Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $373.73 | 9 | 95.1% |
| Gift | $19.40 | 1 | 4.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcon Vision LLC | $205.90 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Alimera Sciences, Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| RxSight Inc | $24.42 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | $19.40 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $18.41 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24.42 | 1 | RxSight Inc ($24.42) |
| 2022 | $66.17 | 2 | Alcon Vision LLC ($66.17) |
| 2021 | $20.87 | 1 | Alcon Vision LLC ($20.87) |
| 2020 | $42.62 | 2 | Alcon Vision LLC ($23.22) |
| 2019 | $114.05 | 3 | Alcon Vision LLC ($95.64) |
| 2017 | $125.00 | 1 | Alimera Sciences, Inc. ($125.00) |
All Payment Transactions
10 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/13/2024 | RxSight Inc | RXSIGHT CONTACT LENS (Device), RXSIGHT INJECTOR HANDPIECE, RXSIGHT INJECTOR CARTRIDGE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.42 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/02/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | AcrySof Toric Aspheric UV Absorbing IOL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.82 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/24/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | ARGOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.35 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/17/2021 | Alcon Vision LLC | LenSx (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.87 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/18/2020 | Alcon Vision LLC | AcrySof (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.22 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 04/21/2020 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | None Specified (Medical Supply) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $19.40 | General |
| 10/10/2019 | Alcon Vision LLC | PanOptix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.55 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/09/2019 | Alcon Vision LLC | AcrySof (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.09 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 06/04/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | DUREZOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.41 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/11/2017 | Alimera Sciences, Inc. | Iluvien (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 39 | 74 | $7,315 | $1,129 |
| 2022 | 2 | 51 | 62 | $6,400 | $913.46 |
| 2021 | 2 | 52 | 61 | $6,455 | $884.04 |
| 2020 | 2 | 52 | 63 | $6,390 | $1,009 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
8 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 43 | $3,440 | $858.90 | 25.0% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 31 | $3,875 | $269.71 | 7.0% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 30 | $2,400 | $621.19 | 25.9% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 32 | $4,000 | $292.27 | 7.3% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 26 | $2,080 | $557.44 | 26.8% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 35 | $4,375 | $326.60 | 7.5% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 24 | 33 | $2,640 | $722.89 | 27.4% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 30 | $3,750 | $286.13 | 7.6% |
About Dr. Richard Grostern, MD
Dr. Richard Grostern, MD is a Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/10/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902881170.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Richard Grostern, MD has received a total of $393.13 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $24.42 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 10 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($373.73).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Grostern has provided services to 194 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 260 services with total Medicare billing of $3,935. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 8 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- Other Specialties Ophthalmology
- Location Chicago, IL
- Active Since 12/10/2005
- Last Updated 01/13/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207ZP0102X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1902881170
Products in Payments
- Iluvien (Biological) $125.00
- PanOptix (Device) $80.55
- AcrySof Toric Aspheric UV Absorbing IOL (Device) $39.82
- AcrySof (Device) $38.31
- ARGOS (Device) $26.35
- RXSIGHT CONTACT LENS (Device) $24.42
- LenSx (Device) $20.87
- None Specified (Medical Supply) $19.40
- DUREZOL (Drug) $18.41
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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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