Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $96,758 | 42 | 32.9% |
| Honoraria | $59,000 | 22 | 20.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $57,425 | 10 | 19.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $34,800 | 11 | 11.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $34,354 | 78 | 11.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,412 | 108 | 2.2% |
| Education | $2,955 | 2 | 1.0% |
| Unspecified | $2,314 | 2 | 0.8% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vericel Corporation | $138,950 | 105 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $93,409 | 85 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $27,189 | 24 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $9,688 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Arcuro Medical Inc | $7,700 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $4,733 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc. | $2,955 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. | $2,731 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| FIDIA PHARMA USA INC. | $2,500 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $1,170 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $49,129 | 38 | Vericel Corporation ($27,395) |
| 2023 | $31,112 | 29 | Vericel Corporation ($28,783) |
| 2022 | $46,842 | 41 | Vericel Corporation ($30,469) |
| 2021 | $8,385 | 16 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($6,019) |
| 2020 | $17,498 | 21 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($9,268) |
| 2019 | $74,865 | 57 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($53,074) |
| 2018 | $35,124 | 31 | Vericel Corporation ($22,327) |
| 2017 | $31,062 | 42 | Arthrex, Inc. ($16,960) |
All Payment Transactions
275 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,750.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,400.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.10 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $161.34 | General |
| 10/31/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,918.75 | General |
| 10/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $275.00 | General |
| 10/25/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,687.50 | General |
| 10/25/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $505.35 | General |
| 10/23/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $237.62 | General |
| 10/22/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $581.23 | General |
| 10/22/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | INTEllIO LINK WEREWOLF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.87 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Visualization | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Brainlab, Inc. | Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Brainlab, Inc. | Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,712.50 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $687.50 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $562.70 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.00 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.46 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.04 | General |
| 08/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $714.50 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $350.74 | General |
| 05/30/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,800.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,800.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Study of MACI in Patients Aged 10 to <17 Years With Symptomatic Chondral or Osteochondral Defects of the Knee (PEAK) | Vericel Corporation | $2,314 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 210 | 293 | $213,872 | $27,547 |
| 2022 | 6 | 268 | 382 | $284,481 | $53,768 |
| 2021 | 7 | 268 | 357 | $213,349 | $45,758 |
| 2020 | 6 | 195 | 255 | $116,417 | $12,721 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 18 | 31 | $68,820 | $11,804 | 17.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 80 | 109 | $40,875 | $8,057 | 19.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 51 | 74 | $82,937 | $4,842 | 5.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $18,480 | $2,804 | 15.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 28 | 46 | $2,760 | $39.09 | 1.4% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 28 | 47 | $104,340 | $31,011 | 29.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 78 | 122 | $45,750 | $10,007 | 21.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 64 | 95 | $98,156 | $6,514 | 6.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 53 | $29,680 | $5,377 | 18.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $3,555 | $815.30 | 22.9% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 31 | 50 | $3,000 | $44.82 | 1.5% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2021 | 18 | 26 | $49,778 | $25,319 | 50.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 82 | 119 | $44,625 | $9,430 | 21.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 60 | 82 | $84,266 | $5,289 | 6.3% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 52 | 52 | $29,120 | $5,031 | 17.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $2,700 | $641.88 | 23.8% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2021 | 31 | 46 | $2,760 | $45.49 | 1.6% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2021 | 14 | 20 | $100.00 | $2.42 | 2.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 65 | 94 | $35,250 | $5,669 | 16.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 37 | 37 | $20,720 | $3,584 | 17.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 46 | 55 | $55,097 | $3,010 | 5.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 12 | 13 | $2,925 | $415.84 | 14.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2020 | 24 | 39 | $2,340 | $41.05 | 1.8% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2020 | 11 | 17 | $85.00 | $1.32 | 1.6% |
About Dr. Eric Strauss, M.D
Dr. Eric Strauss, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in New York, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/18/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1508061748.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Strauss, M.D has received a total of $294,017 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $49,129 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 275 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($96,758).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Strauss has provided services to 941 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,287 services with total Medicare billing of $139,793. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine
- Location New York, NY
- Active Since 06/18/2007
- Last Updated 04/02/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1508061748
Products in Payments
- MACI (Biological) $100,859
- 560P High Definition Camera System (Device) $31,125
- Dyonics Platinum (Device) $22,930
- MACI _ PEAK Study (Drug) $22,252
- MACI (Drug) $13,963
- SUPERBALL (Device) $7,700
- ReNu (Medical Supply) $4,733
- Hymovis (Device) $2,500
- Fast-Fix 360 (Device) $1,500
- PROCISE Tonsil (Device) $1,129
- Dyonics Bonecutter Electroblade (Device) $1,000
- DYONICS PLATINUM (Device) $812.39
- Q-FIX (Device) $714.50
- Ultra Fast-Fix (Device) $696.34
- Zilretta (Drug) $625.00
- NovoStitch (Device) $550.00
- SPIDER/2 (Device) $500.00
- PENNSAID (Drug) $347.28
- DYONICS Curved Blades (Device) $278.40
- Meniscal Root Repair System (Device) $243.61
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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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