Total Payments
$8,137
2024 Payments
$809.39
Companies
21
Transactions
128
Medicare Patients
162
Medicare Billing
$11,354
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$7,845 (96.4%)
Travel$291.84 (3.6%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,845 | 127 | 96.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $291.84 | 1 | 3.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $2,595 | 27 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,436 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| DIXI Medical USA Corp | $832.86 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $644.09 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $613.43 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $471.71 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $265.05 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $230.62 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Nevro Corp. | $187.32 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $178.93 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $809.39 | 20 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($227.60) |
| 2023 | $1,379 | 17 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($479.79) |
| 2022 | $2,966 | 37 | DIXI Medical USA Corp ($832.86) |
| 2021 | $738.17 | 11 | Stryker Corporation ($287.61) |
| 2020 | $139.71 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($63.27) |
| 2019 | $488.22 | 7 | Stryker Corporation ($416.59) |
| 2018 | $1,276 | 16 | Stryker Corporation ($986.53) |
| 2017 | $340.70 | 14 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($221.73) |
All Payment Transactions
128 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/22/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO ADDITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.98 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.91 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.73 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Olympus America Inc. | iTIND System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.94 | General |
| Category: Urology Gynecology | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | NEURO PLATING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.21 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO ADDITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.53 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.72 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELLIPSE/ADDITION C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.93 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.66 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 07/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.95 | General |
| Category: General - DBS_NMD | ||||||
| 07/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Linear (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.30 | General |
| Category: Linear_NMD | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Deformity (Device), Excelsius3D Imaging System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.92 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.35 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.61 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/13/2024 | Longeviti Neuro Solutions LLC | ClearFit (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $143.92 | General |
| Category: Skull | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.29 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.62 | General |
| Category: General - DBS_NMD | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | INFINITY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.43 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.66 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.73 | General |
| Category: General - DBS_NMD | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Vercise (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.42 | General |
| Category: Vercise_NMD | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Vercise (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.96 | General |
| Category: Vercise_NMD | ||||||
| 10/17/2023 | Stryker Corporation | DURAMATRIX (Device), ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.81 | General |
| Category: NEURO | ||||||
| 07/27/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | THINFLAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.10 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.45 | General |
| Category: General - DBS_NMD | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 88 | 106 | $24,060 | $6,292 |
| 2022 | 4 | 74 | 80 | $18,918 | $5,061 |
Total Patients
162
Total Services
186
Medicare Billing
$11,354
Procedure Codes
9
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 40 | $7,320 | $2,071 | 28.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $5,460 | $1,333 | 24.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $4,320 | $1,254 | 29.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,980 | $1,179 | 23.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $1,980 | $454.60 | 23.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $7,371 | $1,844 | 25.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $5,395 | $1,442 | 26.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 24 | $4,392 | $1,303 | 29.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 16 | $1,760 | $471.56 | 26.8% |
About Dr. Patrick Karas, M.D
Dr. Patrick Karas, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Galveston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/18/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205270477.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Patrick Karas, M.D has received a total of $8,137 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $809.39 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 128 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,845).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Karas has provided services to 162 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 186 services with total Medicare billing of $11,354. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Galveston, TX
- Active Since 04/18/2013
- Last Updated 03/01/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205270477
Products in Payments
- NONE (Device) $1,043
- INFINITY (Device) $530.85
- General - DBS (Device) $523.87
- ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT (Device) $316.60
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $250.56
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $245.59
- Omnia (Device) $187.32
- Vercise (Device) $173.26
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $172.03
- ACTIVA PC (Device) $171.66
- GENERAL - DBS (Device) $170.66
- CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $148.60
- ClearFit (Device) $143.92
- UNIVERSAL NEURO 3 (Device) $139.01
- DURAMATRIX (Device) $138.81
- NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $138.75
- AVIATOR (Device) $133.38
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $130.87
- VITOSS (Device) $130.00
- THINFLAP (Device) $119.10
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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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