Total Payments
$33,016
2024 Payments
$14,119
Companies
11
Transactions
69
Medicare Patients
835
Medicare Billing
$207,221
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$21,025 (63.7%)
Travel$5,871 (17.8%)
Food & Beverage$3,101 (9.4%)
Other$3,000 (9.1%)
Education$20.00 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $21,025 | 3 | 63.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,871 | 26 | 17.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,101 | 37 | 9.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,500 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $1,500 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Education | $20.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $15,791 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $5,061 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| SPIWay, LLC | $4,945 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medexus Pharma, Inc. | $4,290 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,178 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | $976.77 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $246.26 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $203.84 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| MIZUHO AMERICA, INC. | $153.95 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $150.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,119 | 24 | Stryker Corporation ($12,941) |
| 2023 | $869.59 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($849.59) |
| 2022 | $5,084 | 10 | Medexus Pharma, Inc. ($4,290) |
| 2021 | $1,500 | 1 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($1,500) |
| 2020 | $306.71 | 1 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America ($306.71) |
| 2019 | $4,755 | 10 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($3,561) |
| 2018 | $35.65 | 1 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America ($35.65) |
| 2017 | $6,348 | 16 | SPIWay, LLC ($4,945) |
All Payment Transactions
69 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SONOPET IQ (Device), CORE | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,000.00 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.94 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $269.12 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.61 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.67 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.15 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.09 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $253.62 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.81 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.27 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.10 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $108.78 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $106.48 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $72.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.92 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.21 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.47 | General |
| 08/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $121.34 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.49 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.02 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $239.71 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $192.98 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $44.85 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | CSL Behring | Kcentra (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 171 | 193 | $209,343 | $44,462 |
| 2022 | 7 | 247 | 267 | $354,350 | $63,421 |
| 2021 | 7 | 270 | 296 | $284,708 | $57,189 |
| 2020 | 4 | 147 | 158 | $192,288 | $42,149 |
Total Patients
835
Total Services
914
Medicare Billing
$207,221
Procedure Codes
24
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64999 | Other procedure on nervous system | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $159,563 | $27,511 | 17.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 60 | 74 | $11,026 | $4,822 | 43.7% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $17,848 | $4,199 | 23.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 43 | $9,546 | $3,974 | 41.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $6,920 | $2,231 | 32.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $4,440 | $1,724 | 38.8% |
| 64999 | Other procedure on nervous system | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $291,670 | $40,537 | 13.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 104 | 118 | $17,582 | $8,044 | 45.8% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 27 | $20,952 | $5,000 | 23.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 48 | 49 | $10,878 | $4,731 | 43.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $8,304 | $3,039 | 36.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $3,996 | $1,579 | 39.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $968.00 | $490.84 | 50.7% |
| 64999 | Nervous system procedure | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $214,456 | $31,199 | 14.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 151 | 174 | $25,926 | $12,324 | 47.5% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside the brain | Facility | 2021 | 34 | 35 | $27,160 | $6,583 | 24.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $6,920 | $2,591 | 37.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 20 | $4,440 | $2,055 | 46.3% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $4,662 | $1,867 | 40.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $1,144 | $569.14 | 49.8% |
| 64999 | Nervous system procedure | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $150,556 | $29,106 | 19.3% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside the brain | Facility | 2020 | 30 | 30 | $23,280 | $5,727 | 24.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 87 | 98 | $14,318 | $5,686 | 39.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $4,134 | $1,630 | 39.4% |
About Paul Gardner
Paul Gardner is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1407936271.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Paul Gardner has received a total of $33,016 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14,119 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 69 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($21,025).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gardner has provided services to 835 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 914 services with total Medicare billing of $207,221. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Pittsburgh, PA
- Active Since 10/16/2006
- Last Updated 03/25/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1407936271
Products in Payments
- SONOPET IQ (Device) $12,000
- KINEVO (Device) $5,061
- Gleolan (Drug) $4,290
- CORE (Device) $1,744
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $1,041
- VENTRICULOSCOPE LOTTA (Device) $580.35
- Nav - NavSuite Integrated OR (Device) $508.78
- CRANIALMASK TRACKER (Device) $418.39
- BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSERT, STERILE, 2/PKG (Device) $342.36
- Nav - CranialMap Nuero Software and Instrumentation (Device) $253.56
- ACE (Device) $203.84
- N/A (Device) $177.35
- NSE - SONOPET (Device) $171.21
- WEB (Device) $150.00
- 1588 HD 3 Chip Camera (Device) $142.86
- Thinflap (Device) $124.31
- NSE - NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $117.43
- ALLOGRAFT BIO-IMPLANTS (Device) $76.15
- NSE - High Speed Drills (Device) $66.14
- ESSENTIAL NEO (Device) $54.06
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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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