Total Payments
$19,859
2024 Payments
$1,313
Companies
43
Transactions
214
Medicare Patients
3,240
Medicare Billing
$210,242
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$9,057 (45.6%)
Education$7,387 (37.2%)
Travel$3,416 (17.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $9,057 | 191 | 45.6% |
| Education | $7,387 | 7 | 37.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,416 | 16 | 17.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $5,265 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $4,142 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Elite Orthopedics, Llc | $3,663 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | $2,968 | 29 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,265 | 29 | $0 (2023) |
| HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. | $418.72 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $317.58 | 13 | $0 (2020) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $243.27 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $216.85 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $192.36 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,313 | 22 | Stryker Corporation ($910.16) |
| 2023 | $2,875 | 33 | Stryker Corporation ($2,266) |
| 2022 | $757.66 | 14 | Stryker Corporation ($415.96) |
| 2021 | $611.16 | 15 | Stryker Corporation ($278.59) |
| 2020 | $2,549 | 25 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,187) |
| 2019 | $2,873 | 30 | Elite Orthopedics, LLC ($1,296) |
| 2018 | $7,968 | 55 | Arthrex, Inc. ($4,078) |
| 2017 | $912.71 | 20 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($352.65) |
All Payment Transactions
214 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Bioventus LLC | DUROLANE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.67 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICSORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.47 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.01 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VIAFLOW (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.20 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.01 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.98 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Solventum Corporation | PREVENA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.12 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.83 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.13 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.95 | General |
| 07/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VIAFLOW (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.40 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.66 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.48 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. | LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.61 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Elite Orthopedics, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.95 | General |
| 03/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.49 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Elite Orthopedics, Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.62 | General |
| 02/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VIAFLOW (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.69 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.36 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 01/11/2024 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYMOVIS (Device), HYALGAN, TRILURON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.45 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.92 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 01/08/2024 | HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. | PALACOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.00 | General |
| Category: BONE CEMENT | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.34 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.69 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Heraeus Medical, LLC. | PALACOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.70 | General |
| Category: BONE CEMENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 619 | 834 | $127,050 | $38,808 |
| 2022 | 12 | 814 | 1,033 | $207,422 | $58,394 |
| 2021 | 15 | 959 | 1,266 | $167,332 | $55,895 |
| 2020 | 14 | 848 | 1,081 | $193,853 | $57,145 |
Total Patients
3,240
Total Services
4,214
Medicare Billing
$210,242
Procedure Codes
51
All Medicare Procedures & Services
51 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 137 | 204 | $30,600 | $12,492 | 40.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 90 | 136 | $37,018 | $6,788 | 18.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 59 | 66 | $14,454 | $5,813 | 40.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 74 | 74 | $16,280 | $5,041 | 31.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $8,400 | $2,913 | 34.7% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 78 | 92 | $9,942 | $2,664 | 26.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 28 | 32 | $3,872 | $999.55 | 25.8% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 91 | 161 | $2,452 | $928.38 | 37.9% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 29 | $2,640 | $740.15 | 28.0% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $1,392 | $428.69 | 30.8% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $69,184 | $15,833 | 22.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 164 | 232 | $33,408 | $14,030 | 42.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 128 | 128 | $27,136 | $9,041 | 33.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 134 | 170 | $43,860 | $8,037 | 18.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 40 | 41 | $8,651 | $3,562 | 41.2% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 91 | 113 | $10,010 | $3,086 | 30.8% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 44 | 48 | $4,873 | $1,394 | 28.6% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 28 | 35 | $2,901 | $990.89 | 34.2% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 128 | 191 | $2,674 | $851.52 | 31.8% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $1,734 | $707.91 | 40.8% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 13 | 20 | $1,505 | $481.54 | 32.0% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 11 | 22 | $1,486 | $377.54 | 25.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 183 | 275 | $38,225 | $17,736 | 46.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 146 | 200 | $50,336 | $9,886 | 19.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 123 | 123 | $25,215 | $8,740 | 34.7% |
About Dr. Mark Belew, MD
Dr. Mark Belew, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Saint Louis, Missouri. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/09/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1730112996.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mark Belew, MD has received a total of $19,859 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,313 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 214 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($9,057).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Belew has provided services to 3,240 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,214 services with total Medicare billing of $210,242. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 51 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Saint Louis, MO
- Active Since 07/09/2006
- Last Updated 02/05/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1730112996
Products in Payments
- MAKO (Device) $2,169
- MPO Hip System (Device) $1,710
- MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) $1,257
- VIAFLOW (Device) $425.29
- PALACOS (Device) $418.72
- Zilretta (Drug) $364.38
- TRIATHLON (Device) $299.79
- EASYFUSE (Device) $294.55
- MONOVISC (Device) $174.43
- Juggerknot-Sports Medicine (Device) $170.82
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) $155.53
- Tapestry (Device) $148.14
- INSIGNIA (Device) $143.87
- FUSEFORCE (Device) $128.93
- NA (Device) $127.16
- SALVATION (Device) $126.87
- Gel One-Knees (Biological) $124.34
- Persona MC (Device) $121.89
- AccuFill (Device) $120.91
- Variax (Device) $109.38
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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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