Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $265,570 | 57 | 33.1% |
| Royalty or License | $258,361 | 31 | 32.2% |
| Unspecified | $196,805 | 10 | 24.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $47,664 | 87 | 5.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $19,037 | 220 | 2.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $10,000 | 5 | 1.2% |
| Education | $4,799 | 4 | 0.6% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXACTECH, INC. | $763,983 | 248 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $24,436 | 89 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $5,071 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc. | $4,754 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,908 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | $1,127 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $427.21 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $204.33 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $127.47 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $87.93 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $120,959 | 73 | EXACTECH, INC. ($111,117) |
| 2023 | $89,534 | 34 | EXACTECH, INC. ($88,945) |
| 2022 | $145,712 | 53 | EXACTECH, INC. ($144,396) |
| 2021 | $77,207 | 48 | Exactech, Inc. ($65,202) |
| 2020 | $104,905 | 21 | Exactech, Inc. ($102,592) |
| 2019 | $124,680 | 63 | EXACTECH, INC. ($123,412) |
| 2018 | $77,583 | 79 | Exactech, Inc. ($69,631) |
| 2017 | $61,655 | 43 | Exactech, Inc. ($58,688) |
All Payment Transactions
414 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,100.00 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $190.96 | General |
| 11/21/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $375.00 | General |
| 11/18/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.90 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.29 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.03 | General |
| 10/01/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.71 | General |
| 09/30/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,573.97 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $152.96 | General |
| 08/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.94 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | INHANCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Shoulder | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.52 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.91 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,092.40 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,272.78 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $816.54 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $274.30 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.85 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $156.84 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.35 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/30/2024 | EXACTECH, INC. | EQUINOXE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $29,741.25 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDIC | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $237.94 | General |
| 06/19/2024 | Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.28 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| CR09-005 EQUINOXE PMCF | EXACTECH, INC. | $61,950 | 3 |
| An Open Label, Multi-Center, Retrospective and Prospective Evaluation of Shoulder Arthroplasty Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes | Exactech, Inc. | $2,100 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 1,374 | 1,762 | $818,406 | $171,255 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1,169 | 1,470 | $712,465 | $154,373 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,146 | 1,503 | $675,739 | $149,686 |
| 2020 | 12 | 1,163 | 1,511 | $688,149 | $149,625 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
60 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 88 | 93 | $530,379 | $105,256 | 19.8% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $42,070 | $11,721 | 27.9% |
| 23474 | Revision of total shoulder repair, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $61,996 | $10,894 | 17.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 118 | 124 | $19,275 | $9,295 | 48.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 155 | 184 | $21,424 | $6,707 | 31.3% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $28,405 | $6,019 | 21.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 90 | 105 | $11,430 | $5,065 | 44.3% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 402 | 710 | $66,740 | $4,715 | 7.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 147 | 160 | $10,070 | $4,209 | 41.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $8,310 | $3,474 | 41.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $4,560 | $1,812 | 39.7% |
| 73020 | X-ray of shoulder, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 91 | 99 | $7,227 | $575.19 | 8.0% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,105 | $360.66 | 32.6% |
| 72020 | X-ray of spine, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $960.00 | $255.36 | 26.6% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $748.00 | $179.76 | 24.0% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $714.00 | $162.64 | 22.8% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $680.00 | $149.66 | 22.0% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $440.00 | $105.71 | 24.0% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $165.00 | $83.10 | 50.4% |
| 73070 | X-ray of elbow, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $300.00 | $82.16 | 27.4% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,128 | $70.00 | 6.2% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $280.00 | $62.50 | 22.3% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 81 | 83 | $474,490 | $94,444 | 19.9% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $66,711 | $18,515 | 27.8% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $37,145 | $7,481 | 20.1% |
About Dr. Curtis Noel, MD
Dr. Curtis Noel, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Akron, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205868973.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Curtis Noel, MD has received a total of $802,236 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $120,959 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 414 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($265,570).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Noel has provided services to 4,852 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,246 services with total Medicare billing of $624,938. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 60 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Akron, OH
- Active Since 07/06/2006
- Last Updated 05/28/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205868973
Products in Payments
- EQUINOXE (Device) $589,826
- OPTECURE (Device) $89,886
- Equinoxe (Device) $69,682
- GLOBAL (Device) $4,963
- OPTETRAK (Device) $1,724
- InSet System (Device) $1,127
- REUNION (Device) $653.35
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $402.59
- GMRS (Device) $298.85
- AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device) $226.80
- Comprehensive Shoulder (Device) $127.47
- REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) $120.88
- DELTA (Device) $116.61
- PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS (Device) $114.47
- ATTUNE (Device) $107.92
- Arthrex (Device) $101.77
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $95.25
- ADAPT (Device) $88.06
- DJO Surgical Discovery Elbow System (Device) $87.93
- BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) $85.95
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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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