Total Payments
$457,546
2024 Payments
$75,366
Companies
18
Transactions
178
Medicare Patients
1,204
Medicare Billing
$429,244
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$445,826 (97.4%)
Travel$7,416 (1.6%)
Food & Beverage$4,110 (0.9%)
Gifts$193.29 (0.0%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $445,826 | 92 | 97.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,416 | 24 | 1.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,110 | 61 | 0.9% |
| Gift | $193.29 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTL Medical Corporation | $431,193 | 87 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Products LLC | $6,029 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| Captiva Spine Inc | $5,445 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $4,137 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Life Spine, Inc. | $2,380 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $2,243 | 14 | $0 (2019) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,754 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| MIS Technologies, LLC | $1,121 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| 4WEB, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $534.17 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $75,366 | 17 | CTL Medical Corporation ($74,193) |
| 2023 | $56,949 | 24 | CTL Medical Corporation ($55,000) |
| 2022 | $55,652 | 20 | CTL Medical Corporation ($55,000) |
| 2021 | $65,196 | 15 | CTL Medical Corporation ($65,000) |
| 2020 | $67,412 | 20 | CTL Medical Corporation ($62,000) |
| 2019 | $64,156 | 38 | CTL Medical Corporation ($60,000) |
| 2018 | $65,607 | 24 | CTL Medical Corporation ($60,000) |
| 2017 | $7,208 | 20 | DePuy Synthes Products LLC ($6,029) |
All Payment Transactions
178 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Gift | Cash or cash equivalent | $193.29 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.98 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | 4WEB, Inc. | SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Life Spine, Inc. | ProLift Micro (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $134.27 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 02/23/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 01/28/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 01/05/2024 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 10/20/2023 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 09/11/2023 | Life Spine, Inc. | ProLift Micro (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $105.37 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 09/08/2023 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 09/01/2023 | Life Spine, Inc. | ProLift Micro (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $392.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | Life Spine, Inc. | ProLift Micro Tube Access (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $392.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 08/11/2023 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
| 08/03/2023 | CTL Medical Corporation | Spinal (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants and Instruments | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 208 | 219 | $243,493 | $77,885 |
| 2022 | 11 | 249 | 271 | $346,443 | $125,292 |
| 2021 | 11 | 406 | 451 | $446,582 | $115,322 |
| 2020 | 11 | 341 | 376 | $450,880 | $110,745 |
Total Patients
1,204
Total Services
1,317
Medicare Billing
$429,244
Procedure Codes
43
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $58,086 | $21,661 | 37.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $49,414 | $19,418 | 39.3% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $60,891 | $11,917 | 19.6% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $23,250 | $8,488 | 36.5% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 35 | $18,589 | $6,962 | 37.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $16,154 | $4,276 | 26.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $7,808 | $2,323 | 29.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $4,883 | $1,488 | 30.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $3,383 | $953.64 | 28.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,035 | $398.72 | 38.5% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $80,054 | $33,939 | 42.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 35 | $74,270 | $30,018 | 40.4% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $38,951 | $15,342 | 39.4% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $71,352 | $14,368 | 20.1% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $30,360 | $12,294 | 40.5% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 55 | $29,315 | $11,501 | 39.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $6,000 | $1,999 | 33.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 24 | $4,800 | $1,811 | 37.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $5,400 | $1,696 | 31.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 31 | $2,821 | $1,395 | 49.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $3,120 | $928.38 | 29.8% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $103,132 | $27,711 | 26.9% |
| 22551 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach, complex | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $77,820 | $21,248 | 27.3% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $64,286 | $18,141 | 28.2% |
| 22558 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $58,418 | $8,980 | 15.4% |
About Frederik Pennings, M.D., PHD
Frederik Pennings, M.D., PHD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Worcester, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/23/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1215126479.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Frederik Pennings, M.D., PHD has received a total of $457,546 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $75,366 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 178 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($445,826).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pennings has provided services to 1,204 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,317 services with total Medicare billing of $429,244. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Worcester, MA
- Active Since 10/23/2007
- Last Updated 10/05/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1215126479
Products in Payments
- Spinal (Device) $194,193
- SPINAL (Device) $55,000
- CapLOX II (Device) $5,445
- LIFENET VIVIGEN (Device) $4,951
- SYNFIX (Device) $4,137
- ProLift Micro (Device) $1,665
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $1,126
- Eminent Spine Oblique Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device (Device) $1,121
- SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM (Device) $1,000
- Vitality (Device) $757.68
- Timberline (Device) $525.58
- Mobi-C (Device) $427.28
- ELSA (Device) $419.44
- ProLift Micro Tube Access (Device) $417.93
- CHESAPEAKE STABILIZATION SYSTEM (Device) $375.08
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $249.58
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) $211.06
- Spinal Implants (Device) $201.72
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $195.16
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $185.33
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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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