Total Payments
$124,953
2024 Payments
$279.71
Companies
35
Transactions
290
Medicare Patients
1,175
Medicare Billing
$201,396
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$89,400 (71.5%)
Travel$24,728 (19.8%)
Food & Beverage$10,588 (8.5%)
Education$120.99 (0.1%)
Other$115.76 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $89,400 | 21 | 71.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $24,728 | 62 | 19.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $10,588 | 204 | 8.5% |
| Education | $120.99 | 2 | 0.1% |
| Entertainment | $115.76 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $111,571 | 171 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $3,241 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,756 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $1,618 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| MiRus, LLC | $1,564 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $823.85 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | $738.17 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $659.63 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| icotec Medical Inc. | $444.81 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $323.38 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $279.71 | 3 | Medtronic, Inc. ($137.38) |
| 2023 | $3,502 | 39 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,464) |
| 2022 | $48,287 | 62 | Stryker Corporation ($44,991) |
| 2021 | $28,800 | 60 | Stryker Corporation ($25,964) |
| 2020 | $19,157 | 43 | Stryker Corporation ($18,965) |
| 2019 | $19,724 | 36 | Stryker Corporation ($16,516) |
| 2018 | $3,981 | 26 | Stryker Corporation ($3,254) |
| 2017 | $1,221 | 21 | Stryker Corporation ($506.93) |
All Payment Transactions
290 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/02/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device), ALTERA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | STRYKER NAV3I (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.23 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 01/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.38 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/09/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.42 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.57 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 08/10/2023 | Carbofix Spine Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $151.66 | General |
| 07/26/2023 | ulrich medical USA, Inc. | — | Entertainment | Cash or cash equivalent | $115.76 | General |
| 06/29/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.58 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 06/01/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ALEUTIAN CERVICAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.38 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 05/25/2023 | Stryker Corporation | RAVINE LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.90 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 05/12/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.84 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.98 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/05/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $205.50 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/05/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.73 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $190.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $102.75 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.29 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/04/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $18.54 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 04/27/2023 | icotec Medical Inc. | icotec BlackArmor Spine System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.33 | General |
| Category: Spine stabilization for spine tumor patients | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $647.39 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $42.31 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 04/21/2023 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.45 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | Spine Wave, Inc. | PARAMOUNT ANTERIOR CERVICAL SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.06 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/30/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MARS 3V/3VL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.26 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 03/10/2023 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.20 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 333 | 425 | $363,826 | $91,268 |
| 2022 | 5 | 162 | 177 | $102,748 | $21,463 |
| 2021 | 10 | 326 | 461 | $417,938 | $53,107 |
| 2020 | 8 | 354 | 455 | $230,153 | $35,558 |
Total Patients
1,175
Total Services
1,518
Medicare Billing
$201,396
Procedure Codes
31
All Medicare Procedures & Services
31 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 77 | $85,470 | $22,974 | 26.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 145 | 145 | $69,020 | $17,565 | 25.4% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $58,955 | $14,956 | 25.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $57,114 | $11,980 | 21.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $32,505 | $8,273 | 25.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 82 | $30,012 | $7,594 | 25.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 24 | $17,592 | $4,726 | 26.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 51 | $13,158 | $3,200 | 24.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 59 | 59 | $27,603 | $6,986 | 25.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $46,442 | $6,895 | 14.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 41 | 51 | $16,849 | $4,534 | 26.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 40 | 43 | $9,963 | $2,702 | 27.1% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 11 | 13 | $1,891 | $345.78 | 18.3% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 57 | $187,074 | $17,370 | 9.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 58 | 85 | $21,845 | $8,137 | 37.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 50 | 50 | $20,570 | $6,196 | 30.1% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $98,021 | $6,186 | 6.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 60 | 87 | $14,790 | $5,721 | 38.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 19 | $39,273 | $3,707 | 9.4% |
| 72082 | X-ray of spine, entire middle and lower spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 27 | 40 | $13,240 | $2,127 | 16.1% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2021 | 44 | 46 | $11,086 | $1,761 | 15.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 35 | 51 | $8,619 | $1,326 | 15.4% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 views | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $3,420 | $576.80 | 16.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 82 | 82 | $34,850 | $9,878 | 28.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 62 | 90 | $22,950 | $6,821 | 29.7% |
About Dr. Robert Waldrop, M.D
Dr. Robert Waldrop, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Tempe, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/22/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1952531022.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Waldrop, M.D has received a total of $124,953 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $279.71 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 290 transactions from 35 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($89,400).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Waldrop has provided services to 1,175 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,518 services with total Medicare billing of $201,396. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 31 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Tempe, AZ
- Active Since 07/22/2009
- Last Updated 05/10/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1952531022
Products in Payments
- NIAGARA LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $15,033
- ES2 (Device) $12,543
- AVS NAVIGATOR (Device) $11,000
- STRYKER NAV3I (Device) $10,834
- BACS (Device) $6,224
- SERRATO (Device) $4,902
- MAKO (Device) $4,891
- CASCADIA (Device) $3,846
- AVS ANCHOR-C (Device) $3,000
- PHANTOM FIBER SUTURE (Device) $3,000
- VLIFT (Device) $3,000
- CALIBER (Device) $2,254
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $1,618
- TRITANIUM (Device) $1,602
- EUROPA Pedicle Screw System (Device) $1,564
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,446
- AERO (Device) $1,400
- YUKON (Device) $1,395
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $1,364
- N/A (Device) $1,173
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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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