Total Payments
$52,585
2024 Payments
$417.68
Companies
10
Transactions
125
Medicare Patients
6,116
Medicare Billing
$335,450
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$36,313 (69.1%)
Travel$12,740 (24.2%)
Food & Beverage$2,752 (5.2%)
Consulting$780.25 (1.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $26,813 | 13 | 51.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $12,740 | 54 | 24.2% |
| Honoraria | $9,500 | 4 | 18.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,752 | 52 | 5.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $780.25 | 2 | 1.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $40,016 | 90 | $0 (2019) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $10,039 | 8 | $0 (2017) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,343 | 9 | $0 (2017) |
| Stryker Corporation | $765.13 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $280.25 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. | $66.48 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $33.19 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| KCI USA, Inc | $15.39 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | $13.78 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | $12.39 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $417.68 | 3 | Becton, Dickinson and Company ($280.25) |
| 2023 | $410.48 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($410.48) |
| 2022 | $206.52 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($192.74) |
| 2019 | $165.92 | 4 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($132.73) |
| 2018 | $3,892 | 9 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($3,892) |
| 2017 | $47,493 | 100 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($35,992) |
All Payment Transactions
125 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $280.25 | General |
| 02/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ANCHORAGE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.04 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 01/22/2024 | Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | Topical Oxygen Chamber for extremities (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.39 | General |
| Category: Topical Wound Oxygen | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ANCHORAGE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.31 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ANCHORAGE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $184.68 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 05/02/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.04 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 01/25/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $158.45 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 10/23/2022 | Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.78 | General |
| 09/28/2022 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.68 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/17/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EASYFUSE (Device), ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.54 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/28/2022 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.70 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 06/27/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SONICANCHOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.82 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 07/19/2019 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | NEURAGEN (Device), TENOGLIDE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.70 | General |
| Category: RECON-NERVE AND TENDON REPAIR | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) (Device), INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX (IWM), PRIMATRIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.49 | General |
| Category: RECON-SKIN AND WOUND | ||||||
| 06/26/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), REGRANEX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.73 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 06/12/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), REGRANEX, Oasis | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 11/07/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $49.71 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 11/07/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.96 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 11/07/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.42 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 11/07/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.50 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 10/31/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,200.00 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 10/24/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $480.60 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 10/24/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $315.02 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 10/24/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.96 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 04/30/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $687.50 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | 3,221 | 7,236 | $617,910 | $183,730 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,895 | 5,447 | $433,760 | $151,720 |
Total Patients
6,116
Total Services
12,683
Medicare Billing
$335,450
Procedure Codes
29
All Medicare Procedures & Services
29 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11720 | Removal of tissue from 1 to 5 finger or toe nails | Office | 2021 | 866 | 2,116 | $148,120 | $49,696 | 33.6% |
| 11056 | Removal of 2 to 4 thickened skin growths | Office | 2021 | 311 | 832 | $130,624 | $44,504 | 34.1% |
| 11055 | Removal of single thickened skin growth | Office | 2021 | 343 | 831 | $110,523 | $40,331 | 36.5% |
| G0127 | Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number | Office | 2021 | 895 | 2,166 | $108,300 | $23,947 | 22.1% |
| 99324 | New patient assisted living visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2021 | 282 | 282 | $32,148 | $10,599 | 33.0% |
| 11721 | Removal of tissue from 6 or more finger or toe nails | Office | 2021 | 97 | 129 | $12,384 | $2,930 | 23.7% |
| 11720 | Removal of tissue from 1 to 5 finger or toe nails | Facility | 2021 | 100 | 258 | $18,060 | $2,826 | 15.7% |
| 99307 | Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day | Office | 2021 | 52 | 52 | $4,784 | $1,466 | 30.6% |
| 11056 | Removal of 2 to 4 thickened skin growths | Facility | 2021 | 31 | 92 | $14,444 | $1,462 | 10.1% |
| 99307 | Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 43 | 43 | $3,956 | $1,443 | 36.5% |
| 99334 | Established patient assisted living visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2021 | 30 | 31 | $3,906 | $1,410 | 36.1% |
| 11055 | Removal of single thickened skin growth | Facility | 2021 | 34 | 91 | $12,103 | $1,028 | 8.5% |
| G0127 | Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number | Facility | 2021 | 100 | 258 | $12,900 | $1,007 | 7.8% |
| 99341 | New patient home visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $2,394 | $639.90 | 26.7% |
| 11721 | Removal of tissue from 6 or more finger or toe nails | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 34 | $3,264 | $442.06 | 13.5% |
| 11056 | Removal of 2 to 4 thickened skin growths | Office | 2020 | 277 | 654 | $89,728 | $34,633 | 38.6% |
| 11720 | Removal of tissue from 1 to 5 finger or toe nails | Office | 2020 | 558 | 1,233 | $76,516 | $30,531 | 39.9% |
| 11055 | Removal of single thickened skin growth | Office | 2020 | 258 | 511 | $61,399 | $24,270 | 39.5% |
| 99324 | New patient assisted living visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 530 | 530 | $50,373 | $19,928 | 39.6% |
| 11721 | Removal of tissue from 6 or more finger or toe nails | Office | 2020 | 220 | 506 | $40,965 | $16,306 | 39.8% |
| G0127 | Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number | Office | 2020 | 557 | 1,231 | $56,024 | $14,295 | 25.5% |
| 99307 | Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 88 | 91 | $6,944 | $2,880 | 41.5% |
| 11720 | Removal of tissue from 1 to 5 finger or toe nails | Facility | 2020 | 111 | 206 | $12,306 | $2,186 | 17.8% |
| 99341 | New patient home visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 49 | 49 | $5,067 | $1,991 | 39.3% |
| 11721 | Removal of tissue from 6 or more finger or toe nails | Facility | 2020 | 42 | 78 | $6,499 | $1,402 | 21.6% |
About Dr. Eric Espensen, DPM
Dr. Eric Espensen, DPM is a Foot & Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Tucson, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1497786750.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Espensen, DPM has received a total of $52,585 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $417.68 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 125 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($26,813).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Espensen has provided services to 6,116 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 12,683 services with total Medicare billing of $335,450. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 29 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Tucson, AZ
- Active Since 07/05/2006
- Last Updated 01/01/2025
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0103X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1497786750
Products in Payments
- Regranex (Drug) $35,992
- Santyl (Drug) $4,024
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $1,343
- ANCHORAGE (Device) $348.03
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) $187.49
- EASYFUSE (Device) $96.54
- VARIAX (Device) $71.38
- BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $66.48
- SONICANCHOR (Device) $24.82
- NEURAGEN (Device) $21.70
- Asnis (Device) $19.24
- HOFFMANN (Device) $17.63
- VAC VERAFLO (Device) $15.39
- Topical Oxygen Chamber for extremities (Device) $12.39
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (BWM) (Device) $11.49
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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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