Dr. Scott Runyon, M.D

NPI: 1831356377
Total Payments
$219,904
2023 Payments
$10.75
Companies
23
Transactions
382
Medicare Patients
2,912
Medicare Billing
$557,783

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$104,818 (47.7%)
Consulting$91,725 (41.7%)
Food & Beverage$12,168 (5.5%)
Travel$11,194 (5.1%)

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 $104,818 39 47.7%
Consulting Fee $91,725 69 41.7%
Food and Beverage $12,168 227 5.5%
Travel and Lodging $11,194 47 5.1%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Boston Scientific Corporation $124,083 133 $0 (2022)
Abbott Laboratories $94,515 209 $0 (2020)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $612.61 14 $0 (2019)
Nevro Corp. $141.78 2 $0 (2017)
Allergan Inc. $129.78 1 $0 (2017)
GRT US Holding, Inc. $57.51 1 $0 (2022)
GENZYME CORPORATION $40.83 2 $0 (2017)
Purdue Pharma L.P. $39.43 2 $0 (2017)
Eisai Inc. $34.83 2 $0 (2017)
Stryker Corporation $33.75 1 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2023 $10.75 1 MML US, Inc. ($10.75)
2022 $3,602 10 Boston Scientific Corporation ($3,545)
2021 $26,119 31 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($26,119)
2020 $26,184 22 Boston Scientific Corporation ($26,147)
2019 $67,073 69 Boston Scientific Corporation ($47,132)
2018 $59,258 111 Abbott Laboratories ($37,850)
2017 $37,655 138 Abbott Laboratories ($36,715)

All Payment Transactions

382 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
02/16/2023 MML US, Inc. ReActiv8 (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $10.75 General
Category: Pain Management
10/14/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $1,320.00 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
10/14/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $440.00 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
09/29/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation General - Pain Management (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $132.11 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
09/26/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation General - Pain Management (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $41.67 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
09/24/2022 GRT US Holding, Inc. Qutenza (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $57.51 General
Category: Pain Management
07/15/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $880.00 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
07/15/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $440.00 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
06/29/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation General - Therapies (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $106.99 General
Category: General - Therapies_NMD
03/03/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $79.30 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
02/08/2022 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $104.91 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
10/26/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $7,040.00 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
10/19/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $440.00 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
10/16/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION General Pain Management (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $278.73 General
Category: GENERAL
10/16/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION General Pain Management (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $201.21 General
Category: GENERAL
10/16/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION General Pain Management (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $156.00 General
Category: GENERAL
10/15/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION General Pain Management (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $256.96 General
Category: GENERAL
10/15/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION General Pain Management (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $216.00 General
Category: GENERAL
09/09/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $121.41 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
09/03/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $39.52 General
Category: THERAPIES
08/31/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $2,200.00 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
08/25/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $113.07 General
Category: CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT
05/25/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $8,360.00 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
05/22/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $147.00 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
05/22/2021 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $81.10 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 17 612 956 $607,892 $117,630
2022 18 646 1,040 $663,559 $129,829
2021 19 676 1,155 $882,254 $148,469
2020 23 978 1,544 $812,188 $161,855
Total Patients
2,912
Total Services
4,695
Medicare Billing
$557,783
Procedure Codes
77

All Medicare Procedures & Services

77 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 131 289 $73,830 $24,372 33.0%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 63 87 $123,662 $18,218 14.7%
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Office 2023 23 26 $76,268 $11,465 15.0%
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 27 44 $48,223 $8,120 16.8%
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance Office 2023 38 50 $75,556 $7,499 9.9%
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint Office 2023 22 38 $30,580 $7,391 24.2%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 20 35 $32,865 $5,988 18.2%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 42 45 $15,480 $5,871 37.9%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 48 48 $18,720 $5,582 29.8%
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Office 2023 38 58 $19,024 $4,754 25.0%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 18 26 $24,882 $4,425 17.8%
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Office 2023 23 39 $15,622 $3,761 24.1%
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level Office 2023 33 38 $23,142 $3,181 13.7%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 45 72 $16,744 $3,115 18.6%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 13 13 $6,370 $2,156 33.8%
20553 Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles Office 2023 13 30 $4,530 $1,115 24.6%
20552 Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles Office 2023 15 18 $2,394 $616.85 25.8%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 141 302 $77,145 $26,606 34.5%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Office 2022 74 113 $149,212 $23,703 15.9%
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Office 2022 19 28 $69,636 $11,581 16.6%
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance Office 2022 43 58 $93,725 $8,257 8.8%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2022 23 41 $38,499 $8,023 20.8%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2022 25 37 $35,409 $7,008 19.8%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 57 57 $22,230 $6,779 30.5%
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint Office 2022 16 35 $25,020 $6,750 27.0%

About Dr. Scott Runyon, M.D

Dr. Scott Runyon, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Durham, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/21/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831356377.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Runyon, M.D has received a total of $219,904 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $10.75 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 382 transactions from 23 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" ($104,818).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Runyon has provided services to 2,912 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,695 services with total Medicare billing of $557,783. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 77 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Anesthesiology
  • Location Durham, NC
  • Active Since 05/21/2008
  • Last Updated 02/12/2013
  • Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1831356377

Products in Payments

  • SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $85,528
  • Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $36,923
  • SCS IPGs (Device) $33,429
  • WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) $18,161
  • Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $15,895
  • GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $5,970
  • SCS leads (Device) $5,856
  • WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $3,264
  • GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $2,222
  • GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $2,107
  • THERAPIES (Device) $1,832
  • Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs (Device) $1,513
  • GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $1,131
  • General Pain Management (Device) $1,109
  • LOTUS Edge (Device) $696.00
  • Spectra WaveWriter (Device) $573.11
  • INFINION (Device) $440.00
  • ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $394.33
  • GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $345.68
  • DRG IPGs (Device) $308.99

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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