Total Payments
$95,537
2024 Payments
$33.37
Companies
20
Transactions
59
Medicare Patients
1,441
Medicare Billing
$315,256
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$94,500 (98.9%)
Food & Beverage$836.84 (0.9%)
Other$200.00 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $94,500 | 18 | 98.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $836.84 | 40 | 0.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $200.00 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xenco Medical LLC | $92,500 | 17 | $0 (2019) |
| SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation | $2,000 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | $200.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $185.64 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Nevro Corp. | $154.75 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $100.50 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | $67.70 | 16 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $58.92 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $46.22 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $33.37 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $33.37 | 1 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($33.37) |
| 2022 | $78.25 | 5 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($17.19) |
| 2020 | $15.59 | 1 | SI-BONE, Inc. ($15.59) |
| 2019 | $20,058 | 10 | Xenco Medical LLC ($20,000) |
| 2018 | $44,534 | 21 | Xenco Medical LLC ($44,000) |
| 2017 | $30,817 | 21 | Xenco Medical LLC ($28,500) |
All Payment Transactions
59 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/19/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.37 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/28/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.01 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/05/2022 | Aesculap, Inc. | ELAN 4 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.34 | General |
| Category: NEUROSURGERY | ||||||
| 03/09/2022 | ZIMVIE INC. | Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.75 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 01/11/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Biomet OrthoPak Non-invasive Stimulator (Device), EBI OsteoGen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 01/11/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.96 | General |
| 03/18/2020 | SI-BONE, Inc. | iFuse Implant (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.59 | General |
| Category: sacroiliac joint dysfunction | ||||||
| 07/19/2019 | Xenco Medical LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 06/14/2019 | Nevro Corp. | Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.42 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 06/10/2019 | Xenco Medical LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 04/01/2019 | Xenco Medical LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 03/20/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.48 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 02/25/2019 | Xenco Medical LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 02/20/2019 | Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.74 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 01/30/2019 | Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.43 | General |
| 01/30/2019 | Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $1.20 | General |
| 01/21/2019 | Xenco Medical LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 12/21/2018 | Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.46 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 12/05/2018 | Xenco Medical LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 11/20/2018 | Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.02 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 11/05/2018 | Xenco Medical LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 10/24/2018 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.50 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/23/2018 | Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $0.72 | General |
| 10/22/2018 | Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.00 | General |
| 10/05/2018 | Xenco Medical LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 325 | 1,913 | $192,320 | $58,468 |
| 2022 | 19 | 403 | 2,252 | $365,948 | $104,703 |
| 2021 | 15 | 365 | 1,865 | $279,516 | $80,515 |
| 2020 | 15 | 348 | 1,983 | $274,517 | $71,570 |
Total Patients
1,441
Total Services
8,013
Medicare Billing
$315,256
Procedure Codes
62
All Medicare Procedures & Services
62 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 1,498 | $103,092 | $28,586 | 27.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 140 | $43,750 | $13,746 | 31.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 49 | $10,470 | $3,646 | 34.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $13,164 | $3,596 | 27.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,400 | $2,249 | 51.1% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $5,307 | $2,052 | 38.7% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $2,828 | $1,111 | 39.3% |
| 97163 | Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,800 | $854.87 | 47.5% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 27 | $2,182 | $842.25 | 38.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 25 | $1,994 | $790.28 | 39.6% |
| 20552 | Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $1,597 | $483.34 | 30.3% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $1,276 | $419.85 | 32.9% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $459.00 | $92.09 | 20.1% |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 1,696 | $116,719 | $33,848 | 29.0% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $31,596 | $14,736 | 46.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 62 | 123 | $38,438 | $12,652 | 32.9% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $43,753 | $6,822 | 15.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 39 | $15,618 | $5,978 | 38.3% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 35 | $14,615 | $4,785 | 32.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 62 | $13,248 | $4,283 | 32.3% |
| 22552 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 21 | $11,631 | $4,120 | 35.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $25,145 | $3,465 | 13.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $10,893 | $3,200 | 29.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,400 | $2,462 | 56.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 26 | $15,602 | $2,040 | 13.1% |
About Dr. Dennis Cramer, DO
Dr. Dennis Cramer, DO is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Riverside, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/09/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1336353341.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Dennis Cramer, DO has received a total of $95,537 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $33.37 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 59 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($94,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cramer has provided services to 1,441 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,013 services with total Medicare billing of $315,256. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 62 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Riverside, CA
- Active Since 05/09/2007
- Last Updated 08/09/2010
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1336353341
Products in Payments
- Hollywood NanoMetalene (Device) $2,000
- coflex (Device) $200.00
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $154.75
- RESTORE (Device) $154.50
- PRODISC L (Device) $100.50
- SCS IPGs (Device) $58.92
- ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH (Drug) $46.22
- Exparel (Drug) $33.37
- NVM5 (Device) $19.02
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $18.01
- Biomet OrthoPak Non-invasive Stimulator (Device) $17.19
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) (Device) $16.76
- SYNFLATE (Device) $16.55
- ELAN 4 (Device) $16.34
- Algovita (Device) $16.29
- Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) $15.75
- iFuse Implant (Device) $15.59
- VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $14.01
- INFINION (Device) $13.80
- IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) $13.48
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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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