Total Payments
$37,411
2024 Payments
$5,652
Companies
19
Transactions
678
Medicare Patients
571
Medicare Billing
$96,709
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$27,978 (74.8%)
Travel$7,037 (18.8%)
Consulting$1,395 (3.7%)
Other$1,000 (2.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $27,978 | 648 | 74.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,037 | 28 | 18.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,395 | 1 | 3.7% |
| Honoraria | $1,000 | 1 | 2.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $18,033 | 402 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $9,191 | 179 | $0 (2024) |
| Brainlab, Inc. | $2,002 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $1,821 | 25 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,644 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $1,437 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Carlsmed, Inc. | $860.55 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $388.31 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $354.63 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $338.28 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,652 | 112 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($3,828) |
| 2023 | $7,756 | 94 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,698) |
| 2022 | $9,866 | 161 | Stryker Corporation ($5,861) |
| 2021 | $10,186 | 209 | Stryker Corporation ($7,783) |
| 2020 | $3,540 | 92 | Stryker Corporation ($3,396) |
| 2019 | $410.54 | 10 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($202.31) |
All Payment Transactions
678 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 28
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO ADDITION (Device), ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.44 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $147.90 | General |
| 12/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.54 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | AttraX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.44 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.95 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.64 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Independence MIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.61 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | AttraX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.41 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device), QUARTEX, ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.38 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | QUARTEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.07 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device), MARS 3V/3VL, ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.16 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.93 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.00 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.59 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device), ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System, QUARTEX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.72 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $186.66 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $176.66 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | QUARTEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.23 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Retrieve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $196.01 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Retrieve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | QUARTEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.14 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Retrieve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $664.03 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Retrieve (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Curiteva, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $163.44 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | XLIF (Device), Lateral Disc Prep I & II | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.98 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 157 | 217 | $159,106 | $35,391 |
| 2022 | 5 | 96 | 152 | $172,376 | $34,664 |
| 2021 | 5 | 136 | 156 | $34,072 | $11,323 |
| 2020 | 7 | 182 | 231 | $45,986 | $15,332 |
Total Patients
571
Total Services
756
Medicare Billing
$96,709
Procedure Codes
24
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 47 | $78,428 | $14,682 | 18.7% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $35,771 | $6,708 | 18.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 61 | $9,929 | $4,028 | 40.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 35 | $13,419 | $3,923 | 29.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $10,556 | $3,543 | 33.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,983 | $1,712 | 24.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $4,020 | $795.30 | 19.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 51 | $85,884 | $16,408 | 19.1% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $66,318 | $10,117 | 15.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 50 | $8,050 | $3,558 | 44.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $9,100 | $3,310 | 36.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $3,024 | $1,271 | 42.0% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 53 | 54 | $16,416 | $4,416 | 26.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 35 | $5,635 | $2,476 | 43.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $6,188 | $2,381 | 38.5% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 33 | $2,901 | $1,040 | 35.8% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $2,932 | $1,010 | 34.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 66 | 67 | $20,368 | $5,486 | 26.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 25 | 50 | $8,150 | $2,990 | 36.7% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 18 | 22 | $3,432 | $1,736 | 50.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 29 | 31 | $4,807 | $1,693 | 35.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $4,256 | $1,604 | 37.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 35 | $2,921 | $1,151 | 39.4% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,052 | $671.95 | 32.7% |
About Dr. Joaquin Camara, MD
Dr. Joaquin Camara, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/22/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760778443.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joaquin Camara, MD has received a total of $37,411 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,652 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 678 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($27,978).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Camara has provided services to 571 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 756 services with total Medicare billing of $96,709. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 06/22/2011
- Last Updated 11/06/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1760778443
Products in Payments
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $5,670
- CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $2,480
- Image Guided Surgical Device (Device) $2,002
- YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,644
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $1,639
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $1,371
- VITOSS (Device) $1,339
- Traverse (Device) $1,019
- Retrieve (Device) $892.04
- aprevo (Device) $860.55
- OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) $675.01
- BIO4 (Device) $621.10
- ELSA, ELSA AL/ATP (Device) $606.43
- Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) $583.85
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $468.58
- ELSA ATP (Device) $447.90
- ELSA (Device) $433.04
- EVEREST XT (Device) $418.18
- NIAGARA LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $414.00
- RAVINE LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $373.48
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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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