Total Payments
$2,991
2024 Payments
$168.64
Companies
15
Transactions
54
Medicare Patients
637
Medicare Billing
$82,209
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,991 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,991 | 54 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,858 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $321.48 | 20 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $156.21 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $151.30 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $136.67 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $87.29 | 7 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $63.45 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $57.55 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $46.58 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $35.24 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $168.64 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($151.30) |
| 2023 | $150.21 | 5 | Medacta USA, Inc. ($57.55) |
| 2022 | $127.27 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($104.39) |
| 2021 | $179.07 | 4 | SI-BONE, INC. ($136.67) |
| 2020 | $269.30 | 18 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($253.22) |
| 2019 | $91.33 | 4 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($68.26) |
| 2018 | $19.73 | 1 | Olympus America Inc. ($19.73) |
| 2017 | $1,985 | 14 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,858) |
All Payment Transactions
54 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.30 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.34 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | Mecta-C (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $41.25 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | Mecta-C (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.30 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 05/18/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.40 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/15/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.58 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 05/15/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.68 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 12/22/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Artisan (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.31 | General |
| Category: Artisan_NMD | ||||||
| 11/23/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Spectra WaveWriter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.19 | General |
| Category: Spectra WaveWriter_NMD | ||||||
| 07/28/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Spectra WaveWriter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.35 | General |
| Category: Spectra WaveWriter_NMD | ||||||
| 04/06/2022 | Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Gliadel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.88 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 02/10/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Artisan (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.11 | General |
| Category: Artisan_NMD | ||||||
| 01/13/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Artisan (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.43 | General |
| Category: Artisan_NMD | ||||||
| 10/19/2021 | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Gliadel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.36 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/12/2021 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $136.67 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 01/29/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | ARTISAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.67 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 01/27/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.37 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 12/15/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | ELEVATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.30 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/15/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX - Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.30 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 12/11/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX - Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.01 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 12/07/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | ELEVATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.81 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/02/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX - Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.29 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 11/17/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | MazorX - Renaissance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.31 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 11/09/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ARTISAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.08 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/08/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | O-ARM-Spine (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.18 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 159 | 171 | $66,202 | $23,768 |
| 2022 | 8 | 140 | 160 | $28,637 | $10,696 |
| 2021 | 9 | 186 | 223 | $38,867 | $16,710 |
| 2020 | 8 | 152 | 164 | $77,604 | $31,036 |
Total Patients
637
Total Services
718
Medicare Billing
$82,209
Procedure Codes
32
All Medicare Procedures & Services
32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $35,672 | $8,707 | 24.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $11,446 | $6,441 | 56.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $4,713 | $2,394 | 50.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,937 | $1,827 | 62.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 24 | $5,104 | $1,822 | 35.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 30 | $4,200 | $1,710 | 40.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $2,130 | $866.87 | 40.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 31 | $7,378 | $2,706 | 36.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 39 | $6,591 | $2,537 | 38.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,992 | $1,930 | 38.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,970 | $1,141 | 38.4% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $2,239 | $819.51 | 36.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 21 | $2,184 | $815.15 | 37.3% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $1,095 | $447.45 | 40.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $1,188 | $299.30 | 25.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 38 | 47 | $9,695 | $4,491 | 46.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $5,909 | $2,288 | 38.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 30 | 31 | $4,278 | $1,940 | 45.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $4,734 | $1,903 | 40.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $3,312 | $1,582 | 47.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 27 | $3,807 | $1,442 | 37.9% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $2,639 | $1,126 | 42.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 25 | $2,075 | $1,026 | 49.4% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 31 | $2,418 | $913.02 | 37.8% |
| 22551 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $44,156 | $18,136 | 41.1% |
About Dr. John Kast, MD
Dr. John Kast, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Montgomery, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/23/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1376579383.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Kast, MD has received a total of $2,991 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $168.64 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 54 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,991).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kast has provided services to 637 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 718 services with total Medicare billing of $82,209. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Montgomery, AL
- Active Since 06/23/2006
- Last Updated 01/06/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1376579383
Products in Payments
- ALTERA (Device) $1,295
- CALIBER (Device) $463.17
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $156.11
- ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $151.30
- IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $136.67
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $100.57
- CREO (Device) $100.04
- APTIOM (Drug) $87.29
- ELEVATE (Device) $59.10
- Mecta-C (Device) $57.55
- Spectra WaveWriter (Device) $57.54
- Artisan (Device) $46.85
- FLOSEAL (Device) $46.58
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $46.08
- Gliadel (Drug) $35.24
- ARTISAN (Device) $28.75
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $23.07
- EVIS EXERA (Device) $19.73
- Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $17.37
- STRATAFIX (Device) $17.34
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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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