Total Payments
$635,551
2024 Payments
$499,568
Companies
8
Transactions
192
Medicare Patients
1,608
Medicare Billing
$666,469
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$474,710 (74.7%)
Consulting$72,419 (11.4%)
Other$61,568 (9.7%)
Travel$11,885 (1.9%)
Research$9,688 (1.5%)
Food & Beverage$5,281 (0.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $474,710 | 2 | 74.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $72,419 | 32 | 11.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $61,568 | 12 | 9.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,885 | 51 | 1.9% |
| Unspecified | $9,688 | 1 | 1.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,281 | 94 | 0.8% |
Payments by Type
General
$625,863
191 transactions
Research
$9,688
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $512,838 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $73,200 | 87 | $0 (2020) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $44,754 | 29 | $0 (2023) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $3,500 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | $1,059 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Bone Support Inc. | $128.89 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $44.27 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $27.40 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $499,568 | 22 | Medtronic, Inc. ($496,068) |
| 2023 | $18,394 | 16 | Olympus America Inc. ($12,103) |
| 2022 | $20,690 | 37 | Olympus America Inc. ($11,090) |
| 2021 | $12,281 | 23 | Olympus America Inc. ($10,353) |
| 2020 | $14,876 | 14 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($14,876) |
| 2019 | $2,640 | 4 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($2,500) |
| 2018 | $54,548 | 47 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($43,323) |
| 2017 | $12,554 | 29 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($12,500) |
All Payment Transactions
192 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,840.00 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $299.04 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $213.36 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.74 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.35 | General |
| 11/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $314.00 | General |
| 11/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $233.36 | General |
| 11/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $59.31 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.04 | General |
| 11/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $693.11 | General |
| 11/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.99 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.63 | General |
| 08/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $242,173.00 | General |
| 05/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $232,537.00 | General |
| 04/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.29 | General |
| 04/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.51 | General |
| 03/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,070.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.61 | General |
| 02/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.84 | General |
| 02/15/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,083.36 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | ORBEYE SURGICAL MICROSCOPE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,700.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Endoscopy | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | ORBEYE SURGICAL MICROSCOPE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,700.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Endoscopy | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | ORBEYE SURGICAL MICROSCOPE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,850.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Endoscopy | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 318 | 408 | $587,540 | $126,214 |
| 2022 | 11 | 411 | 528 | $730,693 | $163,401 |
| 2021 | 11 | 434 | 572 | $818,080 | $182,262 |
| 2020 | 12 | 445 | 596 | $927,910 | $194,592 |
Total Patients
1,608
Total Services
2,104
Medicare Billing
$666,469
Procedure Codes
46
All Medicare Procedures & Services
46 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $199,423 | $41,643 | 20.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $95,450 | $16,890 | 17.7% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 57 | $77,805 | $16,874 | 21.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 60 | $54,120 | $11,530 | 21.3% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $50,559 | $10,981 | 21.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 65 | 71 | $21,513 | $7,536 | 35.0% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $23,875 | $5,282 | 22.1% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $24,206 | $5,133 | 21.2% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 26 | $19,136 | $4,143 | 21.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 50 | $10,750 | $3,363 | 31.3% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $8,603 | $2,254 | 26.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2,100 | $585.41 | 27.9% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $250,887 | $55,236 | 22.0% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 62 | $84,630 | $18,476 | 21.8% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $79,830 | $17,533 | 22.0% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 85 | $76,670 | $16,836 | 22.0% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $80,178 | $13,810 | 17.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 95 | 100 | $30,300 | $10,806 | 35.7% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 24 | $41,496 | $9,127 | 22.0% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $39,750 | $8,720 | 21.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 83 | 88 | $18,920 | $6,392 | 33.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 32 | $23,552 | $4,967 | 21.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 32 | $4,480 | $1,498 | 33.4% |
| 22633 | Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach, single interspace and segment | Facility | 2021 | 42 | 42 | $270,186 | $60,041 | 22.2% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 81 | $110,565 | $24,713 | 22.4% |
About Dr. Charles Branch, MD
Dr. Charles Branch, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Advance, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/19/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1821078403.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Charles Branch, MD has received a total of $635,551 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $499,568 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 192 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($474,710).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Branch has provided services to 1,608 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,104 services with total Medicare billing of $666,469. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Advance, NC
- Active Since 01/19/2006
- Last Updated 12/07/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1821078403
Products in Payments
- ORBEYE SURGICAL MICROSCOPE (Device) $32,773
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $17,241
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $16,805
- ELEVATE (Device) $13,515
- RIALTO (Device) $10,025
- SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) $4,070
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $3,500
- CD HORIZON (Device) $1,441
- CAPSTONE (Device) $745.67
- GRAFTON (Device) $625.00
- PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) $621.58
- ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY INSTRUMENT TRAY NO. 2 FOR OPERATIVE SET (Device) $609.52
- Olympus (Device) $340.67
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $160.85
- CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER (Device) $128.89
- MazorX Renaissance (Device) $124.20
- SOVEREIGN (Device) $117.85
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $111.29
- ENDOEYE FLEX 3D DEFLECTABLE VIDEOSCOPE (Device) $95.71
- NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES (Device) $27.40
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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.