Total Payments
$1,395
2024 Payments
$182.46
Companies
24
Transactions
52
Medicare Patients
5,542
Medicare Billing
$511,491
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,395 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,395 | 52 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $618.86 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $132.72 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $113.81 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $49.33 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $47.58 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | $44.52 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $43.57 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $41.83 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Orthogenrx Inc. | $31.21 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $29.37 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $182.46 | 3 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($156.21) |
| 2023 | $396.56 | 8 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($173.62) |
| 2022 | $199.59 | 5 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($124.64) |
| 2021 | $129.98 | 4 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($81.98) |
| 2020 | $101.71 | 7 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($29.89) |
| 2019 | $203.16 | 12 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($39.74) |
| 2018 | $110.29 | 8 | Stryker Corporation ($41.83) |
| 2017 | $70.89 | 5 | Horizon Pharma plc ($22.20) |
All Payment Transactions
52 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | FMS Duo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.25 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FMS Duo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.70 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FMS (Device), VAPR | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.51 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | ERMI LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.13 | General |
| 10/04/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.25 | General |
| 09/22/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | FMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.83 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | FMS Duo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.41 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VA-LCP (Device), NA, TFN-ADVANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.05 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 06/16/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.62 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 06/08/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.95 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 06/05/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | FMS Duo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.32 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 08/18/2022 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Tactoset Hip Registry Place Holder (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.52 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | CALDOLOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.75 | General |
| Category: ANESTHESIOLOGY PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 06/29/2022 | Avanos Medical | TRIVISC SODIUM HYALURONATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.68 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FMS Duo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.42 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 05/10/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FMS Duo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.22 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 07/14/2021 | Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.56 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 06/15/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VA-LCP (Device), TFN-Advance | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.98 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 04/14/2021 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.97 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 01/13/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Biomet Orthopak (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.47 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 07/20/2020 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.73 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 06/03/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.25 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 03/04/2020 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.22 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 03/04/2020 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.15 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 02/05/2020 | PFIZER INC. | FLECTOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.27 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION;PAIN | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 1,227 | 11,216 | $472,882 | $97,873 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,330 | 11,480 | $592,554 | $135,187 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,445 | 15,449 | $650,895 | $160,201 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,540 | 4,010 | $563,770 | $118,230 |
Total Patients
5,542
Total Services
42,155
Medicare Billing
$511,491
Procedure Codes
72
All Medicare Procedures & Services
72 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 232 | 333 | $71,861 | $19,485 | 27.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $84,723 | $14,951 | 17.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 175 | 300 | $69,561 | $14,174 | 20.4% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 106 | 153 | $45,828 | $11,281 | 24.6% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $50,700 | $9,919 | 19.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 81 | 81 | $38,961 | $8,872 | 22.8% |
| J7328 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 20 | 7,896 | $31,584 | $4,423 | 14.0% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 78 | 107 | $15,146 | $3,330 | 22.0% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 117 | 143 | $16,606 | $3,173 | 19.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 80 | $10,320 | $3,068 | 29.7% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $20,400 | $2,279 | 11.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 253 | 2,016 | $10,080 | $1,570 | 15.6% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 22 | 27 | $3,416 | $641.46 | 18.8% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 17 | $1,734 | $353.64 | 20.4% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 18 | $1,962 | $352.43 | 18.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 232 | 322 | $69,230 | $19,187 | 27.7% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $85,935 | $16,465 | 19.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 161 | 285 | $67,437 | $13,193 | 19.6% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $63,375 | $12,399 | 19.6% |
| J3304 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 14 | 928 | $24,128 | $11,961 | 49.6% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $65,592 | $11,584 | 17.7% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2022 | 115 | 161 | $48,508 | $11,362 | 23.4% |
| J7328 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg | Office | 2022 | 12 | 7,056 | $28,224 | $11,077 | 39.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 96 | 96 | $46,176 | $9,625 | 20.8% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 137 | 187 | $18,513 | $4,212 | 22.8% |
About Dr. Stephen Brown, MD
Dr. Stephen Brown, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Rome, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669422937.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Brown, MD has received a total of $1,395 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $182.46 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 52 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,395).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brown has provided services to 5,542 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 42,155 services with total Medicare billing of $511,491. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Rome, GA
- Active Since 05/10/2006
- Last Updated 10/15/2010
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669422937
Products in Payments
- FMS Duo (Device) $228.32
- VA-LCP (Device) $224.03
- FMS (Device) $166.34
- Zilretta (Drug) $65.89
- PENNSAID (Drug) $53.19
- Tactoset Hip Registry Place Holder (Device) $44.52
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $39.74
- DUEXIS (Drug) $37.96
- NA (Device) $31.57
- GenVisc 850 (Device) $31.21
- REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) $29.37
- Biomet Orthopak (Device) $22.47
- Surgical Care - Tisseel (Biological) $21.78
- MAKO (Device) $18.63
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $18.25
- EVENITY (Biological) $16.67
- PREVNAR - 13 (Biological) $15.99
- CALDOLOR (Drug) $15.75
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $15.69
- GELSYN 3 (Device) $15.53
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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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