Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $821.48 | 11 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $294.56 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| MIZUHO AMERICA, INC. | $238.11 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $155.07 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Acclarent, Inc | $133.74 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $133.74 | 1 | Acclarent, Inc ($133.74) |
| 2023 | $238.11 | 1 | MIZUHO AMERICA, INC. ($238.11) |
| 2022 | $83.37 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($83.37) |
| 2019 | $137.02 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($137.02) |
| 2017 | $229.24 | 3 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($155.07) |
All Payment Transactions
11 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/17/2024 | Acclarent, Inc | Acclarent Aera (Device), Acclarent Navwire, ACCLARENT Balloon Inflation Device | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.74 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | MIZUHO AMERICA, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $238.11 | General |
| 07/13/2022 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device), SONOPET IQ | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.37 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 08/02/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT (Device), CUSTOM IMPLANTS, ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY ET DURAL SEALANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.21 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 02/22/2019 | Stryker Corporation | NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.24 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 02/22/2019 | Stryker Corporation | NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.09 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 02/21/2019 | Stryker Corporation | NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $4.69 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 02/19/2019 | Stryker Corporation | NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.79 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/10/2017 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Neuro-Ultrasonic Aspiration Products (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.07 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 08/18/2017 | Stryker Corporation | NSE - Sonopet (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.89 | General |
| Category: Neuro Spine ENT | ||||||
| 08/18/2017 | Stryker Corporation | NSE - Sonopet (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.28 | General |
| Category: Neuro Spine ENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 248 | 253 | $911,761 | $64,465 |
| 2022 | 6 | 226 | 231 | $613,584 | $47,423 |
| 2021 | 9 | 253 | 261 | $92,488 | $42,921 |
| 2020 | 9 | 248 | 257 | $66,530 | $46,394 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
31 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61798 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $544,996 | $37,508 | 6.9% |
| 61796 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of simple growth of brain, first growth | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $154,668 | $8,826 | 5.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 75 | 75 | $24,225 | $6,443 | 26.6% |
| 61800 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery application of headframe | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 50 | $80,050 | $5,239 | 6.5% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $97,848 | $3,048 | 3.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 45 | $8,206 | $2,861 | 34.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,768 | $540.60 | 30.6% |
| 61798 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $415,710 | $30,126 | 7.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 64 | 64 | $20,672 | $5,440 | 26.3% |
| 61800 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery application of headframe | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $63,603 | $4,046 | 6.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 58 | $10,962 | $3,536 | 32.3% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $99,917 | $3,419 | 3.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $2,720 | $855.48 | 31.5% |
| 61798 | Stereotactic treatment of brain growth, 1 complex lesion | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $54,624 | $23,437 | 42.9% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 56 | 56 | $6,643 | $4,693 | 70.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 56 | 63 | $6,014 | $4,162 | 69.2% |
| 61800 | Application of headframe for stereotactic radiosurgery | Facility | 2021 | 34 | 34 | $8,592 | $3,710 | 43.2% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $11,557 | $3,170 | 27.4% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside the brain | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2,324 | $1,887 | 81.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $1,516 | $957.60 | 63.2% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $941.72 | $647.13 | 68.7% |
| 99211 | Established patient outpatient visit, minimal presenting problem | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $276.24 | $257.07 | 93.1% |
| 61798 | Stereotactic treatment of brain growth | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $24,262 | $19,288 | 79.5% |
| 61796 | Stereotactic treatment of brain growth | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $10,360 | $8,306 | 80.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 59 | 59 | $7,429 | $4,717 | 63.5% |
About Dr. Michael Link, M.D
Dr. Michael Link, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Rochester, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/04/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134107873.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Link, M.D has received a total of $821.48 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $133.74 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 11 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($821.48).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Link has provided services to 975 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,002 services with total Medicare billing of $201,203. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 31 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Rochester, MN
- Active Since 01/04/2006
- Last Updated 08/18/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1134107873
Products in Payments
- Neuro-Ultrasonic Aspiration Products (Device) $155.07
- Acclarent Aera (Device) $133.74
- ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT (Device) $100.21
- CORE (Device) $83.37
- NSE - Sonopet (Device) $74.17
- NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES (Device) $36.81
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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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