Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $7,038 | 6 | 52.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,583 | 63 | 26.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,494 | 5 | 11.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,236 | 1 | 9.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED ORTHOPEDICS LLC | $4,638 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,389 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $1,537 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $1,354 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $775.67 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $258.42 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | $198.21 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $184.64 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $174.65 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOCOMPOSITES INC | $151.21 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,816 | 14 | Acera Surgical, Inc. ($1,252) |
| 2023 | $990.83 | 17 | Stryker Corporation ($180.34) |
| 2022 | $806.23 | 12 | Stryker Corporation ($387.66) |
| 2021 | $8,700 | 31 | UNITED ORTHOPEDICS LLC ($3,600) |
| 2020 | $1,038 | 1 | United Orthopedics LLC ($1,038) |
All Payment Transactions
75 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/06/2024 | Trimed, Inc. | Tools - AFS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.33 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.62 | General |
| 09/18/2024 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.77 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.91 | General |
| 08/26/2024 | Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.68 | General |
| 06/11/2024 | Amgen Inc. | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.64 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | International Life Sciences | FLEXBAND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.02 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDICS | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $127.09 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Medline Industries LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.53 | General |
| 05/07/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.26 | General |
| 04/28/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.74 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,236.00 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 03/22/2024 | Next Science LLC | Xperience (Device), BlastX, SurgX | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.88 | General |
| Category: Surgical infection | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.12 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 12/11/2023 | Next Science LLC | SurgX (Device), Xperience, BlastX | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.64 | General |
| Category: Surgical Site Infection | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | COLINK AFX (Device), COLINK PLATING SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.77 | General |
| Category: IN2BONES | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | OSSIO INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $105.00 | General |
| 08/18/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device), Spinal-Stim | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.66 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Stryker Corporation | HOFFMANN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.24 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.54 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 07/26/2023 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.00 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Evos Mini (Device), EVOS, Panta 2 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.48 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Lifenet Health | TheraGenesis Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.85 | General |
| Category: Wound | ||||||
| 06/19/2023 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.00 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 06/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | HOFFMANN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.10 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 938 | 1,340 | $464,426 | $139,333 |
| 2022 | 11 | 504 | 707 | $235,096 | $69,768 |
| 2021 | 5 | 130 | 171 | $39,329 | $14,061 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
37 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 175 | 282 | $83,757 | $31,560 | 37.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 166 | 261 | $55,750 | $20,800 | 37.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 147 | 147 | $59,607 | $19,733 | 33.1% |
| 13160 | Extensive or complicated repair of surface wound reopening | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $40,800 | $14,084 | 34.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 95 | 166 | $42,431 | $13,254 | 31.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 50 | $24,300 | $7,559 | 31.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 61 | 116 | $16,920 | $5,429 | 32.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $15,510 | $5,117 | 33.0% |
| 28003 | Drainage of fluid filled sacs beneath connective tissue in multiple foot joints | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 31 | $45,483 | $3,835 | 8.4% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Office | 2023 | 14 | 33 | $10,784 | $3,817 | 35.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $10,108 | $3,610 | 35.7% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 50 | $10,206 | $2,063 | 20.2% |
| 28820 | Amputation of toe at joint between forefoot and toes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $17,423 | $1,992 | 11.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,232 | $1,856 | 29.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,803 | $1,404 | 36.9% |
| 15275 | Application of skin substitute graft to wound of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 28 | $8,652 | $1,397 | 16.2% |
| 28002 | Drainage of fluid filled sac below connective tissue in foot joint | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $9,038 | $920.86 | 10.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $3,622 | $901.70 | 24.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 84 | $33,684 | $12,169 | 36.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 78 | 106 | $28,134 | $11,650 | 41.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 72 | 119 | $29,869 | $9,227 | 30.9% |
| 28122 | Partial removal of foot or heel bone | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 21 | $25,158 | $5,632 | 22.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 52 | 116 | $15,723 | $5,566 | 35.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 33 | $16,038 | $5,401 | 33.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $14,850 | $4,843 | 32.6% |
About Dr. Kurtis Bertram, DPM
Dr. Kurtis Bertram, DPM is a Foot & Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Atlanta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/12/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528592094.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kurtis Bertram, DPM has received a total of $13,351 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,816 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 75 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($7,038).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bertram has provided services to 1,572 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,218 services with total Medicare billing of $223,162. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 37 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Other Specialties Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Atlanta, GA
- Active Since 04/12/2017
- Last Updated 10/19/2022
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0103X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1528592094
Products in Payments
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $1,354
- Product Portfolio (Device) $1,097
- PRODUCT PORTFOLIO (Device) $368.51
- HOFFMANN (Device) $337.11
- PROPHECY (Device) $167.05
- ASNIS (Device) $166.96
- STIMULAN (Device) $151.21
- Integra (Device) $131.58
- Evos Mini (Device) $126.48
- NA (Device) $125.54
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOOT & ANKLE MTP (Device) $125.00
- GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) $115.20
- Physio-Stim (Device) $106.66
- Xperience (Device) $70.88
- INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (Device) $53.06
- SonicOne OR (Device) $50.69
- FLEXBAND (Device) $32.02
- BIOFOAM (Device) $28.94
- AXS INFINITY LS (Device) $28.43
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $25.64
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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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