Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $693.40 | 10 | 56.8% |
| Education | $527.00 | 1 | 43.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead Surgical Inc | $554.93 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| AXOGEN | $232.85 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $191.09 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Endo USA, Inc. | $97.94 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| TriMed, Inc. | $72.65 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $60.45 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $10.49 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $125.87 | 2 | Endo USA, Inc. ($97.94) |
| 2023 | $60.45 | 1 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($60.45) |
| 2021 | $351.54 | 4 | AXOGEN ($232.85) |
| 2020 | $527.00 | 1 | Steelhead Surgical Inc ($527.00) |
| 2019 | $72.40 | 1 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc ($72.40) |
| 2018 | $83.14 | 2 | TriMed, Inc. ($72.65) |
All Payment Transactions
11 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Endo USA, Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.94 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.93 | General |
| 09/28/2023 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.45 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 11/03/2021 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $118.69 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 09/30/2021 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.00 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/30/2021 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $54.50 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/03/2021 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $56.35 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 01/27/2020 | Steelhead Surgical Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $527.00 | General |
| 10/01/2019 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $72.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 11/28/2018 | TriMed, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $72.65 | General |
| 06/27/2018 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.49 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | 1,248 | 4,819 | $852,922 | $262,899 |
| 2022 | 24 | 972 | 3,625 | $652,745 | $173,804 |
| 2021 | 18 | 773 | 1,038 | $330,230 | $71,088 |
| 2020 | 20 | 922 | 1,184 | $579,453 | $104,576 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
89 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J0775 | Injection, collagenase, clostridium histolyticum, 0.01 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 2,907 | $316,456 | $143,648 | 45.4% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 52 | $72,584 | $16,610 | 22.9% |
| 25447 | Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 24 | $65,070 | $15,452 | 23.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 156 | 203 | $46,690 | $13,171 | 28.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 130 | 133 | $36,510 | $12,505 | 34.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 110 | 110 | $30,296 | $8,326 | 27.5% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 39 | $75,153 | $7,859 | 10.5% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 59 | 68 | $16,910 | $5,834 | 34.5% |
| 26480 | Transfer of tendon to back of hand | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $36,743 | $4,941 | 13.4% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 117 | 155 | $14,418 | $4,772 | 33.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $16,796 | $4,231 | 25.2% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 73 | 87 | $17,385 | $3,899 | 22.4% |
| 25394 | Shortening of wrist bone | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $30,020 | $3,325 | 11.1% |
| 25600 | Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $11,121 | $3,237 | 29.1% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 47 | 58 | $10,693 | $2,181 | 20.4% |
| 26341 | Manipulation of finger for connective tissue release following enzyme injection | Office | 2023 | 15 | 30 | $10,590 | $2,146 | 20.3% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 53 | 77 | $6,327 | $2,082 | 32.9% |
| 20527 | Injection of medication into palm | Office | 2023 | 16 | 33 | $8,910 | $1,692 | 19.0% |
| 73100 | X-ray of wrist, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 21 | 46 | $3,661 | $1,202 | 32.8% |
| 29075 | Application of elbow to finger cast | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $4,834 | $1,158 | 24.0% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 28 | 41 | $3,332 | $1,041 | 31.2% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 75 | 207 | $5,175 | $1,034 | 20.0% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $4,141 | $842.67 | 20.3% |
| 29125 | Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $3,756 | $774.58 | 20.6% |
| Q4010 | Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $1,080 | $435.36 | 40.3% |
About Dr. Paul Sternenberg, MD
Dr. Paul Sternenberg, MD is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Medford, Oregon. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/12/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1144218231.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Paul Sternenberg, MD has received a total of $1,220 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $125.87 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 11 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($693.40).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sternenberg has provided services to 3,915 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,666 services with total Medicare billing of $612,367. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 89 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Location Medford, OR
- Active Since 10/12/2005
- Last Updated 10/05/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1144218231
Products in Payments
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $232.85
- Geminus (Device) $191.09
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $158.39
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $10.49
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.