Total Payments
$241,288
2024 Payments
$33,930
Companies
17
Transactions
158
Medicare Patients
2,606
Medicare Billing
$375,898
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$193,380 (80.1%)
Research$27,750 (11.5%)
Other$12,382 (5.1%)
Food & Beverage$4,720 (2.0%)
Travel$2,677 (1.1%)
Education$279.86 (0.1%)
Gifts$100.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $193,380 | 72 | 80.1% |
| Unspecified | $27,750 | 15 | 11.5% |
| Current or prospective ownership or investment interest | $11,678 | 1 | 4.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,720 | 57 | 2.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,677 | 9 | 1.1% |
| Entertainment | $703.97 | 2 | 0.3% |
| Education | $279.86 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gift | $100.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$213,538
143 transactions
Research
$27,750
13 transactions
Ownership
$0
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaporox, Inc. | $155,609 | 82 | $0 (2024) |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $84,242 | 48 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $366.93 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $318.22 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $159.39 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Celularity, Inc. | $122.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $114.30 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LP | $87.62 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $57.21 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| TRIAD LIFE SCIENCES INC. | $55.50 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $33,930 | 26 | Vaporox, Inc. ($24,387) |
| 2023 | $36,631 | 22 | Vaporox, Inc. ($23,468) |
| 2022 | $60,625 | 34 | Vaporox, Inc. ($51,000) |
| 2021 | $34,391 | 31 | Vaporox, Inc. ($25,391) |
| 2020 | $37,026 | 5 | Vaporox, Inc. ($31,364) |
| 2019 | $15,440 | 10 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($15,286) |
| 2018 | $4,642 | 11 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($4,369) |
| 2017 | $18,603 | 19 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($18,228) |
All Payment Transactions
158 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MOTOBAND (Device), DYNAFORCE, MOTOBAND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.36 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.85 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.79 | General |
| 09/19/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Precision MIS Bunion (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.14 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.97 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.98 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 06/07/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,125.00 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Silverback (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $127.24 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | MIMEDX Group, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.24 | General |
| 04/16/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 Wound Treatment System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.03 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Precision MIS Bunion (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $119.52 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | VHT-200 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: advanced wound care therapy | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Paragon 28, Inc. | Portfolio (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,856.25 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Vaporox, Inc. | — | Entertainment | In-kind items and services | $170.00 | General |
| 02/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ALPHAVENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $187.83 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| VHT-200 clinical study | Vaporox, Inc. | $25,650 | 12 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 569 | 933 | $117,355 | $59,458 |
| 2022 | 14 | 693 | 1,420 | $257,800 | $161,415 |
| 2021 | 13 | 646 | 1,279 | $151,640 | $79,262 |
| 2020 | 15 | 698 | 1,325 | $162,053 | $75,762 |
Total Patients
2,606
Total Services
4,957
Medicare Billing
$375,898
Procedure Codes
68
All Medicare Procedures & Services
68 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 114 | 162 | $17,010 | $10,646 | 62.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 107 | 107 | $16,799 | $8,330 | 49.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 83 | $12,948 | $7,936 | 61.3% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 24 | 71 | $11,502 | $7,291 | 63.4% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 127 | $20,574 | $5,914 | 28.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $8,640 | $4,509 | 52.2% |
| 97597 | Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 18 | 40 | $6,000 | $3,140 | 52.3% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 79 | 118 | $5,782 | $3,029 | 52.4% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2023 | 37 | 81 | $5,265 | $2,728 | 51.8% |
| 11056 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths | Office | 2023 | 18 | 33 | $3,708 | $2,162 | 58.3% |
| 11750 | Permanent removal fingernail or toenail | Office | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $5,542 | $2,086 | 37.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 18 | $1,890 | $939.06 | 49.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $1,610 | $745.15 | 46.3% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $85.00 | $1.60 | 1.9% |
| 97610 | Therapy procedure using ultrasound | Office | 2022 | 15 | 223 | $113,200 | $84,911 | 75.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 115 | 211 | $22,155 | $14,028 | 63.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 68 | 143 | $22,308 | $13,508 | 60.6% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2022 | 26 | 95 | $15,390 | $10,080 | 65.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 102 | 102 | $16,014 | $7,730 | 48.3% |
| 97597 | Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2022 | 32 | 62 | $9,300 | $4,833 | 52.0% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2022 | 69 | 144 | $9,360 | $4,798 | 51.3% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 90 | 155 | $7,595 | $4,041 | 53.2% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 78 | $12,636 | $3,536 | 28.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $7,920 | $3,438 | 43.4% |
| 11056 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths | Office | 2022 | 28 | 59 | $4,956 | $3,327 | 67.1% |
About Dr. Dustin Kruse, D.P.M
Dr. Dustin Kruse, D.P.M is a Foot & Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/11/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1548433469.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Dustin Kruse, D.P.M has received a total of $241,288 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $33,930 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 158 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($193,380).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kruse has provided services to 2,606 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,957 services with total Medicare billing of $375,898. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 68 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Wheat Ridge, CO
- Active Since 04/11/2008
- Last Updated 10/26/2011
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0103X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1548433469
Products in Payments
- VHT-200 (Device) $50,100
- VHT-200 Wound Treatment System (Device) $22,140
- Portfolio (Device) $21,886
- Foot and Ankle Implants (Device) $21,128
- Product Portfolio (Device) $18,315
- CHT-200 (Device) $1,650
- Gorilla (Device) $1,199
- ALPHAVENT (Device) $187.83
- SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS (Device) $160.05
- AccuFill (Device) $142.86
- Precision MIS Bunion (Device) $132.66
- Silverback (Device) $127.24
- Biovance (Biological) $122.00
- PROMO (Device) $107.63
- ICONIX (Device) $103.75
- Trinity (Biological) $99.10
- Phantom Metatarsal Shortening (Device) $94.75
- MEDLINE UNITE (Device) $87.62
- Cadence Ankle Replacement System (Device) $75.79
- Bone Wedges (Device) $65.35
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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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