Total Payments
$14,820
2024 Payments
$1,748
Companies
49
Transactions
376
Medicare Patients
8,203
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$11,624 (78.4%)
Travel$2,412 (16.3%)
Research$750.00 (5.1%)
Education$33.39 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $11,624 | 358 | 78.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,412 | 14 | 16.3% |
| Unspecified | $750.00 | 3 | 5.1% |
| Education | $33.39 | 1 | 0.2% |
Payments by Type
General
$14,070
373 transactions
Research
$750.00
3 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $5,620 | 123 | $0 (2024) |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $1,232 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $1,039 | 8 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $924.83 | 14 | $0 (2020) |
| Nevro Corp. | $830.20 | 28 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $702.97 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $609.14 | 29 | $0 (2023) |
| MML US, Inc. | $341.29 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | $309.15 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $272.22 | 17 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,748 | 31 | Abbott Laboratories ($399.71) |
| 2023 | $1,418 | 45 | Abbott Laboratories ($782.28) |
| 2022 | $2,350 | 42 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC ($1,193) |
| 2021 | $790.19 | 26 | Abbott Laboratories ($289.98) |
| 2020 | $1,124 | 40 | Abbott Laboratories ($722.68) |
| 2019 | $1,959 | 54 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($817.44) |
| 2018 | $2,011 | 64 | Abbott Laboratories ($830.40) |
| 2017 | $3,420 | 74 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,440) |
All Payment Transactions
376 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.10 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.84 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.00 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.27 | General |
| 11/14/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.47 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $341.29 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.96 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ALPHAVENT (Device), NA, CINCHLOCK | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.91 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.57 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.62 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.54 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.65 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.68 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.61 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.51 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.39 | General |
| 05/24/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.16 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.30 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Forte Bio-Pharma LLC | NALOCET (Drug), PROLATE, PROLATE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.14 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.52 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $126.11 | General |
| 04/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.46 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | PAINTEQ LLC | PAINTEQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.66 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| midas encore | Vertos Medical, Inc. | $750.00 | 3 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34 | 2,108 | 3,607 | $694,398 | $257,544 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1,993 | 2,954 | $644,892 | $245,955 |
| 2021 | 31 | 2,173 | 3,779 | $728,469 | $290,672 |
| 2020 | 32 | 1,929 | 2,900 | $602,848 | $220,029 |
Total Patients
8,203
Total Services
13,240
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Procedure Codes
128
All Medicare Procedures & Services
128 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 264 | 505 | $121,200 | $52,978 | 43.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 184 | 261 | $83,520 | $40,080 | 48.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 264 | 494 | $79,040 | $35,991 | 45.5% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 158 | 219 | $88,350 | $25,106 | 28.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 143 | 143 | $52,338 | $18,573 | 35.5% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 37 | $21,650 | $7,584 | 35.0% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 47 | 68 | $13,600 | $7,146 | 52.5% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 76 | $37,654 | $7,060 | 18.7% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 145 | 152 | $16,416 | $6,972 | 42.5% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 59 | $23,050 | $4,754 | 20.6% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 32 | 53 | $10,600 | $4,661 | 44.0% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 46 | $11,520 | $4,165 | 36.2% |
| J7329 | Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 577 | $8,655 | $4,100 | 47.4% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 59 | $10,691 | $3,344 | 31.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 39 | 52 | $7,800 | $2,883 | 37.0% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 30 | $15,000 | $2,688 | 17.9% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 52 | 56 | $7,000 | $2,581 | 36.9% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 100 | 105 | $6,825 | $2,542 | 37.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,928 | $2,450 | 41.3% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $7,500 | $2,428 | 32.4% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 36 | 37 | $12,950 | $2,197 | 17.0% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 35 | $9,900 | $2,161 | 21.8% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 40 | $5,376 | $1,972 | 36.7% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 52 | 57 | $4,560 | $1,930 | 42.3% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 42 | 47 | $4,230 | $1,812 | 42.8% |
About Dr. Sten Kramer, MD
Dr. Sten Kramer, MD is a Interventional Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Newport Beach, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/22/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1780783712.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sten Kramer, MD has received a total of $14,820 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,748 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 376 transactions from 49 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($11,624).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kramer has provided services to 8,203 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 13,240 services with total Medicare billing of $1.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 128 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Pain Medicine
- Location Newport Beach, CA
- Active Since 09/22/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 208VP0014X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1780783712
Products in Payments
- PROCLAIM (Device) $1,741
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $1,397
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $1,232
- DRG leads (Device) $1,045
- mild Device Kit (Device) $1,039
- INTELLIS (Device) $772.29
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $685.17
- DRG IPGs (Device) $475.62
- ReActiv8 (Device) $341.29
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $324.23
- Prospera (Device) $286.93
- Zilretta (Drug) $257.17
- ETERNA (Device) $251.12
- PAINTEQ (Device) $247.61
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $246.31
- MONOVISC (Device) $239.65
- Superion ISS (Device) $229.24
- LYRICA (Drug) $206.91
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $187.92
- Algovita (Device) $175.73
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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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