Total Payments
$62,053
2024 Payments
$3,038
Companies
14
Transactions
157
Medicare Patients
182
Medicare Billing
$68,597
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$28,448 (45.8%)
Consulting$14,128 (22.8%)
Travel$11,885 (19.2%)
Food & Beverage$6,107 (9.8%)
Research$1,485 (2.4%)
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 | $22,748 | 3 | 36.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $14,128 | 11 | 22.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,885 | 44 | 19.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,107 | 94 | 9.8% |
| Honoraria | $4,500 | 3 | 7.3% |
| Unspecified | $1,485 | 1 | 2.4% |
| Grant | $1,200 | 1 | 1.9% |
Payments by Type
General
$60,568
156 transactions
Research
$1,485
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $27,232 | 49 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $16,774 | 43 | $0 (2020) |
| Elekta, Inc. | $5,173 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,976 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,275 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Brainlab, Inc. | $2,047 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Monteris Medical Corporation | $1,919 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Surgical Information Sciences, Inc. | $1,500 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Synaptive Medical Inc. | $851.24 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| Imperative Care, Inc | $102.46 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,038 | 31 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,628) |
| 2023 | $3,610 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($3,524) |
| 2022 | $22,116 | 21 | Medtronic, Inc. ($22,079) |
| 2021 | $3,763 | 5 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($2,263) |
| 2020 | $1,681 | 3 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,650) |
| 2019 | $5,903 | 20 | Elekta, Inc. ($5,173) |
| 2018 | $11,654 | 39 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($8,367) |
| 2017 | $10,288 | 28 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($6,257) |
All Payment Transactions
157 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.67 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.30 | General |
| Category: General - DBS_NMD | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.69 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.94 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $20.14 | General |
| 10/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $16.11 | General |
| 10/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.91 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.91 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.85 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.03 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.01 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $21.47 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.91 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14.91 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.05 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.69 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.84 | General |
| Category: Deep Brain Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $418.00 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $158.39 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.23 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $62.80 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.11 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.75 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.30 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | INFINITY (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 64 | 64 | $177,137 | $40,197 |
| 2022 | 3 | 44 | 44 | $41,044 | $10,778 |
| 2021 | 4 | 60 | 64 | $38,807 | $9,367 |
| 2020 | 1 | 14 | 14 | $38,984 | $8,255 |
Total Patients
182
Total Services
186
Medicare Billing
$68,597
Procedure Codes
12
All Medicare Procedures & Services
12 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61863 | Removal of skull bone with computer-assisted insertion of neurostimulator electrodes in brain, first array | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $119,160 | $29,728 | 24.9% |
| 61886 | Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to 2 or more electrode arrays | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $46,992 | $7,726 | 16.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,798 | $1,467 | 25.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $5,187 | $1,275 | 24.6% |
| 61885 | Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to single electrode array | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $35,440 | $9,313 | 26.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $3,822 | $1,002 | 26.2% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $1,782 | $462.62 | 26.0% |
| 61885 | Insertion or replacement of brain neurostimulator generator or receiver with connection to a single electrode | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $30,124 | $7,182 | 23.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $4,641 | $1,181 | 25.5% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 19 | $2,390 | $572.76 | 24.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 14 | $1,652 | $430.90 | 26.1% |
| 61885 | Insertion or replacement of brain neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $38,984 | $8,255 | 21.2% |
About Dr. Ron Alterman, M.D
Dr. Ron Alterman, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/23/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750357430.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ron Alterman, M.D has received a total of $62,053 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,038 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 157 transactions from 14 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" ($22,748).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Alterman has provided services to 182 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 186 services with total Medicare billing of $68,597. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 12 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 02/23/2006
- Last Updated 12/28/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1750357430
Products in Payments
- ACTIVA (Device) $7,584
- Icon (Device) $5,003
- PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE (Device) $3,690
- GENERAL DBS (Device) $2,200
- Kick, Airo, Curve, Buzz, Node, Exact Trac, Novalis, TramaCad, Elements (Device) $2,047
- Neuroblate (Device) $1,919
- VERCISE (Device) $1,383
- RECLAIM (Device) $1,160
- BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/Modus V (Device) $851.24
- Neuromodulation-Research only (Device) $682.13
- INFINITY (Device) $300.87
- St. Jude Medical (Device) $192.40
- Deep Brain Stimulation (Device) $173.79
- Unity (Device) $170.12
- Infinity DBS Pulse Generators (Device) $105.35
- ACTIVA PC (Device) $79.95
- CyberKnife System (Device) $72.33
- Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs (Device) $70.21
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $63.33
- ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) $55.33
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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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