Total Payments
$5,884
2024 Payments
$30.58
Companies
12
Transactions
19
Medicare Patients
1,002
Medicare Billing
$79,522
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$3,975 (67.6%)
Food & Beverage$949.33 (16.1%)
Travel$659.71 (11.2%)
Other$300.00 (5.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $3,975 | 3 | 67.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $949.33 | 11 | 16.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $659.71 | 4 | 11.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $300.00 | 1 | 5.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $2,975 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $721.36 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Asensus Surgical, Inc. | $600.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $577.46 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Vascular Technology, Inc. | $400.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Axonics, Inc. | $180.89 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| PRESCIENT SURGICAL | $131.06 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $123.34 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $118.42 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| TerSera Therapeutics LLC | $30.58 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30.58 | 1 | TerSera Therapeutics LLC ($30.58) |
| 2023 | $400.00 | 1 | Vascular Technology, Inc. ($400.00) |
| 2022 | $795.92 | 4 | Asensus Surgical, Inc. ($600.00) |
| 2021 | $61.65 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($61.65) |
| 2019 | $1,502 | 10 | Stryker Corporation ($659.71) |
| 2018 | $3,093 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($2,975) |
All Payment Transactions
19 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2024 | TerSera Therapeutics LLC | Xermelo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.58 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Vascular Technology, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| 05/01/2022 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.43 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 04/26/2022 | Asensus Surgical, Inc. | Senhance (Device), Senhance, Senhance | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Robotics | ||||||
| 03/29/2022 | Axonics, Inc. | Axonics (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.46 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | Amgen Inc. | XGEVA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.03 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 05/19/2021 | Stryker Corporation | SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.65 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 11/27/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.15 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/13/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL BPH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.90 | General |
| Category: BPH | ||||||
| 11/01/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.31 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/20/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/25/2019 | AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | DSUVIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $123.34 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 05/16/2019 | PRESCIENT SURGICAL | CleanCision (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $131.06 | General |
| Category: Wound Retraction and Protection System | ||||||
| 02/18/2019 | Stryker Corporation | 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $217.86 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 02/18/2019 | Stryker Corporation | 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.83 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 02/15/2019 | Stryker Corporation | 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $77.15 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 02/04/2019 | Stryker Corporation | 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $293.87 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 06/27/2018 | Ethicon US, LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,975.00 | General |
| 02/01/2018 | Mallinckrodt LLC | OFIRMEV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.42 | General |
| Category: ACUTE CARE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 299 | 372 | $100,852 | $24,401 |
| 2022 | 7 | 239 | 303 | $67,605 | $18,296 |
| 2021 | 7 | 251 | 329 | $79,084 | $21,726 |
| 2020 | 8 | 213 | 256 | $64,120 | $15,098 |
Total Patients
1,002
Total Services
1,260
Medicare Billing
$79,522
Procedure Codes
42
All Medicare Procedures & Services
42 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 114 | $19,038 | $5,752 | 30.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 35 | $11,764 | $2,505 | 21.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $9,020 | $2,009 | 22.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $9,360 | $2,009 | 21.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 25 | $6,400 | $1,987 | 31.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $7,241 | $1,972 | 27.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $7,411 | $1,592 | 21.5% |
| 46600 | Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $3,234 | $1,542 | 47.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 32 | $5,761 | $1,324 | 23.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $6,636 | $1,322 | 19.9% |
| 45330 | Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 27 | $10,719 | $1,288 | 12.0% |
| 46600 | Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 22 | $2,926 | $770.55 | 26.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,342 | $327.14 | 24.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 87 | 116 | $19,372 | $6,153 | 31.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 34 | $7,349 | $2,413 | 32.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $7,667 | $1,842 | 24.0% |
| 46600 | Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $3,165 | $1,474 | 46.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 17 | $4,352 | $1,347 | 31.0% |
| 45330 | Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 26 | $10,322 | $1,265 | 12.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $5,304 | $1,209 | 22.8% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 35 | $4,340 | $1,143 | 26.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,606 | $879.57 | 24.4% |
| 46600 | Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $2,128 | $570.36 | 26.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 71 | 102 | $17,034 | $5,618 | 33.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $13,079 | $3,198 | 24.5% |
About Dr. Kurt Melstrom, MD
Dr. Kurt Melstrom, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Glendora, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/10/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1508026832.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kurt Melstrom, MD has received a total of $5,884 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $30.58 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 19 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($3,975).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Melstrom has provided services to 1,002 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,260 services with total Medicare billing of $79,522. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 42 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery
- Location Glendora, CA
- Active Since 06/10/2008
- Last Updated 11/17/2020
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1508026832
Products in Payments
- 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) $659.71
- Senhance (Device) $600.00
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $577.46
- Axonics (Device) $180.89
- CleanCision (Device) $131.06
- DSUVIA (Drug) $123.34
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $118.42
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $61.65
- Xermelo (Drug) $30.58
- XGEVA (Biological) $15.03
- GENERAL BPH (Device) $10.90
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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