Total Payments
$67,732
2024 Payments
$14,266
Companies
16
Transactions
168
Medicare Patients
718
Medicare Billing
$180,372
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$26,719 (39.4%)
Travel$17,825 (26.3%)
Consulting$16,800 (24.8%)
Food & Beverage$6,315 (9.3%)
Education$73.68 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $26,700 | 6 | 39.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $17,825 | 51 | 26.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $16,800 | 6 | 24.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,315 | 101 | 9.3% |
| Education | $73.68 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Grant | $18.66 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $59,441 | 69 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,078 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $1,764 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Zak Ortho | $1,097 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,072 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $581.80 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $426.83 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $330.84 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $282.65 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Lightbody Medical Technologies Inc | $157.76 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,266 | 68 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($9,877) |
| 2023 | $2,683 | 28 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($1,764) |
| 2022 | $24,569 | 23 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($24,440) |
| 2021 | $1,470 | 7 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,313) |
| 2020 | $112.53 | 2 | PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC ($91.95) |
| 2019 | $11,058 | 11 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($10,937) |
| 2018 | $3,535 | 18 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,684) |
| 2017 | $10,038 | 11 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($9,976) |
All Payment Transactions
168 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.07 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.04 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $219.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $86.39 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $83.16 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $27.78 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.36 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.55 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.26 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.86 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $97.73 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.48 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.41 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | O-ARM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.13 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 11/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.89 | General |
| 11/06/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO MIS Stabilization System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $709.56 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO MIS Stabilization System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO MIS Stabilization System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO MIS Stabilization System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ADIRA (Device), Excelsius3D Imaging System, ALTERA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.42 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.54 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.00 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Zak Ortho | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.49 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $238.65 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 204 | 273 | $219,425 | $56,629 |
| 2022 | 10 | 192 | 242 | $235,293 | $65,465 |
| 2021 | 6 | 157 | 197 | $104,926 | $32,918 |
| 2020 | 8 | 165 | 183 | $78,793 | $25,359 |
Total Patients
718
Total Services
895
Medicare Billing
$180,372
Procedure Codes
34
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 71 | $85,342 | $19,517 | 22.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $50,133 | $9,861 | 19.7% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $29,288 | $8,549 | 29.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 22 | $13,860 | $4,412 | 31.8% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $11,457 | $3,537 | 30.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 38 | $8,539 | $3,389 | 39.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $6,940 | $2,317 | 33.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 35 | $5,425 | $2,048 | 37.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $5,840 | $1,984 | 34.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $2,601 | $1,016 | 39.0% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 23 | $65,527 | $14,432 | 22.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $44,781 | $13,555 | 30.3% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 47 | $54,567 | $13,141 | 24.1% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $22,231 | $6,742 | 30.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 20 | $12,160 | $4,127 | 33.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $9,548 | $3,410 | 35.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 28 | $6,216 | $2,798 | 45.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $8,730 | $2,795 | 32.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 40 | $6,080 | $2,551 | 42.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $5,453 | $1,914 | 35.1% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 36 | $40,020 | $10,872 | 27.2% |
| 22842 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 17 | $32,859 | $9,977 | 30.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 55 | 69 | $10,392 | $4,383 | 42.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 36 | 36 | $12,192 | $4,036 | 33.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 25 | $5,470 | $2,146 | 39.2% |
About Dr. Matthew Karek, M.D
Dr. Matthew Karek, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/30/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1861620718.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Matthew Karek, M.D has received a total of $67,732 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14,266 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 168 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($26,700).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Karek has provided services to 718 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 895 services with total Medicare billing of $180,372. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Grand Rapids, MI
- Active Since 06/30/2009
- Last Updated 05/23/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1861620718
Products in Payments
- FORTIFY (Device) $10,683
- RISE (Device) $10,535
- QUARTEX (Device) $9,831
- Battery Power System (Device) $5,651
- Handpiece Power System (Device) $5,614
- CREO (Device) $3,001
- ELSA (Device) $2,010
- CREO MIS Stabilization System (Device) $1,789
- ACTIVL (Device) $1,764
- RISE-L (Device) $1,319
- SI-LOK (Device) $1,072
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,049
- Spine (Device) $594.44
- PROCLAIM (Device) $556.56
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $423.59
- EXCELSIUS GPS (Device) $400.00
- INDEPENDENCE (Device) $394.25
- ES2 (Device) $361.56
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $322.68
- UNID_PASS (Device) $288.12
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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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