Total Payments
$461,274
2024 Payments
$9,085
Companies
25
Transactions
336
Medicare Patients
4,394
Medicare Billing
$908,507
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$321,101 (69.6%)
Consulting$95,210 (20.6%)
Travel$20,119 (4.4%)
Research$17,829 (3.9%)
Food & Beverage$6,977 (1.5%)
Gifts$18.26 (0.0%)
Other$10.69 (0.0%)
Education$9.62 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $321,101 | 78 | 69.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $95,210 | 29 | 20.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $20,119 | 36 | 4.4% |
| Unspecified | $17,829 | 6 | 3.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,977 | 182 | 1.5% |
| Gift | $18.26 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Entertainment | $10.69 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Education | $9.62 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$443,445
330 transactions
Research
$17,829
6 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $131,472 | 109 | $0 (2024) |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | $113,567 | 64 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $103,706 | 20 | $0 (2021) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $54,640 | 22 | $0 (2019) |
| Precision Spine, Inc. | $43,972 | 19 | $0 (2021) |
| XTANT MEDICAL INC | $9,919 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. | $1,196 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,179 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $451.99 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $420.54 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,085 | 18 | XTANT MEDICAL INC ($8,555) |
| 2023 | $1,830 | 12 | Xtant Medical Inc ($1,364) |
| 2022 | $41,569 | 29 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. ($37,699) |
| 2021 | $63,141 | 69 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. ($37,896) |
| 2020 | $72,710 | 59 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. ($37,972) |
| 2019 | $74,249 | 62 | RTI Surgical, Inc. ($25,580) |
| 2018 | $89,456 | 48 | Stryker Corporation ($47,352) |
| 2017 | $109,234 | 39 | Stryker Corporation ($45,707) |
All Payment Transactions
336 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/27/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,751.96 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | SABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.20 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.56 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.36 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.33 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Accell Connexus (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.00 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw System | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,776.72 | General |
| 08/22/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.80 | General |
| 08/16/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.82 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cove (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.30 | General |
| Category: Bone matrix implant, composite | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | SABLE (Device), CALIBER | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.66 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,652.17 | General |
| 05/08/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $135.50 | General |
| 04/01/2024 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.96 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | SABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.71 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.79 | General |
| 02/21/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,143.66 | General |
| 02/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.73 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Explorer TO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.75 | General |
| Category: Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Explorer TO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.48 | General |
| Category: Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Xtant Medical Inc | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,239.41 | General |
| 11/28/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Monument (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $163.90 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/27/2023 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.66 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | SABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.14 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/07/2023 | Xtant Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $124.63 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORTE | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | $16,035 | 4 |
| CLINICAL EVALUATION OF FORTILINK TETRAFUSE INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE IN SUBJECTS WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE (FORTE) | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | $1,794 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 1,003 | 1,194 | $2.1M | $211,836 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,032 | 1,243 | $2.1M | $216,469 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1,131 | 1,386 | $2.1M | $236,930 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,228 | 1,452 | $2.2M | $243,272 |
Total Patients
4,394
Total Services
5,275
Medicare Billing
$908,507
Procedure Codes
79
All Medicare Procedures & Services
79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $697,198 | $60,458 | 8.7% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $300,872 | $26,142 | 8.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 67 | 103 | $215,682 | $18,498 | 8.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 190 | 257 | $43,459 | $16,235 | 37.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 177 | 177 | $45,489 | $13,165 | 28.9% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $159,822 | $13,057 | 8.2% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $138,300 | $10,938 | 7.9% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $116,793 | $9,362 | 8.0% |
| 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 | 44 | 44 | $164,164 | $7,960 | 4.8% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $30,492 | $7,629 | 25.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $61,147 | $7,406 | 12.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $18,130 | $5,848 | 32.3% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 127 | 189 | $25,479 | $5,040 | 19.8% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $62,304 | $3,612 | 5.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 38 | $8,670 | $3,222 | 37.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 55 | $5,995 | $2,172 | 36.2% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 43 | 57 | $9,519 | $1,091 | 11.5% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 54 | 56 | $817,644 | $73,576 | 9.0% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 64 | 97 | $194,166 | $17,573 | 9.1% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 32 | $197,740 | $17,137 | 8.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 184 | 251 | $41,403 | $15,912 | 38.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 181 | 181 | $45,581 | $13,834 | 30.4% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $166,571 | $13,005 | 7.8% |
| 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 | 2022 | 50 | 52 | $191,088 | $9,242 | 4.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 73 | 73 | $26,778 | $8,796 | 32.8% |
About Dr. Mario Brkaric, MD
Dr. Mario Brkaric, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Lafayette, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669428645.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mario Brkaric, MD has received a total of $461,274 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $9,085 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 336 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($321,101).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brkaric has provided services to 4,394 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,275 services with total Medicare billing of $908,507. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 79 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Lafayette, IN
- Active Since 05/25/2006
- Last Updated 06/24/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669428645
Products in Payments
- Optio-C (Device) $103,706
- ALIF PLATE (Device) $74,957
- FORTILINK-TS IBF SYSTEM (Device) $70,068
- Reform HA Coated Screws (Device) $40,288
- TRITANIUM (Device) $31,953
- FORTILINK-C IBF SYSTEM (Device) $20,046
- CORTERA (Device) $18,227
- FORTILINK-TS IBF SYSTEM WITH TETRAFUSE 3D TECHNOLOGY (Device) $17,401
- Fortilink (Device) $16,035
- LITE PLATE SYSTEM (Device) $12,193
- Fortilink-TS IBF System (Device) $10,344
- Tritanium (Device) $6,333
- Reform HA Coated (Device) $3,684
- MANTIS (Device) $2,500
- ARAI SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (Device) $1,741
- Forte (Device) $1,196
- New Product Development (Device) $678.56
- MESA (Device) $647.33
- Spine (Device) $615.73
- CAPRI (Device) $595.00
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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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