Payment Breakdown by Category
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 | $195,455 | 68 | 80.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $46,138 | 152 | 18.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,362 | 38 | 1.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $152,835 | 132 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $79,182 | 101 | $0 (2024) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $10,916 | 19 | $0 (2022) |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $634.56 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $387.53 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,163 | 9 | Medtronic, Inc. ($6,163) |
| 2023 | $43,697 | 48 | Medtronic, Inc. ($43,697) |
| 2022 | $24,472 | 38 | Medtronic, Inc. ($24,046) |
| 2021 | $8,586 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($5,276) |
| 2020 | $21,687 | 25 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($21,558) |
| 2019 | $49,960 | 38 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($49,150) |
| 2018 | $45,233 | 44 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($38,054) |
| 2017 | $44,156 | 46 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($44,073) |
All Payment Transactions
258 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (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 | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (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 | $5,160.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $206.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.90 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $424.08 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (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 | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.20 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 01/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (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 | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 09/23/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.30 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $100.43 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $100.43 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/27/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $982.12 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/27/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.31 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/24/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (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 | $6,880.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/24/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (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 | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $40.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $745.92 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $263.20 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.05 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.31 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $233.00 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $30.07 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $23.75 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.31 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 64 | 69 | $408,242 | $13,294 |
| 2022 | 3 | 55 | 61 | $445,186 | $14,098 |
| 2021 | 6 | 95 | 108 | $458,329 | $24,082 |
| 2020 | 2 | 30 | 39 | $300,283 | $9,829 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
15 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 24 | $218,220 | $7,012 | 3.2% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $162,958 | $4,091 | 2.5% |
| 36227 | Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $16,508 | $1,369 | 8.3% |
| 62328 | Removal of spinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $10,556 | $821.77 | 7.8% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 26 | $260,316 | $8,307 | 3.2% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 22 | $165,928 | $4,202 | 2.5% |
| 36227 | Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $18,942 | $1,589 | 8.4% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance, accessed through skin | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $32,115 | $8,234 | 25.6% |
| 36224 | Insertion of catheter into internal carotid artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 23 | $219,192 | $7,844 | 3.6% |
| 36226 | Insertion of catheter into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 23 | $178,657 | $4,869 | 2.7% |
| 36227 | Insertion of catheter into external carotid artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 17 | $13,533 | $1,559 | 11.5% |
| 62328 | Diagnostic spinal tap of lower spine using imaging guidance | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $13,584 | $1,253 | 9.2% |
| 77003 | Fluoroscopic guidance for injection into spine or muscle next to spine | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 14 | $1,248 | $323.40 | 25.9% |
| 36224 | Insertion of catheter into artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 19 | $151,853 | $5,637 | 3.7% |
| 36226 | Insertion of catheter into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 20 | $148,430 | $4,192 | 2.8% |
About Dr. Sten Solander, MD
Dr. Sten Solander, MD is a Diagnostic Radiology healthcare provider based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1649352360.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sten Solander, MD has received a total of $243,954 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,163 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 258 transactions from 5 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" ($195,455).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Solander has provided services to 244 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 277 services with total Medicare billing of $61,304. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 15 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Diagnostic Radiology
- Location Chapel Hill, NC
- Active Since 10/20/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1649352360
Products in Payments
- Pipeline (Device) $157,288
- PIPELINE (Device) $72,089
- Artis pheno (Device) $6,537
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $800.88
- RIST (Device) $713.20
- WEB (Device) $552.05
- MAGNETOM Terra 7T MRI Scanner (Device) $461.05
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) $445.22
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $295.09
- Solitaire (Device) $262.23
- CATALYST (Device) $258.43
- SURPASS (Device) $129.10
- SOMATOM Force (Device) $119.38
- Axium (Device) $115.24
- HydroSoft 3D Coil (Device) $82.51
- syngo.via (Device) $61.80
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) $7.67
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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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