Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $13,800 | 3 | 32.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $11,298 | 5 | 26.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,410 | 32 | 19.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,235 | 101 | 14.6% |
| Unspecified | $3,098 | 2 | 7.2% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $17,366 | 39 | $0 (2020) |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $12,945 | 29 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $6,754 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $3,907 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $817.65 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $252.36 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $190.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Balt USA, LLC | $173.44 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Route 92 Medical, Inc. | $172.37 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Imperative Care, Inc | $116.12 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,768 | 25 | Medtronic, Inc. ($4,307) |
| 2023 | $1,652 | 15 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,447) |
| 2022 | $491.46 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($491.46) |
| 2021 | $766.61 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($508.17) |
| 2020 | $86.57 | 2 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($70.49) |
| 2019 | $2,331 | 18 | MicroVention, Inc. ($1,871) |
| 2018 | $17,905 | 32 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($9,953) |
| 2017 | $14,841 | 33 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($7,055) |
All Payment Transactions
143 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $165.67 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.84 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $60.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.22 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.02 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,452.71 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $452.68 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ONYX 18 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Liquid Embolics | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $97.70 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $52.34 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $90.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $33.94 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.89 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $26.98 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.71 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| 07/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.08 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HYPERFORMTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.08 | General |
| Category: Access | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SOLITAIRE X (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.30 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.82 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AXIUM PRIMETM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.80 | General |
| Category: Intrasaccular | ||||||
| 03/11/2024 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | ARTIS icono biplane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $190.00 | General |
| Category: AT - Fixed interventional x-ray/angiography fluoroscopy | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Route 92 Medical, Inc. | 8F BASE CAMP SHEATH SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.37 | General |
| Category: NEURO ACCESS | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT | MicroVention, Inc. | $2,698 | 1 |
| APOLLO PAS | Medtronic USA, Inc. | $400.00 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 291 | 375 | $294,458 | $47,813 |
| 2022 | 16 | 383 | 473 | $462,305 | $75,518 |
| 2021 | 14 | 266 | 326 | $476,449 | $45,467 |
| 2020 | 10 | 198 | 269 | $638,654 | $46,233 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
53 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 42 | $81,300 | $14,488 | 17.8% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $47,124 | $7,474 | 15.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 79 | $30,936 | $5,138 | 16.6% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $46,138 | $5,131 | 11.1% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $28,589 | $4,023 | 14.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $11,388 | $2,920 | 25.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 30 | $8,830 | $2,361 | 26.7% |
| 36227 | Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $7,704 | $1,585 | 20.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,726 | $1,551 | 27.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $5,527 | $1,427 | 25.8% |
| 76377 | 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 30 | $15,270 | $937.74 | 6.1% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 54 | $4,263 | $640.45 | 15.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,663 | $136.63 | 8.2% |
| 61624 | Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 20 | $118,032 | $19,716 | 16.7% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 42 | $84,010 | $15,137 | 18.0% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $55,692 | $9,039 | 16.2% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $56,994 | $7,556 | 13.3% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 26 | $39,776 | $5,327 | 13.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 40 | $9,720 | $3,226 | 33.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $10,634 | $2,794 | 26.3% |
| 75898 | Imaging of blood vessel | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 34 | $20,400 | $2,624 | 12.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $9,279 | $2,310 | 24.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 36 | $14,098 | $2,136 | 15.2% |
| 36227 | Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $5,992 | $1,456 | 24.3% |
| 76377 | 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 43 | $21,887 | $1,392 | 6.4% |
About Dr. Luis Gonzalez, MD
Dr. Luis Gonzalez, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Baltimore, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/07/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1053591024.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Luis Gonzalez, MD has received a total of $42,841 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,768 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 143 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($13,800).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gonzalez has provided services to 1,138 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,443 services with total Medicare billing of $215,031. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 53 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Baltimore, MD
- Active Since 11/07/2007
- Last Updated 07/07/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1053591024
Products in Payments
- Pipeline (Device) $16,372
- PHIL (Device) $6,439
- ASCENT (Device) $3,829
- PIPELINE (Device) $3,434
- HydroSoft Coil (Device) $2,698
- WEB (Device) $2,588
- ONYX 18 (Device) $800.00
- Solitaire (Device) $713.27
- Scepter XC Balloon Catheter (Device) $604.60
- Apollo (Device) $400.00
- ENTERPRISE (Device) $385.42
- HydroSoft 3D Coil (Device) $365.14
- SOLITAIRE X (Device) $329.81
- Axium (Device) $224.89
- ARTIS icono biplane (Device) $190.00
- Optima Coil System (Device) $173.44
- 8F BASE CAMP SHEATH SYSTEM (Device) $172.37
- CERECYTE (Device) $169.63
- Rist-5F (Device) $164.48
- LVIS (Device) $153.73
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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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