Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,768 | 47 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $525.05 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $241.10 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $171.56 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | $132.21 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Purdue Pharma L.P. | $102.64 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $65.90 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Bioventus LLC | $49.06 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC | $44.09 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Stryker Corporation | $41.50 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $40.59 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $121.28 | 6 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. ($32.81) |
| 2023 | $41.19 | 2 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($20.88) |
| 2022 | $53.12 | 3 | Abbott Laboratories ($21.79) |
| 2021 | $51.36 | 3 | Radius Health, Inc. ($20.67) |
| 2020 | $183.60 | 5 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($120.00) |
| 2019 | $637.67 | 10 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. ($501.75) |
| 2018 | $211.51 | 5 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($121.10) |
| 2017 | $468.54 | 13 | Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC ($132.21) |
All Payment Transactions
47 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.02 | General |
| 06/18/2024 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ZTLido (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.12 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.89 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ZTLido (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.69 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.12 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | XTAMPZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.44 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 08/23/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.31 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIPER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.88 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/22/2022 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.91 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/10/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.79 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 02/24/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device), SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.42 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 10/22/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device), FIBERGRAFT BG Morsels, Vivigen MIS Delivery System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.04 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/23/2021 | BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. | BELBUCA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.65 | General |
| Category: Chronic Pain | ||||||
| 05/17/2021 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.67 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 10/29/2020 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | ACTIS (Device), ATTUNE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.00 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 08/25/2020 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REGENETEN (Device), Q-Fix Mini | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.90 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 07/23/2020 | Baudax Bio Inc. | ANJESO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.95 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 06/25/2020 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.30 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 02/18/2020 | PFIZER INC. | FLECTOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.45 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION;PAIN | ||||||
| 12/09/2019 | curasan, Inc. | Cerasorb Foam (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.94 | General |
| Category: Dental | ||||||
| 11/07/2019 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $488.08 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 11/04/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel One (Biological), Knee Creations Brand | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.24 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 09/12/2019 | Kinex Medical Company LLC | Continuous Passive Motion Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.63 | General |
| Category: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | ||||||
| 09/05/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Taperloc (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.62 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 07/15/2019 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.03 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 704 | 4,682 | $261,561 | $63,515 |
| 2022 | 16 | 740 | 3,868 | $218,764 | $69,940 |
| 2021 | 16 | 938 | 4,516 | $363,904 | $109,816 |
| 2020 | 16 | 887 | 3,184 | $346,843 | $90,896 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
61 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7318 | Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 42 | 3,840 | $96,000 | $20,224 | 21.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 128 | 156 | $48,656 | $13,316 | 27.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 108 | 164 | $36,198 | $10,866 | 30.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 100 | 142 | $36,483 | $7,004 | 19.2% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 105 | 137 | $15,326 | $3,989 | 26.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $7,358 | $1,848 | 25.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,925 | $1,765 | 25.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 34 | $4,657 | $1,303 | 28.0% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 27 | 31 | $3,521 | $1,056 | 30.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $2,515 | $795.08 | 31.6% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 30 | $2,509 | $741.16 | 29.5% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 56 | 67 | $670.00 | $374.70 | 55.9% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $742.61 | $235.40 | 31.7% |
| J7318 | Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 39 | 3,000 | $75,000 | $33,173 | 44.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 92 | 99 | $26,531 | $8,529 | 32.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 95 | 120 | $24,177 | $6,752 | 27.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 92 | 124 | $22,648 | $5,872 | 25.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 64 | 64 | $16,750 | $4,350 | 26.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 66 | 81 | $8,786 | $3,078 | 35.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 88 | 107 | $15,925 | $2,842 | 17.8% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 39 | 44 | $6,166 | $1,029 | 16.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,992 | $995.33 | 33.3% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 28 | 35 | $3,199 | $994.98 | 31.1% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $8,913 | $784.49 | 8.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $2,758 | $686.04 | 24.9% |
About Dr. Mark Brazinski, MD
Dr. Mark Brazinski, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Morganton, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/18/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1003869371.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mark Brazinski, MD has received a total of $1,768 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $121.28 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 47 transactions from 27 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,768).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brazinski has provided services to 3,269 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,250 services with total Medicare billing of $334,168. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 61 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Morganton, NC
- Active Since 05/18/2006
- Last Updated 04/28/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1003869371
Products in Payments
- Zilretta (Drug) $525.05
- Mepilex Border Ag post-op size (Device) $132.21
- ATTUNE (Device) $121.10
- ACTIS (Device) $120.00
- IVS - MULTIGEN RF (Device) $41.50
- MONOVISC (Device) $34.49
- ZTLido (Drug) $32.81
- SYMPROIC (Drug) $32.19
- ACTIFUSE (Device) $30.71
- Gel One (Biological) $25.71
- Acticoat Range (Device) $24.69
- PROCLAIM (Device) $21.79
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $21.28
- QUTENZA (Drug) $20.89
- VIPER (Device) $20.88
- Tymlos (Biological) $20.67
- Taperloc (Device) $20.62
- XTAMPZA (Drug) $20.44
- Senza (Device) $20.31
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $19.90
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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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