288,363
2022 34 1,703 7,428 $654,886 $269,877
2021 37 1,852 6,682 $824,598 $376,155
2020 33 1,564 5,336 $581,930 $216,898
Total Patients
6,938
Total Services
26,585
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
141

All Medicare Procedures & Services

141 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
64555 Insertion of peripheral nerve neurostimulator electrode through skin Office 2023 23 32 $68,495 $43,713 63.8%
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Office 2023 55 63 $80,142 $30,200 37.7%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 179 334 $79,711 $30,194 37.9%
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 65 116 $61,758 $21,725 35.2%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 63 87 $34,887 $16,725 47.9%
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint Office 2023 55 63 $32,760 $16,548 50.5%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 49 74 $31,146 $14,190 45.6%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 102 102 $37,331 $12,230 32.8%
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance Office 2023 63 77 $28,718 $11,543 40.2%
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Office 2023 23 25 $28,126 $11,094 39.4%
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Office 2023 62 111 $30,388 $11,034 36.3%
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 27 47 $23,560 $8,601 36.5%
64634 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint Office 2023 23 25 $12,936 $6,541 50.6%
01992 Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position Office 2023 41 56 $36,160 $6,282 17.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 56 81 $13,038 $5,248 40.3%
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Office 2023 26 46 $11,322 $4,522 39.9%
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2023 34 52 $10,150 $4,163 41.0%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 50 50 $11,972 $3,998 33.4%
80307 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers Office 2023 42 63 $6,300 $3,730 59.2%
64450 Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch Office 2023 39 56 $11,256 $3,646 32.4%
64555 Insertion of peripheral nerve neurostimulator electrode through skin Facility 2023 11 18 $35,226 $3,635 10.3%
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Office 2023 26 36 $5,050 $3,237 64.1%
76942 Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement Office 2023 57 73 $7,300 $3,174 43.5%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 12 13 $5,278 $2,399 45.5%
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level Office 2023 19 26 $3,952 $2,240 56.7%

About Dr. Chad Pletnick, MD

Dr. Chad Pletnick, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Oro Valley, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/19/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992829501.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Chad Pletnick, MD has received a total of $141,610 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $19,493 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 664 transactions from 45 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($97,013).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pletnick has provided services to 6,938 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 26,585 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 141 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Anesthesiology
  • Other Specialties Pain Medicine
  • Location Oro Valley, AZ
  • Active Since 03/19/2007
  • Last Updated 07/21/2022
  • Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1992829501

Products in Payments

  • PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $32,486
  • StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem (Device) $23,522
  • StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver (Device) $11,334
  • Freedom-8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver (Device) $8,500
  • INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $2,698
  • SYNCHROMEDII (Device) $1,373
  • SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $1,369
  • Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $1,294
  • CFNS StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem (Device) $1,246
  • Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $1,175
  • SPINEJACK (Device) $1,121
  • Omnia (Device) $957.46
  • PRECISION (Device) $948.42
  • KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) $884.86
  • SCS IPGs (Device) $723.66
  • Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $717.56
  • Superion (Device) $690.45
  • KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $663.17
  • Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $590.48
  • Senza (Device) $475.20

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.

Anesthesiology Doctors in Oro Valley