Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,596 | 8 | 59.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,105 | 16 | 40.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,225 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $883.42 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| icotec Medical Inc. | $214.35 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $144.76 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $131.25 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $101.90 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $66.26 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($66.26) |
| 2023 | $282.76 | 2 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($151.51) |
| 2022 | $1,452 | 14 | Stryker Corporation ($1,159) |
| 2021 | $359.11 | 5 | icotec Medical Inc. ($214.35) |
| 2020 | $541.02 | 2 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($541.02) |
All Payment Transactions
24 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/31/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AIRO (Device), N/A | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.26 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.25 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 04/17/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.51 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 12/20/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $229.33 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/20/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $152.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/15/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $189.06 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $115.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $112.58 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.73 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/13/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $139.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/21/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $129.36 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $101.90 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 09/27/2022 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Robotics System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.02 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 04/18/2022 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Cranial 1.0 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.99 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 04/08/2022 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Robotics System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.88 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 01/29/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.05 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 01/28/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.85 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 05/25/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.31 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/25/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.85 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/25/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.87 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/28/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | O-ARM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.73 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 04/24/2021 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec Medical BlackArmor Spine Oncology System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $214.35 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine tumor patients | ||||||
| 09/28/2020 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RISE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $529.41 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/28/2020 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO Fenestrated Screw (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.61 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 40 | 40 | $18,208 | $4,122 |
| 2022 | 1 | 30 | 30 | $12,830 | $2,750 |
| 2021 | 1 | 16 | 16 | $6,647 | $1,801 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $18,208 | $4,122 | 22.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $12,830 | $2,750 | 21.4% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $6,647 | $1,801 | 27.1% |
About Dr. Robert North, MD
Dr. Robert North, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/11/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1497191985.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert North, MD has received a total of $2,701 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $66.26 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 24 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,596).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, North has provided services to 86 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 86 services with total Medicare billing of $8,673. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 05/11/2013
- Last Updated 07/02/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1497191985
Products in Payments
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,159
- RISE (Device) $529.41
- icotec Medical BlackArmor Spine Oncology System (Device) $214.35
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $151.51
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $131.25
- Excelsius Cranial 1.0 (Device) $128.99
- O-ARM (Device) $113.73
- CellerateRx (Device) $101.90
- AIRO (Device) $66.26
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $61.90
- Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $28.16
- CREO Fenestrated Screw (Device) $11.61
- CD HORIZON (Device) $2.87
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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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