Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,414 | 33 | 31.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,579 | 8 | 23.5% |
| Education | $2,500 | 1 | 22.7% |
| Grant | $2,500 | 1 | 22.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $7,607 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,666 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $556.53 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $148.31 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $14.93 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,170 | 22 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($4,988) |
| 2023 | $3,316 | 8 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,619) |
| 2022 | $1,507 | 13 | Stryker Corporation ($1,359) |
All Payment Transactions
43 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.70 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO 7 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.42 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Velys (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ACTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.06 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.08 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $188.25 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 06/07/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ACTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.38 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.52 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 03/17/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.39 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 03/16/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $195.06 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 03/16/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.71 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Titan (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $747.96 | General |
| Category: Recon Shoulders or Extremity, Upper | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $565.62 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $396.52 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, JOURNEY II | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $181.56 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.65 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.43 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 01/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.68 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.34 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.60 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| 01/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.54 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 12/16/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.34 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.58 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.42 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 40 | 40 | $95,318 | $7,233 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $55,518 | $4,517 | 8.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $39,800 | $2,716 | 6.8% |
About Dr. Joseph Kromka, MD
Dr. Joseph Kromka, MD is a Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/09/2018. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811486376.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Kromka, MD has received a total of $10,993 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,170 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 43 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,414).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kromka has provided services to 40 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 40 services with total Medicare billing of $7,233. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Pittsburgh, PA
- Active Since 05/09/2018
- Last Updated 09/04/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0114X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1811486376
Products in Payments
- MAKO (Device) $2,152
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $1,755
- Titan (Device) $747.96
- TRIATHLON (Device) $397.11
- ATTUNE (Device) $283.09
- ACTIS (Device) $148.44
- Velys (Device) $125.00
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $116.84
- PICO 7 (Device) $104.42
- PREVENA (Device) $14.93
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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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