Total Payments
$2,639
2024 Payments
$41.08
Companies
11
Transactions
57
Medicare Patients
1,078
Medicare Billing
$117,985
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,842 (69.8%)
Travel$797.11 (30.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,842 | 53 | 69.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $797.11 | 4 | 30.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $891.38 | 37 | $0 (2019) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $608.81 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $415.23 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | $150.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $134.01 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $120.35 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $114.09 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $106.30 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $61.81 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $22.19 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41.08 | 2 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($26.17) |
| 2023 | $120.23 | 1 | Baxter Healthcare ($120.23) |
| 2022 | $92.15 | 2 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($80.13) |
| 2021 | $22.19 | 1 | LivaNova USA, Inc. ($22.19) |
| 2020 | $13.78 | 1 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE ($13.78) |
| 2019 | $256.91 | 6 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($214.95) |
| 2018 | $806.23 | 20 | Stryker Corporation ($373.27) |
| 2017 | $1,287 | 24 | SI-BONE, Inc. ($596.79) |
All Payment Transactions
57 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.17 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.91 | General |
| 01/26/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.23 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 08/22/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.02 | General |
| 03/15/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.13 | General |
| Category: Vertiflex Superion_NMD | ||||||
| 02/24/2021 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | VNS - Sentiva (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/05/2020 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.78 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 08/27/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | nanoLOCK-L (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.39 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/26/2019 | Stryker Corporation | UNIVERSAL NEURO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $41.96 | General |
| Category: NEURO | ||||||
| 03/11/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | INFINITY OCT System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.55 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 02/28/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX - Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 02/25/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | ZEVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.79 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 02/22/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | POWEREASE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.22 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 12/14/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | GRAFTON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.03 | General |
| Category: Biologics | ||||||
| 11/27/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.52 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/16/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | INFINITY OCT System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.84 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 11/12/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX - Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.10 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 11/02/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | Anatomic PEEK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.63 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 10/05/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | O-ARM-Spine (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.15 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 09/10/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | INFINITY OCT System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.86 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 08/24/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | PRESTIGE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.54 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 08/20/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX - Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.14 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 07/20/2018 | Stryker Corporation | NONE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $273.54 | General |
| Category: NONE | ||||||
| 07/20/2018 | Stryker Corporation | NONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $99.73 | General |
| Category: NONE | ||||||
| 06/18/2018 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | GRAFTON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.58 | General |
| Category: Biologics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 334 | 364 | $218,596 | $40,501 |
| 2022 | 7 | 188 | 207 | $83,664 | $19,913 |
| 2021 | 9 | 308 | 325 | $114,777 | $29,619 |
| 2020 | 7 | 248 | 270 | $112,015 | $27,951 |
Total Patients
1,078
Total Services
1,166
Medicare Billing
$117,985
Procedure Codes
34
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61885 | Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to single electrode array | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $37,344 | $9,176 | 24.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 85 | 87 | $35,148 | $8,451 | 24.0% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $73,868 | $6,688 | 9.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 61 | 67 | $18,157 | $3,982 | 21.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $13,752 | $2,674 | 19.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $11,254 | $2,663 | 23.7% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $9,534 | $2,412 | 25.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $10,890 | $2,336 | 21.5% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 36 | $4,176 | $1,365 | 32.7% |
| 97750 | Test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 21 | $2,121 | $495.52 | 23.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,352 | $258.48 | 11.0% |
| 61885 | Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to single electrode array | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $26,452 | $6,539 | 24.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 53 | 54 | $21,816 | $5,637 | 25.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 47 | $12,737 | $2,837 | 22.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 25 | $9,550 | $2,013 | 21.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $6,289 | $1,400 | 22.3% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 25 | $2,900 | $751.91 | 25.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 20 | $3,920 | $734.87 | 18.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 73 | 74 | $29,896 | $7,909 | 26.5% |
| 61885 | Insertion or replacement of brain neurostimulator generator or receiver with connection to a single electrode | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $21,784 | $5,556 | 25.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 62 | 70 | $18,970 | $4,977 | 26.2% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $9,135 | $2,349 | 25.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 50 | 53 | $10,388 | $2,238 | 21.5% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $8,172 | $2,170 | 26.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 21 | $7,413 | $2,093 | 28.2% |
About Dr. John German, MD
Dr. John German, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Albany, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/24/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1598787905.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John German, MD has received a total of $2,639 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $41.08 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 57 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,842).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, German has provided services to 1,078 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,166 services with total Medicare billing of $117,985. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Albany, NY
- Active Since 07/24/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1598787905
Products in Payments
- iFuse Implant (Device) $596.79
- NONE (Device) $373.27
- VITOM 90 DETACHABLE, AUTOCLAVE (Device) $150.00
- nanoLOCK-L (Device) $139.39
- CAPSTONE (Device) $133.08
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $132.80
- MATRIXNEURO (Device) $120.35
- FLOSEAL (Device) $120.23
- SCS IPGs (Device) $114.09
- Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) $80.13
- POWEREASE (Device) $73.25
- ANASTOCLIP (Device) $61.81
- GRAFTON (Device) $61.29
- CD HORIZON (Device) $59.40
- INFINITY OCT System (Device) $58.25
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $55.24
- UNIVERSAL NEURO (Device) $41.96
- DIVERGENCE (Device) $26.22
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $26.17
- DIVERGENCE-L (Device) $22.82
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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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