Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $72,016 | 25 | 76.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,111 | 34 | 9.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,100 | 3 | 5.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,075 | 87 | 5.4% |
| Education | $1,890 | 2 | 2.0% |
| Honoraria | $1,000 | 1 | 1.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $44,561 | 70 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $30,485 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $13,795 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $2,136 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $1,262 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $723.50 | 11 | $0 (2020) |
| Biedermann Medtech, Inc. | $329.04 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Liberty Surgical, Inc | $305.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Novus Surgical Solutions LLC | $175.79 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $129.09 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38,634 | 45 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($20,117) |
| 2023 | $48,826 | 65 | Stryker Corporation ($24,557) |
| 2022 | $943.64 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($559.15) |
| 2021 | $530.67 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($530.67) |
| 2020 | $129.86 | 2 | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. ($129.86) |
| 2019 | $900.65 | 14 | Stryker Corporation ($472.00) |
| 2018 | $1,163 | 4 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($1,000) |
| 2017 | $3,064 | 14 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,888) |
All Payment Transactions
152 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Clavicular Fracture Fixation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.87 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Clavicular Fracture Fixation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.64 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $550.00 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $275.00 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VALOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.53 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Distal Radius II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.71 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Clavicular Fracture Fixation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.87 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,950.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,162.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,575.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.39 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.90 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.50 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.50 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.91 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.01 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,025.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PRO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $224.87 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PRO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $297.72 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PRO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $157.60 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PRO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.86 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 250 | 276 | $311,077 | $61,315 |
| 2022 | 7 | 255 | 277 | $262,817 | $48,292 |
| 2021 | 7 | 250 | 278 | $221,270 | $41,497 |
| 2020 | 6 | 204 | 234 | $163,941 | $29,129 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 39 | $239,478 | $47,811 | 20.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 96 | 113 | $27,685 | $5,090 | 18.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 40 | $14,400 | $2,757 | 19.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $9,457 | $1,935 | 20.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $6,944 | $1,230 | 17.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,284 | $905.66 | 21.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 26 | $4,814 | $871.24 | 18.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,015 | $714.78 | 17.8% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 28 | $199,757 | $34,112 | 17.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 102 | 118 | $22,806 | $5,467 | 24.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 44 | $12,518 | $3,125 | 25.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $9,422 | $2,150 | 22.8% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $8,832 | $1,705 | 19.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 26 | $5,300 | $985.05 | 18.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,182 | $747.19 | 17.9% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $171,503 | $26,488 | 15.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 105 | 127 | $17,272 | $6,280 | 36.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 36 | 37 | $7,733 | $2,760 | 35.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $6,940 | $2,148 | 30.9% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $4,692 | $1,385 | 29.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $6,596 | $1,311 | 19.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 32 | $6,534 | $1,126 | 17.2% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $123,943 | $19,290 | 15.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 80 | 100 | $13,600 | $3,640 | 26.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 39 | 39 | $8,216 | $2,234 | 27.2% |
About Dr. Gary Updegrove, MD
Dr. Gary Updegrove, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/07/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1518287010.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gary Updegrove, MD has received a total of $94,192 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $38,634 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 152 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($72,016).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Updegrove has provided services to 959 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,065 services with total Medicare billing of $180,232. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 29 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Hershey, PA
- Active Since 06/07/2010
- Last Updated 10/16/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1518287010
Products in Payments
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $21,917
- Anthem (Device) $19,113
- NA (Device) $11,270
- Proximal Ulna (Device) $10,317
- AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device) $8,019
- AXSOS (Device) $4,774
- PRO (Device) $4,428
- AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) $3,375
- DYNACORD (Device) $2,390
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System (Device) $1,000
- Proximal Humerus Locking Plate (Device) $329.04
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse (Device) $262.29
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS REVERS TOTAL SHOULDER MODULAR GLENOID SYSTEMS (Device) $247.80
- AEQUALIS (Device) $246.30
- BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) $154.36
- Ascend Flex (Device) $148.61
- BIO4 (Device) $142.62
- SIMPLICITI (Device) $124.18
- AEQUALIS FLEX REVIVE (Device) $123.36
- VA-LCP (Device) $118.53
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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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