Total Payments
$37,109
2024 Payments
$1,977
Companies
34
Transactions
194
Medicare Patients
1,613
Medicare Billing
$107,694
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$21,318 (57.4%)
Food & Beverage$6,184 (16.7%)
Travel$6,091 (16.4%)
Education$3,163 (8.5%)
Consulting$250.00 (0.7%)
Other$102.06 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $21,318 | 19 | 57.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,184 | 145 | 16.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,091 | 24 | 16.4% |
| Education | $3,163 | 4 | 8.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $250.00 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Entertainment | $102.06 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $21,318 | 19 | $0 (2021) |
| Stryker Corporation | $6,831 | 60 | $0 (2024) |
| Medinc of Texas | $3,778 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $795.09 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $634.40 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $471.74 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $417.06 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $359.73 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $353.33 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $336.54 | 11 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,977 | 33 | Medinc of Texas ($524.62) |
| 2023 | $344.35 | 9 | Medinc of Texas ($121.50) |
| 2022 | $798.52 | 20 | Stryker Corporation ($296.49) |
| 2021 | $3,236 | 28 | Medinc of Texas ($1,200) |
| 2020 | $3,030 | 8 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($2,917) |
| 2019 | $9,367 | 32 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($6,670) |
| 2018 | $12,159 | 36 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($5,908) |
| 2017 | $6,196 | 28 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($4,962) |
All Payment Transactions
194 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.49 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.77 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.67 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.10 | General |
| 09/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.14 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.11 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.95 | General |
| 07/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.09 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | Medical Devices (Device), Medical Devices | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $80.80 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Device Research | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.93 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.31 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 04/22/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.15 | General |
| 04/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.52 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 04/13/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $40.07 | General |
| 04/13/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $27.78 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.63 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $107.73 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 04/11/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $77.84 | General |
| 04/08/2024 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.85 | General |
| 03/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS FLEX REVIVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.81 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 425 | 567 | $86,231 | $27,872 |
| 2022 | 14 | 491 | 678 | $99,121 | $32,532 |
| 2021 | 11 | 431 | 606 | $195,071 | $31,048 |
| 2020 | 7 | 266 | 320 | $189,078 | $16,242 |
Total Patients
1,613
Total Services
2,171
Medicare Billing
$107,694
Procedure Codes
46
All Medicare Procedures & Services
46 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 89 | 134 | $18,626 | $8,354 | 44.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 66 | 66 | $13,728 | $5,005 | 36.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 41 | 57 | $13,224 | $2,817 | 21.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $8,000 | $2,634 | 32.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 24 | $4,944 | $1,828 | 37.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,109 | $1,727 | 33.8% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $5,355 | $1,171 | 21.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 33 | 38 | $4,712 | $1,124 | 23.9% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 33 | $4,191 | $1,073 | 25.6% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 38 | $3,290 | $870.87 | 26.5% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 21 | $1,674 | $496.06 | 29.6% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,547 | $362.64 | 23.4% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,456 | $347.23 | 23.8% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 36 | 75 | $375.00 | $62.49 | 16.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 92 | 127 | $17,653 | $7,725 | 43.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 43 | $13,760 | $5,287 | 38.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 68 | 68 | $14,144 | $5,001 | 35.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 53 | 79 | $18,328 | $3,736 | 20.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 28 | $5,768 | $2,757 | 47.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $5,109 | $1,869 | 36.6% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 17 | $5,355 | $1,217 | 22.7% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 34 | 38 | $4,712 | $1,121 | 23.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 26 | 33 | $4,191 | $1,064 | 25.4% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 21 | 26 | $2,464 | $768.04 | 31.2% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 15 | 30 | $2,604 | $746.26 | 28.7% |
About Dr. Gregory Elders, MD
Dr. Gregory Elders, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Conroe, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/01/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669479861.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gregory Elders, MD has received a total of $37,109 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,977 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 194 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($21,318).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Elders has provided services to 1,613 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,171 services with total Medicare billing of $107,694. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Conroe, TX
- Active Since 07/01/2005
- Last Updated 04/12/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669479861
Products in Payments
- Arsenal CBx (Device) $14,690
- Arsenal (Device) $6,628
- ACCOLADE (Device) $1,796
- SERRATO (Device) $1,633
- XIA (Device) $968.41
- FORTILINK (Device) $795.09
- MAKO (Device) $538.34
- Variax (Device) $417.43
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $375.53
- MazorX Renaissance (Device) $312.44
- iFuse Implant (Device) $290.90
- TRIATHLON (Device) $270.89
- INTELLIS (Device) $269.04
- TRITANIUM (Device) $266.90
- FORTILINK-A IBF SYSTEM (Device) $250.00
- VIPER (Device) $238.86
- T2 (Device) $222.39
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $163.05
- Zilretta (Drug) $160.57
- CAT SIJ Fixation System (Device) $149.16
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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.