Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,537 | 1 | 66.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $513.50 | 10 | 22.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $200.00 | 1 | 8.6% |
| Gift | $62.50 | 1 | 2.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camber Spine Technologies | $1,595 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education | $576.90 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $86.75 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $41.17 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $11.09 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $86.75 | 2 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($86.75) |
| 2020 | $41.17 | 1 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($41.17) |
| 2019 | $39.87 | 3 | Camber Spine Technologies ($28.78) |
| 2017 | $2,145 | 7 | Camber Spine Technologies ($1,566) |
All Payment Transactions
13 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.73 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.02 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 11/04/2020 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA-Brain (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.17 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 08/09/2019 | Camber Spine Technologies | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.72 | General |
| 08/08/2019 | Camber Spine Technologies | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.06 | General |
| 05/08/2019 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | INTELLIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.09 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/02/2017 | The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $183.87 | General |
| 12/02/2017 | The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $130.53 | General |
| 12/02/2017 | The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education | — | Gift | Cash or cash equivalent | $62.50 | General |
| 11/09/2017 | The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $200.00 | General |
| 10/24/2017 | Camber Spine Technologies | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,537.04 | General |
| 10/18/2017 | Camber Spine Technologies | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.97 | General |
| 06/03/2017 | Brainlab, Inc. | Airo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.34 | General |
| Category: Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 358 | 488 | $606,077 | $188,011 |
| 2022 | 11 | 388 | 509 | $676,510 | $193,251 |
| 2021 | 10 | 315 | 421 | $535,088 | $164,924 |
| 2020 | 9 | 250 | 333 | $434,730 | $133,813 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
39 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 56 | $181,832 | $67,533 | 37.1% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 158 | $96,064 | $28,711 | 29.9% |
| 22552 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 84 | $63,840 | $23,456 | 36.7% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $45,836 | $17,993 | 39.3% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $89,610 | $14,863 | 16.6% |
| 22846 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $54,378 | $14,390 | 26.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $51,350 | $10,231 | 19.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 91 | 93 | $15,159 | $8,364 | 55.2% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $8,008 | $2,470 | 30.8% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 54 | 54 | $175,338 | $64,219 | 36.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 65 | 146 | $88,768 | $26,237 | 29.6% |
| 22552 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 74 | $56,240 | $20,634 | 36.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $94,800 | $16,884 | 17.8% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $89,610 | $14,977 | 16.7% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $39,288 | $14,549 | 37.0% |
| 22846 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $50,350 | $13,222 | 26.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 103 | 109 | $17,767 | $9,730 | 54.8% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $30,668 | $5,982 | 19.5% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $30,657 | $5,406 | 17.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $3,024 | $1,412 | 46.7% |
| 22551 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach, complex | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 39 | $126,633 | $48,023 | 37.9% |
| 22633 | Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach, single interspace and segment | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $58,932 | $24,146 | 41.0% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 54 | 125 | $76,000 | $23,414 | 30.8% |
| 22552 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc in upper spinal column below second vertebra of neck , anterior approach | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 61 | $46,360 | $17,481 | 37.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $79,000 | $14,923 | 18.9% |
About Dr. Larry Armstrong, DO
Dr. Larry Armstrong, DO is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386671790.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Larry Armstrong, DO has received a total of $2,313 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $86.75 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 13 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,537).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Armstrong has provided services to 1,311 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,751 services with total Medicare billing of $679,998. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 39 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Fayetteville, AR
- Active Since 06/28/2006
- Last Updated 03/16/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1386671790
Products in Payments
- ROSA-Brain (Device) $41.17
- INTELLIS (Device) $11.09
- Airo (Device) $2.34
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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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