Total Payments
$130,883
2024 Payments
$585.04
Companies
6
Transactions
43
Medicare Patients
561
Medicare Billing
$66,166
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$127,751 (97.6%)
Food & Beverage$2,532 (1.9%)
Consulting$600.00 (0.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisitions | $127,751 | 2 | 97.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,532 | 39 | 1.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $600.00 | 1 | 0.5% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$130,883
42 transactions
Ownership
$0
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $128,503 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,275 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $600.00 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $254.28 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $250.78 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $585.04 | 6 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($546.02) |
| 2023 | $305.12 | 4 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($191.26) |
| 2022 | $127,766 | 4 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($127,626) |
| 2021 | $347.13 | 6 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($148.71) |
| 2020 | $612.39 | 2 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($600.00) |
| 2019 | $685.66 | 11 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($349.00) |
| 2018 | $318.54 | 7 | Stryker Corporation ($169.62) |
| 2017 | $263.17 | 3 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($122.84) |
All Payment Transactions
43 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | A.L.P.S. (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.26 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.02 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.40 | General |
| 04/10/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | mymobility Platform (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Connected Health | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | A.L.P.S. (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.25 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Arcos (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $179.11 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 05/18/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MOTOBAND (Device) | Acquisitions | Cash or cash equivalent | $177.67 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.59 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 04/14/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.93 | General |
| 04/14/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.93 | General |
| 05/12/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.92 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 04/07/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.33 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 02/09/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Acquisitions | Cash or cash equivalent | $127,573.40 | General |
| 01/05/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FIBULINK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.27 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/22/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VA-LCP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.81 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/20/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TRIGEN INTERTAN (Device), TRIGEN Femoral (FAN/TAN/Meta Nail), TRIGEN META-NAIL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.94 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 10/20/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TFN-Advance (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.48 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/18/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA-Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.48 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 10/01/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.42 | General |
| 2021 | CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 08/21/2020 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | (9768) Other actvitities (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/25/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | RIA (Device), TFN ADVANCED | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.39 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TFN ADVANCED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.06 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/25/2019 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.42 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 03/17/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 162 | 190 | $266,998 | $29,156 |
| 2022 | 4 | 137 | 159 | $161,521 | $19,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | 138 | 174 | $56,727 | $10,106 |
| 2020 | 3 | 124 | 158 | $50,243 | $7,710 |
Total Patients
561
Total Services
681
Medicare Billing
$66,166
Procedure Codes
16
All Medicare Procedures & Services
16 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $109,128 | $10,628 | 9.7% |
| 27236 | Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $105,840 | $10,084 | 9.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 105 | $26,935 | $4,622 | 17.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 31 | $11,829 | $1,654 | 14.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $8,787 | $1,288 | 14.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $4,479 | $879.61 | 19.6% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $109,128 | $10,738 | 9.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 66 | 80 | $30,160 | $4,992 | 16.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 43 | 51 | $12,937 | $2,349 | 18.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $9,296 | $1,115 | 12.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 75 | 97 | $24,266 | $4,252 | 17.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 44 | 58 | $21,554 | $3,993 | 18.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $10,907 | $1,861 | 17.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 51 | 68 | $24,751 | $3,514 | 14.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 53 | 70 | $17,240 | $2,598 | 15.1% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $8,252 | $1,598 | 19.4% |
About Dr. Matthew Karam, M.D
Dr. Matthew Karam, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Iowa City, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/18/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790993160.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Matthew Karam, M.D has received a total of $130,883 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $585.04 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 43 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Acquisitions" ($127,751).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Karam has provided services to 561 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 681 services with total Medicare billing of $66,166. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 16 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location Iowa City, IA
- Active Since 05/18/2007
- Last Updated 04/17/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790993160
Products in Payments
- (9768) Other actvitities (Device) $600.00
- Persona (Device) $272.33
- Arcos (Device) $179.11
- MOTOBAND (Device) $177.67
- ATTUNE (Device) $159.68
- mymobility Platform (Device) $150.00
- A.L.P.S. (Device) $146.51
- ROSA (Device) $140.33
- VARIAX (Device) $133.20
- ZNN (Device) $132.34
- TRIGEN INTERTAN (Device) $127.94
- Taylor Spatial Frame (Device) $122.84
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $109.06
- VA-LCP (Device) $102.81
- LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $94.42
- Variax (Device) $84.66
- ROSA-Knee (Device) $70.48
- BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $67.85
- NA (Device) $63.94
- ViviGen (Device) $59.85
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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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