Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $682.39 | 13 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spineology Inc. | $308.29 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $209.94 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $70.81 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $25.34 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Wenzel Spine, Inc. | $21.24 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $19.78 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $14.95 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $12.04 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $126.95 | 2 | Medtronic, Inc. ($112.00) |
| 2022 | $406.98 | 7 | Spineology Inc. ($216.99) |
| 2021 | $91.30 | 1 | Spineology Inc. ($91.30) |
| 2019 | $12.04 | 1 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($12.04) |
| 2018 | $45.12 | 2 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($25.34) |
All Payment Transactions
13 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/08/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MEDTRONIC REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 01/05/2023 | Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Gliadel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.95 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 06/14/2022 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $216.99 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.36 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 05/17/2022 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.57 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 04/05/2022 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.55 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 03/01/2022 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. | VariLift (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.24 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 02/16/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.58 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/13/2022 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.69 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 11/30/2021 | Spineology Inc. | OptiMesh Interbody Fusion System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.30 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/19/2019 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, DURAGEN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.04 | General |
| Category: NEURO CRITICAL CARE | ||||||
| 08/15/2018 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Mobi-C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.34 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/30/2018 | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Gliadel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.78 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 36 | 51 | $12,594 | $2,384 |
| 2022 | 2 | 30 | 42 | $5,719 | $2,148 |
| 2021 | 2 | 29 | 36 | $2,610 | $1,722 |
| 2020 | 3 | 61 | 109 | $4,672 | $3,527 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 33 | $5,253 | $1,241 | 23.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $7,340 | $1,143 | 15.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $3,674 | $1,378 | 37.5% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 26 | $2,046 | $769.66 | 37.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $1,661 | $1,055 | 63.5% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 22 | $949.68 | $666.63 | 70.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 24 | 56 | $2,179 | $1,726 | 79.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 23 | $1,656 | $1,309 | 79.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 30 | $837.20 | $491.79 | 58.7% |
About Dr. Merle Rust, MD
Dr. Merle Rust, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Janesville, Wisconsin. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1033144977.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Merle Rust, MD has received a total of $682.39 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $126.95 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 13 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($682.39).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rust has provided services to 156 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 238 services with total Medicare billing of $9,781. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Janesville, WI
- Active Since 07/11/2006
- Last Updated 08/29/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1033144977
Products in Payments
- OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $216.99
- MEDTRONIC REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS (Device) $112.00
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $97.94
- OptiMesh Interbody Fusion System (Device) $91.30
- Spinal-Stim (Device) $70.81
- Gliadel (Drug) $34.73
- Mobi-C (Device) $25.34
- VariLift (Device) $21.24
- CODMAN CERTAS (Device) $12.04
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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.