Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $44,478 | 17 | 44.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $23,975 | 67 | 24.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $18,643 | 393 | 18.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $12,678 | 2 | 12.7% |
| Gift | $85.76 | 2 | 0.1% |
| Entertainment | $66.17 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $30,284 | 74 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $23,180 | 56 | $0 (2021) |
| Innovasis Inc | $14,514 | 33 | $0 (2022) |
| SPINEART USA INC | $5,650 | 24 | $0 (2022) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $4,703 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $3,915 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $3,713 | 63 | $0 (2023) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $3,457 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,989 | 47 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,115 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,374 | 20 | Expanding Innovations, Inc. ($274.00) |
| 2023 | $5,703 | 35 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($2,086) |
| 2022 | $4,862 | 25 | Innovasis Inc ($2,085) |
| 2021 | $1,207 | 36 | SPINEART USA INC ($425.38) |
| 2020 | $13,486 | 43 | Innovasis Inc ($6,129) |
| 2019 | $19,113 | 97 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($11,825) |
| 2018 | $12,384 | 100 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($5,913) |
| 2017 | $41,796 | 126 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($22,663) |
All Payment Transactions
482 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 20
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.98 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.08 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Theragen, Inc. | ActaStim-S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.52 | General |
| Category: Surgical recovery | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.70 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.44 | General |
| 09/30/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vital (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.46 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Expanding Innovations, Inc. | X-PAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $116.00 | General |
| 09/25/2024 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Nexxt Spine Product Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $117.04 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Nexxt Spine Product Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $69.09 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $71.52 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Expanding Innovations, Inc. | X-PAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $83.00 | General |
| 08/21/2024 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | ACTIVL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.88 | General |
| Category: SPINE SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Innovation Technologies Inc | IRRISEPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.23 | General |
| Category: JET LAVAGE DEVICE WITH CHG | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.23 | General |
| 06/17/2024 | Argentum Medical | — | Entertainment | Cash or cash equivalent | $66.17 | General |
| 06/03/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.85 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Expanding Innovations, Inc. | X-PAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $75.00 | General |
| 03/18/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $133.25 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.87 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/27/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.71 | General |
| 12/27/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.05 | General |
| 12/01/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | SafeOp (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.66 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.26 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | ACTIVL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.26 | General |
| Category: SPINE SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 25 | 33 | $12,408 | $3,468 |
| 2022 | 2 | 25 | 33 | $15,513 | $3,657 |
| 2021 | 1 | 12 | 25 | $13,875 | $2,658 |
| 2020 | 2 | 38 | 47 | $10,659 | $2,992 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 19 | $6,396 | $1,947 | 30.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $6,012 | $1,520 | 25.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 20 | $8,253 | $2,082 | 25.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $7,259 | $1,575 | 21.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 25 | $13,875 | $2,658 | 19.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 33 | $9,539 | $2,614 | 27.4% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $1,120 | $377.67 | 33.7% |
About Dr. Joseph Morreale, M.D
Dr. Joseph Morreale, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Westminster, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/25/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1659509875.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Morreale, M.D has received a total of $99,926 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,374 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 482 transactions from 48 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($44,478).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Morreale has provided services to 100 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 138 services with total Medicare billing of $12,775. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Westminster, CO
- Active Since 06/25/2009
- Last Updated 10/22/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1659509875
Products in Payments
- ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC (Device) $17,911
- activL Artificial Disc (Device) $11,712
- Mobi-C (Device) $9,995
- Avenue L (Device) $5,721
- Pathfinder NXT (Device) $5,700
- CAVUX Cervical Cage (Device) $4,658
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $3,158
- SCARLET AL-T (Device) $3,134
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $3,039
- CREO MIS (Device) $1,335
- Timberline (Device) $1,317
- TRYPTIK Ti (Device) $945.49
- Rampart One Interbody Fusion System (Device) $874.78
- JULIET TL Ti (Device) $853.68
- ACTIVL (Device) $639.21
- FlareHawk (Device) $529.86
- SiJoin (Device) $433.82
- PERLA TL (Device) $425.47
- i-FACTOR Putty (Device) $418.49
- mi-eye (Device) $415.57
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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.