Dr. James Eule, MD

NPI: 1871540013
Total Payments
$20,704
2024 Payments
$326.11
Companies
14
Transactions
84
Medicare Patients
3,324
Medicare Billing
$1.4M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$17,134 (82.8%)
Food & Beverage$3,459 (16.7%)
Education$92.70 (0.4%)
Gifts$19.30 (0.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Travel and Lodging $17,134 32 82.8%
Food and Beverage $3,459 50 16.7%
Education $92.70 1 0.4%
Gift $19.30 1 0.1%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Globus Medical, Inc. $11,788 26 $0 (2022)
Cerapedics Inc. $3,640 12 $0 (2023)
Medtronic, Inc. $2,216 19 $0 (2024)
Mazor Robotics Inc. $1,229 9 $0 (2017)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $1,037 6 $0 (2019)
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $270.47 2 $0 (2022)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $162.55 3 $0 (2022)
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $101.00 1 $0 (2017)
KCI USA, Inc. $91.19 1 $0 (2022)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $75.00 1 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $326.11 2 Medtronic, Inc. ($326.11)
2023 $4,084 21 Cerapedics Inc. ($3,640)
2022 $1,790 14 Medtronic, Inc. ($1,449)
2021 $4,395 9 Globus Medical, Inc. ($4,213)
2020 $2,339 3 Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,320)
2019 $4,070 13 Globus Medical, Inc. ($3,203)
2018 $229.46 4 Globus Medical, Inc. ($131.55)
2017 $3,470 18 Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,858)

All Payment Transactions

84 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
09/13/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PLASMABLADE(TM) (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $206.51 General
Category: Advanced Energy Cutting Device
07/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. AQUAMANTYS(TM) (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $119.60 General
Category: Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device
09/12/2023 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $15.15 General
Category: TL
09/11/2023 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $15.15 General
Category: TL
09/11/2023 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $15.15 General
Category: TL
09/11/2023 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $15.15 General
Category: TL
09/08/2023 Medtronic, Inc. MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $105.08 General
Category: Image Guided Surgery Products
09/07/2023 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $187.15 General
Category: TL
09/07/2023 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.13 General
Category: TL
09/06/2023 Stryker Corporation OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $36.78 General
Category: SPINE
09/06/2023 Medtronic, Inc. MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.20 General
Category: Image Guided Surgery Products
05/19/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $159.34 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/19/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $118.54 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/19/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Education In-kind items and services $92.70 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/18/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $89.91 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/18/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $51.55 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/18/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $40.04 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/18/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.29 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/17/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $2,826.81 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/17/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $43.08 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
05/17/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $9.45 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
03/20/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $171.97 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
02/10/2023 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.40 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
11/03/2022 KCI USA, Inc. PREVENA (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $91.19 General
Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings
10/13/2022 Medtronic, Inc. AQUAMANTYS(TM) (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $197.29 General
Category: Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 26 922 1,204 $4.1M $400,629
2022 27 879 1,138 $3.7M $380,063
2021 23 793 1,010 $3.1M $321,770
2020 22 730 925 $3.2M $332,352
Total Patients
3,324
Total Services
4,277
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Procedure Codes
99

All Medicare Procedures & Services

99 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc Facility 2023 36 37 $714,507 $65,215 9.1%
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc Facility 2023 35 35 $525,000 $51,057 9.7%
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion Facility 2023 65 150 $376,500 $37,850 10.1%
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine Facility 2023 23 83 $293,239 $31,706 10.8%
63051 Reconstruction of upper spine bone and posterior bony elements with release of upper spinal cord Facility 2023 16 16 $249,936 $26,549 10.6%
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc Facility 2023 31 62 $309,318 $23,963 7.7%
63047 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment Facility 2023 30 30 $376,920 $23,084 6.1%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 162 174 $67,860 $20,671 30.5%
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments Facility 2023 22 24 $169,560 $17,905 10.6%
22846 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments Facility 2023 23 23 $160,034 $16,967 10.6%
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck Facility 2023 21 21 $131,880 $15,587 11.8%
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc Facility 2023 14 25 $164,850 $11,826 7.2%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 107 129 $35,217 $10,952 31.1%
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments Facility 2023 12 12 $75,912 $8,513 11.2%
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment Facility 2023 26 40 $163,000 $8,234 5.1%
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back Facility 2023 28 29 $60,117 $7,323 12.2%
22848 Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones Facility 2023 11 11 $56,001 $3,892 6.9%
72141 Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast Office 2023 21 21 $63,378 $3,538 5.6%
72148 Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast Office 2023 15 16 $48,576 $3,014 6.2%
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 51 70 $16,870 $2,418 14.3%
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views Office 2023 54 55 $18,260 $2,390 13.1%
20939 Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft Facility 2023 25 25 $10,450 $1,723 16.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 12 12 $6,072 $1,705 28.1%
72110 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views Office 2023 35 36 $12,672 $1,654 13.1%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 34 47 $11,515 $1,585 13.8%

About Dr. James Eule, MD

Dr. James Eule, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Anchorage, Alaska. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/30/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1871540013.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Eule, MD has received a total of $20,704 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $326.11 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 84 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($17,134).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Eule has provided services to 3,324 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,277 services with total Medicare billing of $1.4M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 99 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
  • Location Anchorage, AK
  • Active Since 05/30/2006
  • Last Updated 10/23/2025
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1871540013

Products in Payments

  • I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $3,640
  • Spine (Device) $2,681
  • Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $1,727
  • CALIBER (Device) $1,641
  • Clavical Fixation (16-186) (Device) $1,455
  • MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $1,384
  • CREO (Device) $1,374
  • INDEPENDENCE MIS (Device) $1,191
  • StealthStation (Device) $819.89
  • EXCELSIUS (Device) $655.96
  • Excelsius - GPS (Device) $474.03
  • AQUAMANTYS(TM) (Device) $316.89
  • CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $274.88
  • M6-C (Device) $270.47
  • PLASMABLADE(TM) (Device) $206.51
  • FORTIFY (Device) $158.52
  • ALTERA (Device) $131.15
  • CREO MCS (Device) $117.00
  • VIPER (Device) $112.50
  • EXPAREL (Drug) $101.00

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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