Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $47,000 | 15 | 62.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $14,200 | 8 | 18.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,477 | 44 | 11.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,322 | 88 | 5.7% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $1,500 | 1 | 2.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $62,129 | 49 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $7,409 | 33 | $0 (2022) |
| Synthes GmbH | $2,531 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $995.98 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $920.38 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $388.00 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $298.99 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| CVRx, Inc. | $165.71 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix, Inc. | $112.61 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $109.86 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $742.64 | 17 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($328.90) |
| 2023 | $16,526 | 33 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($13,266) |
| 2022 | $33,611 | 61 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($29,230) |
| 2021 | $15,531 | 12 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($11,861) |
| 2020 | $1,276 | 5 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,236) |
| 2019 | $7,287 | 18 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($6,208) |
| 2018 | $306.19 | 8 | Cook Medical LLC ($150.39) |
| 2017 | $219.82 | 2 | Endologix, Inc. ($112.61) |
All Payment Transactions
156 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Independence MIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.55 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.40 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MARS Anterior Retractor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.87 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MARS Anterior Retractor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.48 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.66 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.41 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.82 | General |
| 07/25/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.10 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.65 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.76 | General |
| 06/10/2024 | BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.44 | General |
| 05/20/2024 | La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | GIAPREZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.68 | General |
| Category: EMERGENT HYPOTENSION | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.87 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.95 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 02/19/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.08 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.12 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 01/01/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.80 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 12/09/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 12/09/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $502.30 | General |
| 12/09/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $404.54 | General |
| 12/09/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.75 | General |
| 11/07/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | LUNDERQUIST (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.05 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 10/24/2023 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.68 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.39 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.60 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 418 | 452 | $583,017 | $97,660 |
| 2022 | 12 | 517 | 541 | $599,954 | $112,932 |
| 2021 | 18 | 630 | 647 | $600,945 | $122,461 |
| 2020 | 12 | 439 | 463 | $242,706 | $53,177 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
52 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 94 | 96 | $446,592 | $67,199 | 15.0% |
| 22585 | Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 67 | $66,866 | $9,957 | 14.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 80 | 88 | $16,489 | $5,562 | 33.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $19,648 | $4,939 | 25.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 32 | $9,312 | $2,932 | 31.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $11,616 | $2,771 | 23.9% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $7,420 | $2,655 | 35.8% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $1,872 | $745.80 | 39.8% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,100 | $694.42 | 33.1% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 19 | $1,102 | $203.87 | 18.5% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 91 | 91 | $423,332 | $67,947 | 16.1% |
| 22585 | Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | Facility | 2022 | 47 | 61 | $60,878 | $9,509 | 15.6% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 51 | 51 | $27,540 | $7,046 | 25.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $18,360 | $6,337 | 34.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 91 | $14,523 | $6,159 | 42.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $10,508 | $3,427 | 32.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 34 | $7,980 | $3,219 | 40.3% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2022 | 66 | 66 | $6,996 | $2,688 | 38.4% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $9,163 | $2,275 | 24.8% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $9,481 | $1,988 | 21.0% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $8,568 | $1,345 | 15.7% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $2,625 | $991.19 | 37.8% |
| 22558 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach | Facility | 2021 | 83 | 83 | $386,116 | $62,362 | 16.2% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | Office | 2021 | 82 | 83 | $44,820 | $12,147 | 27.1% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 47 | 47 | $21,949 | $8,017 | 36.5% |
About Rebecca Kelso
Rebecca Kelso is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/04/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902928799.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Rebecca Kelso has received a total of $75,499 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $742.64 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 156 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($47,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kelso has provided services to 2,004 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,103 services with total Medicare billing of $386,230. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 04/04/2007
- Last Updated 02/08/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1902928799
Products in Payments
- ALIF (Device) $19,151
- MARS Anterior Retractor (Device) $12,629
- FORTIFY (Device) $10,021
- QUARTEX (Device) $7,813
- ALIF Retractor (Device) $6,900
- MARS (Device) $4,996
- INDEPENDENCE (Device) $4,000
- Direct Look Lat (Device) $1,600
- GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $707.51
- XLIF (Device) $624.23
- CREO 5.5 (Device) $422.96
- COOK (Device) $398.67
- MARS 3VL Retractor (Device) $351.12
- Endurant (Device) $303.27
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $298.99
- CREO (Device) $278.64
- MARS 3V/3VL (Device) $278.64
- CALIBER (Device) $198.36
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $165.71
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $150.83
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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