Dr. John Costouros, MD

NPI: 1437238565
Total Payments
$1.8M
2024 Payments
$135,893
Companies
24
Transactions
670
Medicare Patients
3,506
Medicare Billing
$773,425

Payment Breakdown by Category

Royalty/License$1.1M (63.6%)
Consulting$340,053 (19.0%)
Other$128,200 (7.2%)
Travel$92,504 (5.2%)
Research$70,500 (3.9%)
Food & Beverage$20,798 (1.2%)
Education$1,229 (0.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Royalty or License $1.1M 70 63.6%
Consulting Fee $340,053 112 19.0%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $118,600 41 6.6%
Travel and Lodging $92,504 177 5.2%
Unspecified $70,500 9 3.9%
Food and Beverage $20,798 259 1.2%
Honoraria $9,600 1 0.5%
Education $1,229 1 0.1%

Payments by Type

General
$1.7M
661 transactions
Research
$70,500
5 transactions
Ownership
$0
4 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Arthrex, Inc. $944,017 110 $0 (2022)
Stryker Corporation $391,784 221 $0 (2024)
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. $153,171 175 $0 (2020)
MEDACTA USA, INC. $107,025 82 $0 (2024)
FX Shoulder USA, Inc $106,866 14 $0 (2023)
Catalyst OrthoScience $77,469 15 $0 (2023)
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. $3,975 4 $0 (2022)
Evolution Surgical, Inc $3,311 16 $0 (2022)
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $2,000 1 $0 (2021)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $1,105 10 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $135,893 67 Stryker Corporation ($91,754)
2023 $154,350 79 Stryker Corporation ($128,170)
2022 $489,474 91 Arthrex, Inc. ($253,603)
2021 $290,696 87 Arthrex, Inc. ($197,452)
2020 $184,823 36 Arthrex, Inc. ($144,048)
2019 $192,798 111 Arthrex, Inc. ($114,721)
2018 $242,871 132 Arthrex, Inc. ($163,276)
2017 $101,438 67 Arthrex, Inc. ($70,918)

All Payment Transactions

670 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 27

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/16/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. Shoulder System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $2,251.96 General
Category: SHOULDER
12/13/2024 Stryker Corporation AEQUALIS (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $656.25 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
12/03/2024 Shoulder Innovations, Inc. InSet System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $176.71 General
Category: Orthopedic Implant
11/26/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $525.00 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
11/12/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. NextAR TSA Platform (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $881.90 General
Category: Shoulder
10/30/2024 Stryker Corporation AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $14,509.01 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/30/2024 Stryker Corporation AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $109.80 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/18/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $129.72 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
10/08/2024 Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA COMBOGESIC IV (Drug) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $343.50 General
Category: Pain / Addiction
09/25/2024 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $2,125.76 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
09/13/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $36.48 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
09/06/2024 Stryker Corporation AEQUALIS (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $656.25 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
09/04/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. Shoulder System (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $22,950.00 General
Category: SHOULDER
08/22/2024 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $71.25 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/09/2024 Stryker Corporation TORNIER FLEX (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $4,200.00 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
08/08/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. NextAR TSA Platform (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $453.47 General
Category: Shoulder
07/29/2024 Stryker Corporation AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $14,288.15 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
07/29/2024 Stryker Corporation AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $112.58 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
06/18/2024 Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ZYNRELEF (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.39 General
Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF
06/15/2024 Stryker Corporation AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $146.48 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
06/14/2024 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $104.83 General
Category: Sports Surgical
06/13/2024 Stryker Corporation TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device), TORNIER FLEX Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $9,056.25 General
Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE
06/13/2024 Stryker Corporation TORNIER FLEX (Device), TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.64 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
06/06/2024 Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ZYNRELEF (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.09 General
Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF
06/05/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. NextAR TSA Platform (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $1,281.26 General
Category: Shoulder

Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Company Amount Records
Easytech Reversed shoulder FX Shoulder USA, Inc $42,075 1
Easytech Reversed Shoulder IDE FX Shoulder USA, Inc $19,877 1
Easytech Reversed Shoulder System Clinical Study FX Shoulder USA, Inc $7,440 1
GRIP 3 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. $714.60 1
Comprehensive Revision System Wright Medical Technology, Inc. $393.75 1

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 13 1,218 1,860 $2.0M $266,981
2022 12 1,071 1,597 $1.8M $242,648
2021 12 933 1,486 $1.5M $220,038
2020 7 284 334 $264,580 $43,758
Total Patients
3,506
Total Services
5,277
Medicare Billing
$773,425
Procedure Codes
59

All Medicare Procedures & Services

59 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder Facility 2023 87 87 $1.1M $114,872 10.7%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 211 354 $77,880 $40,554 52.1%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2023 167 289 $63,580 $23,946 37.7%
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope Facility 2023 23 23 $218,250 $22,871 10.5%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 201 401 $48,120 $14,218 29.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 88 88 $35,200 $11,688 33.2%
29828 Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope Facility 2023 22 22 $178,000 $10,672 6.0%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Facility 2023 67 67 $26,800 $7,336 27.4%
23020 Release of tendon of shoulder joint Facility 2023 12 12 $73,500 $4,507 6.1%
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope Facility 2023 28 28 $56,000 $4,255 7.6%
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope Facility 2023 28 28 $140,000 $3,782 2.7%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Facility 2023 154 327 $11,785 $2,605 22.1%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 31 32 $9,600 $1,764 18.4%
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and Office 2023 30 31 $4,650 $1,593 34.3%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 17 17 $3,060 $1,305 42.6%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Facility 2023 20 21 $6,300 $731.34 11.6%
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Office 2023 32 33 $660.00 $280.95 42.6%
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder Facility 2022 51 52 $626,400 $67,483 10.8%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 210 370 $81,400 $41,516 51.0%
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope Facility 2022 34 34 $305,100 $33,063 10.8%
29828 Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope Facility 2022 37 38 $254,800 $20,591 8.1%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2022 131 223 $49,060 $18,562 37.8%
23474 Revision of total shoulder repair, total shoulder Facility 2022 11 11 $154,000 $17,010 11.0%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 75 75 $30,000 $10,692 35.6%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 173 300 $36,000 $10,488 29.1%

About Dr. John Costouros, MD

Dr. John Costouros, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Redwood City, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/02/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1437238565.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Costouros, MD has received a total of $1.8M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $135,893 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 670 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($1.1M).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Costouros has provided services to 3,506 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,277 services with total Medicare billing of $773,425. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 59 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Redwood City, CA
  • Active Since 11/02/2006
  • Last Updated 09/20/2016
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1437238565

Products in Payments

  • ARTHREX (Device) $446,057
  • ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY & FRACTURE REVERS (Device) $317,085
  • AEQUALIS PERFORM (Device) $217,345
  • SIMPLICITI (Device) $74,445
  • Catalyst Total CSR (Device) $74,051
  • BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $72,543
  • ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS REVERS TOTAL SHOULDER REVERS (Device) $62,945
  • AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX (Device) $56,341
  • BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM (Device) $45,855
  • Shoulder System (Device) $39,312
  • NEXTAR (Device) $21,587
  • Easytech Anatomical Shoulder System (Device) $19,877
  • R&D UPPER EXT (Device) $18,232
  • AEQUALIS (Device) $14,190
  • QUADRA (Device) $12,826
  • PRIMARY SHOULDER (Device) $11,476
  • TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID (Device) $9,056
  • Easytech Reversed (Device) $7,440
  • Primary Shoulder (Device) $5,650
  • REUNION (Device) $4,841

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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