Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $39,641 | 17 | 57.2% |
| Unspecified | $19,174 | 30 | 27.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,913 | 13 | 8.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,530 | 84 | 6.5% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $53,822 | 108 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $5,470 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $5,125 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $2,394 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Brixton Biosciences, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $874.42 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $427.23 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $99.79 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $46.14 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32,351 | 29 | Stryker Corporation ($29,553) |
| 2023 | $694.83 | 13 | Stryker Corporation ($433.16) |
| 2022 | $1,394 | 15 | Stryker Corporation ($1,065) |
| 2021 | $1,467 | 12 | Stryker Corporation ($1,403) |
| 2020 | $9,348 | 18 | Stryker Corporation ($6,071) |
| 2019 | $10,933 | 22 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($5,470) |
| 2018 | $5,420 | 10 | Stryker Corporation ($4,585) |
| 2017 | $7,650 | 25 | Stryker Corporation ($7,474) |
All Payment Transactions
144 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device), INSIGNIA | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 12/01/2024 | Brixton Biosciences, Inc. | Neural Ice (Device) | Consulting Fee | In-kind items and services | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Neural Ice System - Syringe & Accessory Kits | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.27 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.58 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | RESTORATION (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | M-Vizion Femoral Revision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.70 | General |
| Category: HIP | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS (Device), MAKO | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,750.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 10/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $143.26 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.80 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $148.27 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.90 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $143.07 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,425.10 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $904.86 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $198.69 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | RESTORATION (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.92 | General |
| 07/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.40 | General |
| 07/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device), TRIATHLON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.57 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.91 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,250.00 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.20 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRITANIUM PRIMARY ACETABULAR SHELL STUDY | Stryker Corporation | $11,529 | 21 |
| Tritanium Primary Acetabular Shell Study | Stryker Corporation | $6,030 | 5 |
| Triathlon Total Stabilizer TS Outcomes Study | Stryker Corporation | $1,015 | 2 |
| TRIDENT II ACETABULAR SHELL REVISION STUDY | Stryker Corporation | $600.00 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 659 | 747 | $1.1M | $202,452 |
| 2022 | 13 | 860 | 986 | $1.2M | $242,636 |
| 2021 | 14 | 771 | 907 | $1.1M | $232,569 |
| 2020 | 12 | 620 | 741 | $861,406 | $177,833 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
50 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 55 | $451,908 | $60,862 | 13.5% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 50 | $294,260 | $54,264 | 18.4% |
| 27487 | Revision of thigh and lower leg bone components of total knee joint prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $135,575 | $27,136 | 20.0% |
| 27134 | Revision of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $84,018 | $21,206 | 25.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 194 | 227 | $42,500 | $16,720 | 39.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 88 | 88 | $24,839 | $8,553 | 34.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 150 | 180 | $20,220 | $8,123 | 40.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 32 | 41 | $11,726 | $2,389 | 20.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $6,291 | $1,477 | 23.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $5,637 | $1,473 | 26.1% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 30 | 41 | $810.00 | $249.13 | 30.8% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 53 | 56 | $333,200 | $62,807 | 18.8% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 42 | $378,000 | $46,934 | 12.4% |
| 27487 | Revision of thigh and lower leg bone components of total knee joint prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 28 | $216,580 | $42,533 | 19.6% |
| 27134 | Revision of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $113,050 | $31,618 | 28.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 245 | 317 | $56,175 | $24,139 | 43.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 120 | 120 | $33,275 | $10,981 | 33.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 157 | 175 | $16,720 | $8,466 | 50.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 58 | 71 | $19,750 | $4,339 | 22.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $13,500 | $4,125 | 30.6% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 32 | $8,192 | $2,735 | 33.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $7,110 | $2,082 | 29.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $3,500 | $1,562 | 44.6% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 50 | 64 | $1,280 | $316.26 | 24.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 41 | $249,900 | $48,315 | 19.3% |
About Dr. Michael Baratz, MD
Dr. Michael Baratz, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/10/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1013177534.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Baratz, MD has received a total of $69,258 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $32,351 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 144 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($39,641).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Baratz has provided services to 2,910 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,381 services with total Medicare billing of $855,490. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 50 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 06/10/2008
- Last Updated 09/26/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1013177534
Products in Payments
- TRITANIUM (Device) $14,060
- MAKO (Device) $12,905
- AEQUALIS (Device) $11,750
- Tritanium (Device) $5,080
- GRIPTION (Device) $4,950
- TRIATHLON (Device) $4,354
- RESTORATION (Device) $2,000
- GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) $1,250
- Triathlon (Device) $1,181
- Neural Ice (Device) $1,000
- PINNACLE (Device) $969.70
- PREVENA (Device) $800.00
- Mako (Device) $782.92
- Quadra C Femoral Stems (Device) $500.00
- TRIDENT (Device) $460.56
- Makoplasty (Device) $412.94
- SPY TECHNOLOGY (Device) $300.00
- ACCOLADE (Device) $204.26
- M-VIZION (Device) $146.81
- ACTIS (Device) $114.34
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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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