Total Payments
$2,562
2024 Payments
$27.24
Companies
8
Transactions
16
Medicare Patients
637
Medicare Billing
$54,386
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$1,000 (39.0%)
Food & Beverage$798.52 (31.2%)
Travel$763.57 (29.8%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $1,000 | 1 | 39.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $798.52 | 12 | 31.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $763.57 | 3 | 29.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,104 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Elekta, Inc. | $161.83 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Surgical Theater Inc | $133.54 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $66.49 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Osteomed LLC | $63.41 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $19.78 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $12.84 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27.24 | 1 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($27.24) |
| 2023 | $226.47 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($167.44) |
| 2022 | $173.19 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($173.19) |
| 2021 | $161.83 | 1 | Elekta, Inc. ($161.83) |
| 2020 | $133.54 | 1 | Surgical Theater Inc ($133.54) |
| 2018 | $816.11 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($763.57) |
| 2017 | $1,024 | 3 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,000) |
All Payment Transactions
16 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.24 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.78 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SONOPET IQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.44 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 05/06/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.25 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | Stryker Corporation | ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY ET DURAL SEALANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.19 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 10/16/2021 | Elekta, Inc. | LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE ICON (Device), LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE PERFEXION, LEKSELL GAMMAPLAN | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $161.83 | General |
| Category: NEURO SOLUTIONS | ||||||
| 02/06/2020 | Surgical Theater Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.54 | General |
| 07/06/2018 | Stryker Corporation | NONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $577.51 | General |
| Category: NONE | ||||||
| 07/06/2018 | Stryker Corporation | NONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $140.06 | General |
| Category: NONE | ||||||
| 07/06/2018 | Stryker Corporation | NONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.00 | General |
| Category: NONE | ||||||
| 05/01/2018 | Osteomed LLC | NEURO-Neur (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.60 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Device | ||||||
| 03/14/2018 | Osteomed LLC | NEURO-Neur (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.55 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Device | ||||||
| 02/22/2018 | Osteomed LLC | NEURO-Profile0 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.39 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Device | ||||||
| 12/12/2017 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra Ruby Coil (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.84 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 07/03/2017 | Osteomed LLC | Neuro-Osteomatch (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.87 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Device | ||||||
| 04/03/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | PlasmaBlade (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Advanced Energy Cutting Device | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 162 | 165 | $54,003 | $13,458 |
| 2022 | 4 | 122 | 126 | $32,110 | $9,459 |
| 2021 | 5 | 181 | 186 | $59,543 | $16,113 |
| 2020 | 6 | 172 | 174 | $62,027 | $15,355 |
Total Patients
637
Total Services
651
Medicare Billing
$54,386
Procedure Codes
22
All Medicare Procedures & Services
22 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $25,590 | $6,194 | 24.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 48 | $5,175 | $1,965 | 38.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $6,000 | $1,475 | 24.6% |
| 61800 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery application of headframe | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $9,920 | $1,320 | 13.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,065 | $1,136 | 27.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $2,301 | $954.32 | 41.5% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $952.00 | $414.75 | 43.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 48 | 48 | $24,540 | $6,210 | 25.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 37 | $3,885 | $1,416 | 36.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $2,533 | $1,129 | 44.6% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 24 | $1,152 | $704.39 | 61.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 93 | 93 | $46,890 | $11,119 | 23.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 53 | 56 | $5,880 | $2,259 | 38.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $4,260 | $1,308 | 30.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $1,937 | $959.66 | 49.5% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $576.00 | $467.16 | 81.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 71 | 71 | $33,845 | $7,582 | 22.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 29 | $9,970 | $3,045 | 30.5% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside the brain | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $11,715 | $2,151 | 18.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 30 | 31 | $3,255 | $1,102 | 33.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $2,658 | $1,031 | 38.8% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $584.00 | $444.28 | 76.1% |
About Dr. Gregory Zipfel, MD
Dr. Gregory Zipfel, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Saint Louis, Missouri. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255357489.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gregory Zipfel, MD has received a total of $2,562 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $27.24 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 16 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($1,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Zipfel has provided services to 637 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 651 services with total Medicare billing of $54,386. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 22 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Saint Louis, MO
- Active Since 07/14/2006
- Last Updated 04/17/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255357489
Products in Payments
- PlasmaBlade (Device) $1,000
- NONE (Device) $763.57
- ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY ET DURAL SEALANT (Device) $173.19
- SONOPET IQ (Device) $167.44
- LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE ICON (Device) $161.83
- CODMAN CERTAS (Device) $66.49
- NEURO-Neur (Device) $39.15
- FLOSEAL (Device) $19.78
- NEURO-Profile0 (Device) $13.39
- Penumbra Ruby Coil (Device) $12.84
- Neuro-Osteomatch (Device) $10.87
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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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