Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,397 | 92 | 72.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,373 | 8 | 27.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevro Corp. | $3,643 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $3,161 | 22 | $0 (2023) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $476.61 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Avanos Medical | $314.74 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $275.62 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $217.39 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| PAINTEQ LLC | $176.43 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | $146.78 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $134.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Curonix LLC | $97.95 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $745.26 | 11 | Nevro Corp. ($314.31) |
| 2023 | $3,126 | 32 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. ($1,943) |
| 2022 | $1,594 | 19 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. ($1,203) |
| 2021 | $709.69 | 8 | PAINTEQ LLC ($176.43) |
| 2020 | $294.06 | 3 | Nevro Corp. ($294.06) |
| 2019 | $828.39 | 9 | Nevro Corp. ($544.75) |
| 2018 | $1,473 | 18 | Nevro Corp. ($1,287) |
All Payment Transactions
100 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.61 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.91 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.49 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.04 | General |
| 07/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.18 | General |
| 06/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.79 | General |
| 04/26/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.59 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.47 | General |
| 04/05/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.95 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 03/22/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.75 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.48 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.75 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.86 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/20/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.96 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/20/2023 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.76 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.84 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.08 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.32 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.16 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.15 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.47 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/17/2023 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | Intracept (Device), Intracept, Intracept | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.45 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 07/21/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.99 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 920 | 2,238 | $858,597 | $100,173 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1,079 | 2,614 | $758,103 | $117,451 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,290 | 2,692 | $1.2M | $162,577 |
| 2020 | 26 | 1,203 | 2,860 | $1.3M | $163,230 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
126 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 181 | 257 | $99,727 | $18,670 | 18.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 92 | 185 | $71,814 | $17,401 | 24.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 89 | 89 | $57,663 | $9,387 | 16.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 110 | 177 | $45,755 | $8,951 | 19.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 59 | 83 | $21,456 | $5,517 | 25.7% |
| 64628 | Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $107,800 | $5,129 | 4.8% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 54 | 67 | $70,973 | $5,099 | 7.2% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $25,423 | $4,702 | 18.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $18,789 | $3,720 | 19.8% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $38,016 | $3,546 | 9.3% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $17,615 | $3,235 | 18.4% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 32 | $66,246 | $3,128 | 4.7% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 22 | $56,918 | $2,406 | 4.2% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 22 | $22,796 | $1,905 | 8.4% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 32 | $33,088 | $1,799 | 5.4% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 22 | $28,459 | $1,350 | 4.7% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $15,950 | $1,084 | 6.8% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $14,743 | $866.06 | 5.9% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $18,058 | $862.92 | 4.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 18 | $15,127 | $651.24 | 4.3% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $4,170 | $369.58 | 8.9% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 26 | 50 | $1,870 | $292.30 | 15.6% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 33 | 571 | $1,256 | $54.30 | 4.3% |
| J2704 | Injection, propofol, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 13 | 426 | $4,686 | $40.08 | 0.9% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2023 | 11 | 18 | $198.00 | $7.75 | 3.9% |
About Dr. Kenneth Branton, M.D
Dr. Kenneth Branton, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Danvers, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/24/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609866557.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kenneth Branton, M.D has received a total of $8,770 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $745.26 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 100 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,397).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Branton has provided services to 4,492 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,404 services with total Medicare billing of $543,431. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 126 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Pain Medicine
- Location Danvers, MA
- Active Since 10/24/2005
- Last Updated 02/17/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609866557
Products in Payments
- Intracept (Device) $3,161
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $2,126
- Senza (Device) $1,027
- Omnia (Device) $490.21
- mild Device Kit (Device) $476.61
- COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $235.61
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) $203.61
- PAINTEQ (Device) $176.43
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $146.78
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $97.95
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $82.25
- COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $79.13
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $72.01
- Zilretta (Drug) $23.86
- TORCON NB (Device) $19.90
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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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