Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $58,897 | 44 | 88.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,480 | 134 | 6.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,000 | 2 | 4.5% |
| Entertainment | $358.89 | 3 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $45,777 | 63 | $0 (2022) |
| GE HealthCare | $9,934 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Brainlab, Inc. | $7,703 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $927.19 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $693.51 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Imperative Care, Inc | $417.50 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $255.18 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Kaneka Medical America LLC | $245.31 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $217.27 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | $135.22 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,631 | 42 | Brainlab, Inc. ($7,703) |
| 2023 | $11,339 | 50 | GE HealthCare ($9,934) |
| 2022 | $8,142 | 35 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($7,708) |
| 2021 | $3,293 | 6 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($3,270) |
| 2020 | $23.09 | 1 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($23.09) |
| 2019 | $24,441 | 22 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($24,394) |
| 2018 | $10,638 | 24 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($10,405) |
| 2017 | $228.75 | 3 | Synaptive Medical Inc. ($113.58) |
All Payment Transactions
183 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EMBOTRAP (Device), EMBOGUARD | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.17 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EMBOGUARD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.12 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TRUFILL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.05 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | CEREPAK UNIFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.30 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EMBOTRAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.87 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.93 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.69 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EMBOTRAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.82 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.23 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EMBOGUARD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.54 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | CEREPAK UNIFORM (Device), TRUFILL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.36 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | N/A (Device), EMBOTRAP | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.42 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EMBOTRAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.55 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EMBOTRAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.09 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.82 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | EMBOGUARD (Device), CEREPAK UNIFORM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.91 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.47 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.21 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | N/A (Device), EMBOTRAP, CEREPAK UNIFORM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.92 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TRUFILL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.97 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Brainlab, Inc. | Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.52 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | CEREPAK UNIFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.71 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.23 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Brainlab, Inc. | Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $508.60 | General |
| Category: Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 250 | 276 | $281,819 | $43,097 |
| 2022 | 11 | 226 | 234 | $177,910 | $29,692 |
| 2021 | 12 | 307 | 328 | $266,371 | $44,027 |
| 2020 | 10 | 276 | 299 | $228,007 | $36,771 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
45 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 38 | $90,012 | $13,886 | 15.4% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $34,832 | $5,510 | 15.8% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 33 | $60,725 | $5,442 | 9.0% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $26,616 | $4,339 | 16.3% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $22,983 | $2,731 | 11.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $8,694 | $2,424 | 27.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 48 | $6,144 | $2,148 | 35.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $8,020 | $2,104 | 26.2% |
| 36227 | Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $9,299 | $1,668 | 17.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $4,710 | $1,444 | 30.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $3,848 | $875.81 | 22.8% |
| 62272 | Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,936 | $523.32 | 8.8% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 24 | $29,856 | $4,564 | 15.3% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $25,965 | $4,179 | 16.1% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $28,530 | $3,978 | 13.9% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $18,853 | $2,992 | 15.9% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $31,230 | $2,991 | 9.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $9,177 | $2,611 | 28.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $8,584 | $2,356 | 27.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $8,421 | $2,303 | 27.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 48 | $6,144 | $2,141 | 34.9% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $3,942 | $959.97 | 24.4% |
| 62272 | Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $7,208 | $617.60 | 8.6% |
| 36224 | Insertion of catheter into internal carotid artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 23 | $51,065 | $8,113 | 15.9% |
| 36226 | Insertion of catheter into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 31 | $60,725 | $6,189 | 10.2% |
About Dr. Gavin Britz, MD
Dr. Gavin Britz, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/15/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1376686840.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gavin Britz, MD has received a total of $66,736 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,631 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 183 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($58,897).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Britz has provided services to 1,059 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,137 services with total Medicare billing of $153,587. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 45 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 02/15/2007
- Last Updated 01/24/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1376686840
Products in Payments
- MAGNETOM Vida 3T (Device) $8,607
- Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning (Device) $7,703
- MAGNETOM Free.Max (Device) $6,223
- Artis pheno (Device) $1,286
- SOMATOM X.cite (Device) $606.13
- MAGNETOM Sola (Device) $467.79
- MAGNETOM Terra 7T MRI Scanner (Device) $460.82
- TARGET (Device) $381.28
- EMBOTRAP (Device) $336.17
- NAEOTOM Alpha (Device) $310.20
- ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) $265.43
- EMBOGUARD (Device) $252.32
- ARTIS icono biplane (Device) $204.65
- CEREPAK UNIFORM (Device) $193.37
- EVOLVE (Device) $180.16
- RELINE (Device) $142.39
- ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) $125.59
- TruDi NAV Cable (Device) $119.27
- BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/Modus V (Device) $113.58
- MLX (Device) $112.79
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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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