Total Payments
$22,963
2024 Payments
$417.12
Companies
4
Transactions
97
Medicare Patients
1,511
Medicare Billing
$480,496
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$16,500 (71.9%)
Food & Beverage$4,657 (20.3%)
Travel$1,806 (7.9%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $16,500 | 3 | 71.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,657 | 89 | 20.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,806 | 5 | 7.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $22,172 | 82 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $692.85 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $77.64 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $20.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $417.12 | 14 | Stryker Corporation ($417.12) |
| 2023 | $476.17 | 8 | Stryker Corporation ($328.81) |
| 2022 | $1,112 | 15 | Stryker Corporation ($1,073) |
| 2021 | $2,069 | 21 | Stryker Corporation ($1,723) |
| 2020 | $239.45 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($239.45) |
| 2019 | $8,580 | 15 | Stryker Corporation ($8,580) |
| 2018 | $480.44 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($337.35) |
| 2017 | $9,589 | 13 | Stryker Corporation ($9,473) |
All Payment Transactions
97 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 3 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2021 | Stryker Corporation | ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.71 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 05/21/2021 | Stryker Corporation | ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.11 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 05/20/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MESA SPINAL SYSTEM (Device), GMRS, YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.54 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 05/20/2021 | Stryker Corporation | ALEUTIAN INTERBODY SYSTEMS (Device), CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.31 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/04/2021 | Stryker Corporation | ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.80 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 02/23/2021 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.55 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 02/04/2021 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | M6-C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.48 | General |
| Category: Prosthesis, Intervertebral Disc | ||||||
| 01/28/2021 | Stryker Corporation | ALEUTIAN INTERBODY SYSTEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.05 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/19/2020 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.96 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 08/27/2020 | Stryker Corporation | YUKON (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.75 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 07/30/2020 | Stryker Corporation | YUKON (Device), CORPECTOMY CAGE | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $168.07 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 07/08/2020 | Stryker Corporation | CORPECTOMY CAGE (Device), ALEUTIAN TLIF | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.88 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 02/18/2020 | Stryker Corporation | YUKON (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.87 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 02/18/2020 | Stryker Corporation | CORPECTOMY CAGE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.92 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/26/2019 | Stryker Corporation | YUKON (Device), EVEREST | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,750.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/26/2019 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device), SERRATO | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,250.00 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 10/25/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ALEUTIAN LATERAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.11 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ANCHOR L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.13 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ARIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.50 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 08/27/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ALLOGRAFT BIO-IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.40 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 07/18/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ARIA (Device), CASPIAN | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $140.28 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 07/18/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ALEUTIAN CERVICAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.50 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 06/27/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ALEUTIAN CERVICAL (Device), TRITANIUM | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $138.32 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 06/11/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ALLOGRAFT BIO-IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.65 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 05/07/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ANCHOR L (Device), ALIF PLATE | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.73 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 430 | 524 | $1.3M | $156,987 |
| 2022 | 12 | 369 | 424 | $853,991 | $111,896 |
| 2021 | 14 | 393 | 458 | $948,488 | $133,054 |
| 2020 | 12 | 319 | 351 | $500,605 | $78,559 |
Total Patients
1,511
Total Services
1,757
Medicare Billing
$480,496
Procedure Codes
54
All Medicare Procedures & Services
54 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $219,200 | $23,287 | 10.6% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $126,256 | $20,116 | 15.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $171,024 | $16,740 | 9.8% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $108,600 | $16,254 | 15.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $147,000 | $13,403 | 9.1% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 40 | $88,800 | $13,076 | 14.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 50 | $60,000 | $10,789 | 18.0% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $73,348 | $7,154 | 9.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 59 | $29,990 | $6,381 | 21.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $33,118 | $6,375 | 19.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 83 | $28,500 | $6,083 | 21.3% |
| 22552 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 18 | $73,224 | $5,960 | 8.1% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 23 | $54,602 | $4,047 | 7.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 59 | $13,567 | $2,702 | 19.9% |
| 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 | 12 | 12 | $43,200 | $2,592 | 6.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $9,564 | $2,028 | 21.2% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $213,664 | $35,231 | 16.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $192,402 | $23,211 | 12.1% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $133,000 | $11,675 | 8.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 32 | $38,400 | $7,030 | 18.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 68 | 88 | $22,000 | $6,632 | 30.1% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 35 | $83,090 | $5,540 | 6.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 49 | $21,560 | $5,110 | 23.7% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 18 | $39,960 | $4,647 | 11.6% |
| 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 | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $72,000 | $4,386 | 6.1% |
About Dr. Eric Carkner, MD
Dr. Eric Carkner, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568441095.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Carkner, MD has received a total of $22,963 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $417.12 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 97 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($16,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Carkner has provided services to 1,511 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,757 services with total Medicare billing of $480,496. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 54 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Chestnut Hill, MA
- Active Since 01/12/2006
- Last Updated 09/22/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568441095
Products in Payments
- AccuLIF (Device) $8,500
- YUKON (Device) $4,950
- TRITANIUM (Device) $3,523
- ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,105
- Tritanium (Device) $540.25
- AERO (Device) $522.12
- CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $497.26
- SYMPHONY (Device) $333.31
- AIRO (Device) $327.14
- MONTEREY AL (Device) $313.77
- OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) $221.50
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $190.40
- MESA SMALL STATURE SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $173.57
- ALEUTIAN CERVICAL (Device) $155.82
- VITOSS (Device) $149.61
- N/A (Device) $147.70
- ARIA (Device) $145.78
- ES2 (Device) $143.21
- ViviGen (Device) $123.09
- ACIS (Device) $120.79
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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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