Total Payments
$7,231
2024 Payments
$1,363
Companies
8
Transactions
88
Medicare Patients
811
Medicare Billing
$86,698
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,713 (51.3%)
Travel$3,471 (48.0%)
Education$46.78 (0.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,713 | 70 | 51.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,471 | 17 | 48.0% |
| Education | $46.78 | 1 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $3,884 | 44 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,895 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $1,189 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $176.12 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $34.43 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Avanos Medical | $19.46 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc. | $17.59 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $15.36 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,363 | 12 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,234) |
| 2023 | $1,515 | 23 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($1,137) |
| 2022 | $2,182 | 26 | Stryker Corporation ($1,601) |
| 2021 | $2,139 | 25 | Stryker Corporation ($2,055) |
| 2019 | $17.59 | 1 | Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc. ($17.59) |
| 2018 | $15.36 | 1 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC ($15.36) |
All Payment Transactions
88 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 4 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/21/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.26 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/21/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.72 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/21/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.99 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/12/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.71 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/23/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $330.64 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/22/2021 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.63 | General |
| Category: NAILS | ||||||
| 08/20/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $197.33 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/20/2021 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.05 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 07/28/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.45 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 07/28/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.60 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 06/09/2021 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.98 | General |
| Category: NAILS | ||||||
| 10/15/2019 | Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.59 | General |
| 05/14/2018 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.36 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 605 | 1,982 | $304,432 | $67,021 |
| 2022 | 9 | 176 | 331 | $77,022 | $14,721 |
| 2021 | 2 | 30 | 30 | $62,156 | $4,956 |
Total Patients
811
Total Services
2,343
Medicare Billing
$86,698
Procedure Codes
25
All Medicare Procedures & Services
25 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $67,782 | $14,508 | 21.4% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $59,538 | $12,718 | 21.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 102 | 124 | $36,090 | $8,254 | 22.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 63 | 72 | $29,464 | $6,663 | 22.6% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 11 | 720 | $20,160 | $5,237 | 26.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 78 | 96 | $24,309 | $4,914 | 20.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 84 | 109 | $17,189 | $3,816 | 22.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $16,504 | $3,553 | 21.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $13,878 | $2,672 | 19.3% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 50 | 62 | $9,622 | $2,293 | 23.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 24 | $4,363 | $1,036 | 23.7% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 31 | $4,303 | $863.87 | 20.1% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 60 | 586 | $1,172 | $488.21 | 41.7% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 11 | 58 | $58.00 | $5.64 | 9.7% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $29,701 | $3,416 | 11.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 29 | $11,687 | $2,907 | 24.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $8,400 | $2,020 | 24.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 25 | $7,125 | $1,700 | 23.9% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 30 | 38 | $5,782 | $1,365 | 23.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 23 | 25 | $6,432 | $1,326 | 20.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $4,609 | $1,129 | 24.5% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 17 | 19 | $2,983 | $722.76 | 24.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 15 | 152 | $304.00 | $133.87 | 44.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $36,158 | $2,480 | 6.9% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $25,999 | $2,477 | 9.5% |
About Dr. James Bircher, DO
Dr. James Bircher, DO is a Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Maple Grove, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/01/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1053771204.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Bircher, DO has received a total of $7,231 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,363 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 88 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,713).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bircher has provided services to 811 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,343 services with total Medicare billing of $86,698. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 25 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Maple Grove, MN
- Active Since 03/01/2016
- Last Updated 06/11/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0114X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1053771204
Products in Payments
- MAKO (Device) $3,643
- Oxford (Device) $1,001
- Persona (Device) $275.24
- ROSA (Device) $202.67
- MagnRom21 (Device) $186.44
- Velys (Device) $172.18
- Taperloc (Device) $148.07
- RESTORATION (Device) $104.13
- CORI (Device) $83.61
- BIRMINGHAM HIP (Device) $70.71
- TRIATHLON (Device) $66.92
- T2 (Device) $50.61
- OXFORD PARTIAL KNEE (Device) $46.78
- ATTUNE (Device) $34.43
- OSS Orthopedic Salvage System (Device) $21.80
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $21.80
- ACCOLADE (Device) $19.71
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $15.36
- Avenir (Device) $13.60
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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.