Total Payments
$11,574
2024 Payments
$229.57
Companies
18
Transactions
95
Medicare Patients
525
Medicare Billing
$79,803
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$5,527 (47.8%)
Food & Beverage$4,547 (39.3%)
Other$1,500 (13.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,527 | 17 | 47.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,547 | 77 | 39.3% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 13.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $2,385 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,765 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| Cerapedics, Inc. | $1,644 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,625 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,256 | 22 | $0 (2018) |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $886.09 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $556.90 | 17 | $0 (2019) |
| K2M, Inc. | $424.24 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $211.02 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $202.59 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $229.57 | 2 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. ($202.59) |
| 2023 | $178.34 | 2 | ZIMVIE INC. ($138.27) |
| 2022 | $1,184 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,184) |
| 2021 | $438.68 | 4 | Medtronic, Inc. ($401.04) |
| 2019 | $3,184 | 23 | Stryker Corporation ($1,712) |
| 2018 | $2,591 | 19 | Cerapedics, Inc. ($1,500) |
| 2017 | $3,768 | 35 | RTI Surgical, Inc. ($2,319) |
All Payment Transactions
95 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $202.59 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.98 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | Mobi-C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.27 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/22/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.07 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/19/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.99 | General |
| 03/19/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.50 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/19/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.51 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/19/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.20 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $475.17 | General |
| 03/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $290.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.89 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $49.22 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $48.00 | General |
| 03/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.34 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 09/20/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $318.10 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 09/20/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 06/03/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.94 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 05/04/2021 | Stryker Corporation | IVAS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.64 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 11/14/2019 | Allergan Inc. | BOTOX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.54 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/29/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | VECTRIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 09/07/2019 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/07/2019 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.26 | General |
| Category: SPINE SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/07/2019 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/07/2019 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/06/2019 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $530.59 | General |
| Category: SPINE SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 87 | 107 | $23,467 | $7,539 |
| 2022 | 2 | 29 | 33 | $7,304 | $2,230 |
| 2021 | 7 | 206 | 262 | $137,201 | $34,967 |
| 2020 | 8 | 203 | 262 | $148,918 | $35,068 |
Total Patients
525
Total Services
664
Medicare Billing
$79,803
Procedure Codes
22
All Medicare Procedures & Services
22 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $10,344 | $3,240 | 31.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 23 | $4,132 | $1,423 | 34.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,820 | $1,141 | 23.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 25 | $2,665 | $961.34 | 36.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $1,506 | $773.25 | 51.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $4,739 | $1,391 | 29.4% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 15 | $2,565 | $838.62 | 32.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $47,067 | $10,920 | 23.2% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 44 | $26,576 | $7,466 | 28.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 71 | 95 | $24,795 | $6,635 | 26.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 48 | 48 | $15,312 | $3,722 | 24.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $10,059 | $2,673 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 24 | $8,880 | $2,268 | 25.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 16 | $4,512 | $1,282 | 28.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $55,104 | $9,770 | 17.7% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 39 | $25,701 | $6,821 | 26.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 57 | 88 | $17,688 | $4,829 | 27.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 50 | 50 | $14,650 | $3,752 | 25.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 16 | $12,912 | $3,423 | 26.5% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $8,736 | $2,305 | 26.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $7,152 | $2,099 | 29.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 25 | $6,975 | $2,068 | 29.6% |
About Dr. Eric Altschuler, MD
Dr. Eric Altschuler, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Clairton, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/06/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1427032002.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Altschuler, MD has received a total of $11,574 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $229.57 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 95 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($5,527).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Altschuler has provided services to 525 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 664 services with total Medicare billing of $79,803. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 22 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Clairton, PA
- Active Since 12/06/2005
- Last Updated 02/02/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1427032002
Products in Payments
- ASPECT ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE (Device) $2,319
- i-FACTOR Putty (Device) $1,644
- Mobi-C (Device) $1,395
- SERRATO (Device) $1,049
- ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC (Device) $886.09
- CAPRI (Device) $662.98
- PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $385.93
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $348.10
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $211.02
- CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $163.73
- EVEREST Spinal System (Device) $155.77
- SERENGETI Retractor System (Device) $149.92
- BOTOX (Drug) $126.54
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $121.66
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) $107.12
- FlareHawk (Device) $100.49
- coflex (Device) $72.24
- VECTRIS (Device) $72.00
- INTELLIS (Device) $70.61
- SYNCHROMED (Device) $69.82
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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.