Total Payments
$22,183
2024 Payments
$906.04
Companies
21
Transactions
185
Medicare Patients
133
Medicare Billing
$17,191
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$11,662 (52.6%)
Food & Beverage$8,904 (40.1%)
Consulting$1,500 (6.8%)
Other$116.10 (0.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $11,662 | 38 | 52.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,904 | 144 | 40.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,500 | 1 | 6.8% |
| Entertainment | $116.10 | 2 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $8,395 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $2,908 | 21 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,798 | 37 | $0 (2023) |
| ulrich medical USA, Inc. | $2,114 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| K2M, Inc. | $1,796 | 20 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,380 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $799.52 | 11 | $0 (2022) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $537.07 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| AXOGEN | $320.12 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $204.61 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $906.04 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($397.08) |
| 2023 | $665.29 | 16 | Medtronic, Inc. ($271.70) |
| 2022 | $2,035 | 30 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION ($799.52) |
| 2021 | $2,478 | 35 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($941.39) |
| 2020 | $434.10 | 7 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($249.55) |
| 2019 | $5,934 | 36 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,803) |
| 2018 | $9,730 | 51 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($5,436) |
All Payment Transactions
185 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | OsteoStrand (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.38 | General |
| Category: OrthoBiologics | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.71 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Deformity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.89 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | MOBI-C PLUG & FIT US (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.08 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.93 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.48 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 06/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.97 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.88 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.11 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/07/2024 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | Medical Devices (Device), Medical Devices | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $191.61 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Device Research | ||||||
| 12/04/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.67 | General |
| 12/04/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.66 | General |
| 11/30/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.30 | General |
| 10/11/2023 | Stryker Corporation | VITOSS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.82 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $131.82 | General |
| 09/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $10.89 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.97 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.83 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.81 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/09/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.03 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/05/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.63 | General |
| 03/30/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 7D Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.58 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | ||||||
| 03/18/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $10.24 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 03/17/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.74 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 03/03/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | CURE ACP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.12 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 35 | 38 | $15,271 | $4,120 |
| 2022 | 2 | 39 | 40 | $16,940 | $4,408 |
| 2021 | 3 | 47 | 55 | $23,372 | $7,637 |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $2,220 | $1,027 |
Total Patients
133
Total Services
145
Medicare Billing
$17,191
Procedure Codes
8
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 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 | 17 | 17 | $7,837 | $2,215 | 28.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $7,434 | $1,904 | 25.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $11,600 | $2,956 | 25.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $5,340 | $1,452 | 27.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $9,518 | $3,202 | 33.6% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 19 | $10,465 | $3,083 | 29.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $3,389 | $1,351 | 39.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,220 | $1,027 | 46.3% |
About Joey Grochmal, MD, PHD
Joey Grochmal, MD, PHD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in The Woodlands, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/05/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1053832527.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Joey Grochmal, MD, PHD has received a total of $22,183 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $906.04 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 185 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($11,662).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Grochmal has provided services to 133 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 145 services with total Medicare billing of $17,191. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 8 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location The Woodlands, TX
- Active Since 07/05/2017
- Last Updated 06/17/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1053832527
Products in Payments
- ALTERA (Device) $2,200
- ELSA (Device) $1,902
- SI-LOK (Device) $1,764
- XIA (Device) $1,131
- CHESAPEAKE Interbody System (Device) $1,102
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $1,077
- CREO (Device) $866.32
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $795.50
- RISE-L (Device) $722.31
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $570.05
- DIVERGENCE-L (Device) $421.60
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $404.96
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $372.13
- Mariner (Device) $356.40
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $323.59
- Spine (Device) $310.36
- IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $267.38
- General K2M Product Discussion (Device) $237.68
- RAVINE Lateral Access System (Device) $216.21
- RISE Intra LIF (Device) $213.22
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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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