Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $262.61 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 6 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $140.74 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $53.89 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $44.83 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| AXOGEN | $23.15 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $118.03 | 3 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($118.03) |
| 2023 | $76.60 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($53.89) |
| 2022 | $0 | 2 | Lazurite Holdings LLC |
| 2019 | $23.15 | 1 | AXOGEN ($23.15) |
| 2018 | $44.83 | 2 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($44.83) |
All Payment Transactions
12 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/16/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VA-LCP (Device), HAMMERLOCK, MOTOBAND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.03 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 2024 | Lazurite Inc. | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 2024 | Lazurite Inc. | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 09/29/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VA-LCP (Device), HAMMERLOCK, NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.71 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.89 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 2023 | Lazurite Inc. | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 2023 | Lazurite Inc. | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 2022 | Lazurite Holdings LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 2022 | Lazurite Holdings LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 06/26/2019 | AXOGEN | AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.15 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 06/27/2018 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.09 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICUROLOGY | ||||||
| 03/30/2018 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.74 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICUROLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 44 | 3,533 | 6,396 | $2.4M | $389,122 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3,168 | 5,930 | $2.2M | $369,733 |
| 2021 | 46 | 3,643 | 6,960 | $2.7M | $411,839 |
| 2020 | 42 | 3,036 | 6,045 | $2.0M | $300,955 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
176 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 431 | 781 | $337,579 | $79,097 | 23.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 354 | 354 | $233,725 | $43,819 | 18.7% |
| 26483 | Transfer of tendon to back of hand with graft | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 45 | $156,249 | $25,797 | 16.5% |
| 25020 | Incision of tissue of forearm and/or wrist muscle compartment on one side of the forearm to relieve pressure, without removal of tissue | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 36 | $85,853 | $22,008 | 25.6% |
| 76881 | Complete ultrasound scan of joint | Office | 2023 | 329 | 414 | $217,714 | $18,537 | 8.5% |
| 14040 | Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 42 | $133,468 | $16,649 | 12.5% |
| 26123 | Removal of connective tissue of palm and release of finger, first digit | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $67,410 | $13,966 | 20.7% |
| 26145 | Repair of tendon, finger, and/or palm of hand | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 38 | $78,926 | $12,655 | 16.0% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 184 | 233 | $103,387 | $11,456 | 11.1% |
| 29125 | Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | Office | 2023 | 171 | 219 | $58,631 | $11,361 | 19.4% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 159 | 266 | $62,797 | $10,340 | 16.5% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 200 | 294 | $41,278 | $9,753 | 23.6% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 150 | 242 | $39,340 | $8,655 | 22.0% |
| 25447 | Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $76,895 | $8,629 | 11.2% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 256 | 1,648 | $42,057 | $8,525 | 20.3% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 38 | $66,264 | $6,923 | 10.4% |
| 20606 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 75 | 99 | $23,431 | $6,727 | 28.7% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | Office | 2023 | 151 | 183 | $51,650 | $6,662 | 12.9% |
| 26116 | Removal of growth of muscle of hand or finger, less than 1.5 cm | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $55,484 | $6,169 | 11.1% |
| 64719 | Release and/or relocation of wrist nerve | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 35 | $56,664 | $5,837 | 10.3% |
| 29085 | Application of hand and lower forearm cast | Office | 2023 | 51 | 70 | $27,420 | $5,770 | 21.0% |
| 26125 | Removal of connective tissue of palm and release of finger, each additional digit | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 23 | $25,363 | $5,019 | 19.8% |
| 29130 | Application of nonmoveable finger splint | Office | 2023 | 86 | 158 | $26,076 | $4,659 | 17.9% |
| 20680 | Removal of deep implant from bone | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 20 | $51,051 | $4,605 | 9.0% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 35 | $83,229 | $4,599 | 5.5% |
About Dr. Michael Behrman, MD
Dr. Michael Behrman, MD is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Santa Barbara, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1932217411.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Behrman, MD has received a total of $262.61 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $118.03 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 12 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($262.61).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Behrman has provided services to 13,380 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 25,331 services with total Medicare billing of $1.5M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 176 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Location Santa Barbara, CA
- Active Since 08/26/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1932217411
Products in Payments
- VA-LCP (Device) $140.74
- VARIAX (Device) $53.89
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $44.83
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device) $23.15
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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.