Total Payments
$179,199
2024 Payments
$36,517
Companies
33
Transactions
358
Medicare Patients
1,437
Medicare Billing
$275,080
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$90,875 (50.7%)
Other$46,230 (25.8%)
Travel$25,650 (14.3%)
Food & Beverage$16,444 (9.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $90,875 | 21 | 50.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $42,988 | 30 | 24.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $25,650 | 73 | 14.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $16,444 | 232 | 9.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $3,200 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Entertainment | $42.17 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $85,584 | 117 | $0 (2023) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $39,725 | 59 | $0 (2018) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $22,606 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $15,129 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $3,484 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Medinc of Texas | $2,139 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Synthes GmbH | $2,064 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $1,470 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,014 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $951.67 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $36,517 | 69 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($22,606) |
| 2023 | $8,144 | 50 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($3,778) |
| 2022 | $14,664 | 36 | Stryker Corporation ($10,809) |
| 2021 | $4,002 | 15 | Stryker Corporation ($3,395) |
| 2020 | $6,908 | 13 | Stryker Corporation ($6,908) |
| 2019 | $18,629 | 28 | Stryker Corporation ($17,806) |
| 2018 | $35,791 | 57 | Lilly USA, LLC ($18,941) |
| 2017 | $54,544 | 90 | Stryker Corporation ($29,875) |
All Payment Transactions
358 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.80 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.09 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.00 | General |
| 11/14/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | SafeOp (Device), LTX | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,250.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,900.00 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $129.89 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.58 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $530.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.30 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.12 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.04 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $325.08 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.60 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.72 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Solus ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.75 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $218.11 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.78 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.50 | General |
| 08/28/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device), ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.26 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $650.00 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $650.00 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $650.00 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $325.00 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Medinc of Texas | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.62 | General |
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.73 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 284 | 334 | $171,237 | $29,630 |
| 2022 | 11 | 298 | 308 | $416,112 | $61,444 |
| 2021 | 11 | 348 | 394 | $353,416 | $53,307 |
| 2020 | 16 | 507 | 599 | $919,593 | $130,699 |
Total Patients
1,437
Total Services
1,635
Medicare Billing
$275,080
Procedure Codes
47
All Medicare Procedures & Services
47 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $107,897 | $11,978 | 11.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 45 | $14,157 | $4,428 | 31.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 57 | $12,480 | $4,088 | 32.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 94 | 122 | $14,190 | $2,881 | 20.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $5,332 | $1,763 | 33.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $5,167 | $1,507 | 29.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,001 | $1,431 | 28.6% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 40 | $4,760 | $1,015 | 21.3% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,253 | $538.06 | 23.9% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $125,160 | $19,594 | 15.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $161,425 | $15,944 | 9.9% |
| 22310 | Closed treatment of broken spine bone with cast or brace | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 42 | $65,184 | $10,276 | 15.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 49 | 52 | $11,596 | $3,541 | 30.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $9,510 | $2,929 | 30.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $6,240 | $2,382 | 38.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $6,064 | $2,194 | 36.2% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $5,377 | $1,576 | 29.3% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $18,046 | $1,395 | 7.7% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 43 | 48 | $5,260 | $1,145 | 21.8% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 19 | 21 | $2,250 | $468.69 | 20.8% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $154,968 | $17,232 | 11.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 108 | 126 | $28,098 | $8,464 | 30.1% |
| 22840 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $66,822 | $8,389 | 12.6% |
| 22310 | Closed treatment of broken spine bones with casting or bracing | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $24,832 | $3,976 | 16.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 30 | 36 | $11,412 | $3,659 | 32.1% |
About Dr. Mark Prasarn, MD
Dr. Mark Prasarn, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/01/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750583910.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mark Prasarn, MD has received a total of $179,199 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $36,517 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 358 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($90,875).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Prasarn has provided services to 1,437 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,635 services with total Medicare billing of $275,080. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 47 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 06/01/2007
- Last Updated 01/24/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1750583910
Products in Payments
- FORTEO (Drug) $36,014
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $22,606
- AERO (Device) $13,441
- TRITANIUM (Device) $13,164
- ES2 (Device) $11,146
- AIRO (Device) $10,400
- AVS (Device) $7,743
- SERRATO (Device) $6,579
- SafeOp (Device) $6,250
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $6,013
- Axsos (Device) $4,900
- ALEUTIAN (Device) $4,000
- YUKON (Device) $3,027
- RAVINE LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $3,000
- Bio4 (Device) $2,450
- Variax (Device) $1,225
- Tritanium (Device) $1,029
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $777.08
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $691.30
- ALEUTIAN TLIF MI (Device) $638.81
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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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