Total Payments
$9,112
2024 Payments
$636.79
Companies
14
Transactions
112
Medicare Patients
2,900
Medicare Billing
$363,381
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$4,155 (45.6%)
Food & Beverage$3,431 (37.7%)
Consulting$1,500 (16.5%)
Education$26.06 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $4,155 | 21 | 45.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,431 | 87 | 37.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,500 | 3 | 16.5% |
| Education | $26.06 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $2,976 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Presidio Surgical, Inc | $1,979 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,922 | 33 | $0 (2019) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $1,066 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $296.62 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $254.96 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Augmedics Inc. | $239.99 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $116.44 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Egalet US Inc | $107.91 | 17 | $0 (2017) |
| Stryker Corporation | $57.75 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $636.79 | 6 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($459.75) |
| 2023 | $204.22 | 6 | Augmedics Inc. ($87.94) |
| 2022 | $134.70 | 3 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($78.66) |
| 2021 | $1,070 | 3 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($994.88) |
| 2020 | $836.77 | 8 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($836.77) |
| 2019 | $906.89 | 11 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($684.15) |
| 2018 | $2,012 | 30 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,400) |
| 2017 | $3,310 | 45 | Presidio Surgical, Inc ($1,861) |
All Payment Transactions
112 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $182.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.98 | General |
| 10/03/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $257.77 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.16 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $130.89 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.99 | General |
| 12/12/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.54 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 09/28/2023 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $87.94 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/17/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.12 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.29 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 03/05/2023 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS, INC. | NEOX (Medical Supply), CLARIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.26 | General |
| Category: HUMAN TISSUE PRODUCTS | ||||||
| 02/10/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.07 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/12/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | X-PAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.66 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/22/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.33 | General |
| 09/15/2022 | Stryker Corporation | IVAS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.71 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 12/13/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EXPEDIUM (Device), CONDUIT, SYMPHONY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.17 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/13/2021 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $372.92 | General |
| 03/01/2021 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $621.96 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/10/2020 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $301.53 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/31/2020 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $218.20 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/18/2020 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.32 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/20/2020 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $122.96 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/20/2020 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/20/2020 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/20/2020 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 539 | 798 | $364,426 | $76,002 |
| 2022 | 15 | 718 | 962 | $341,673 | $85,940 |
| 2021 | 23 | 903 | 1,192 | $640,891 | $138,027 |
| 2020 | 14 | 740 | 992 | $212,571 | $63,412 |
Total Patients
2,900
Total Services
3,944
Medicare Billing
$363,381
Procedure Codes
67
All Medicare Procedures & Services
67 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 148 | 305 | $46,360 | $21,568 | 46.5% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $86,460 | $8,658 | 10.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 92 | $20,700 | $8,283 | 40.0% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 38 | $78,204 | $7,480 | 9.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 66 | $41,435 | $6,973 | 16.8% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $42,350 | $6,531 | 15.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $14,749 | $5,677 | 38.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $6,300 | $2,369 | 37.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $5,943 | $2,223 | 37.4% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 33 | 56 | $4,368 | $1,660 | 38.0% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $3,745 | $1,469 | 39.2% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 35 | $2,730 | $1,166 | 42.7% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $6,270 | $1,011 | 16.1% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $1,484 | $647.36 | 43.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 32 | $3,328 | $288.94 | 8.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 201 | 318 | $48,409 | $22,071 | 45.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 107 | 146 | $32,968 | $14,997 | 45.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $84,195 | $10,738 | 12.8% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 74 | $44,248 | $8,476 | 19.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 55 | 55 | $18,865 | $7,222 | 38.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 25 | $51,450 | $5,087 | 9.9% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2022 | 30 | 31 | $17,670 | $3,389 | 19.2% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 47 | 81 | $6,318 | $2,524 | 40.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $6,750 | $2,523 | 37.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 23 | $6,509 | $2,520 | 38.7% |
About Dr. Gary Alegre, MD
Dr. Gary Alegre, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Stockton, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/24/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1063467116.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gary Alegre, MD has received a total of $9,112 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $636.79 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 112 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($4,155).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Alegre has provided services to 2,900 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,944 services with total Medicare billing of $363,381. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 67 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Stockton, CA
- Active Since 05/24/2006
- Last Updated 02/07/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1063467116
Products in Payments
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $2,227
- Timberline (Device) $1,246
- iFuse Implant (Device) $1,031
- MULTIPLE (Device) $355.18
- Mobi-C (Device) $249.34
- Xvision (Device) $239.99
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $217.96
- Presidio Surgical, Inc (Device) $117.89
- iGA (Device) $111.13
- SPRIX (Drug) $107.91
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $100.90
- Vitality (Device) $99.05
- VuePoint (Device) $89.02
- X-PAC (Device) $78.66
- Timberline MPF (Device) $62.11
- Virage (Device) $45.46
- Zyston Curved (Device) $43.42
- XIA (Device) $37.04
- NEOX (Medical Supply) $35.26
- Polaris Translation Spinal Syste (Device) $34.27
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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.