Total Payments
$5,814
2024 Payments
$84.79
Companies
6
Transactions
41
Medicare Patients
1,699
Medicare Billing
$202,983
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$4,223 (72.6%)
Food & Beverage$1,591 (27.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $4,223 | 17 | 72.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,591 | 24 | 27.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $4,674 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $915.33 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $164.13 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | $33.67 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| DJO, LLC | $14.94 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $11.86 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $84.79 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($51.12) |
| 2023 | $1,491 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($1,491) |
| 2022 | $447.53 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($432.59) |
| 2020 | $1,061 | 11 | Stryker Corporation ($1,049) |
| 2019 | $1,056 | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($1,056) |
| 2018 | $1,535 | 9 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($915.33) |
| 2017 | $139.63 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($139.63) |
All Payment Transactions
41 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.12 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.67 | General |
| 12/06/2023 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $856.33 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/04/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AERO-LL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $585.16 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 12/04/2023 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.13 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 12/22/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEMASK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.91 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 10/26/2022 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.94 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 10/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | STRYKER NAV3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.14 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 10/13/2022 | Stryker Corporation | AIRO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.19 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/22/2022 | Stryker Corporation | VESUVIUS (Device), BIO DBM, ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.17 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 01/26/2022 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.18 | General |
| 09/11/2020 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $96.75 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 09/08/2020 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $116.70 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 09/03/2020 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.69 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 09/03/2020 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.72 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 09/02/2020 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $285.73 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 09/01/2020 | Stryker Corporation | FORMULA CUTTERS AND BURS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $163.11 | General |
| Category: ARTHROSCOPY | ||||||
| 08/17/2020 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $187.31 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 08/17/2020 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $81.26 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 08/17/2020 | Stryker Corporation | 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.00 | General |
| Category: VISUALIZATION | ||||||
| 08/08/2020 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $42.41 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/06/2020 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.86 | General |
| Category: PROSTHESIS, INTERVERTEBRAL DISC | ||||||
| 12/10/2019 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $79.55 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Stryker Corporation | YUKON (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $47.79 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 05/04/2019 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $157.86 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 482 | 557 | $242,791 | $64,660 |
| 2022 | 10 | 389 | 439 | $191,873 | $50,835 |
| 2021 | 10 | 432 | 487 | $174,582 | $47,751 |
| 2020 | 10 | 396 | 451 | $162,844 | $39,738 |
Total Patients
1,699
Total Services
1,934
Medicare Billing
$202,983
Procedure Codes
42
All Medicare Procedures & Services
42 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 132 | 143 | $43,615 | $13,250 | 30.4% |
| 22630 | Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $51,636 | $13,057 | 25.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $49,296 | $12,200 | 24.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 57 | 66 | $26,928 | $8,226 | 30.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 74 | 87 | $18,096 | $5,105 | 28.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 24 | $17,568 | $4,338 | 24.7% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 74 | 74 | $10,434 | $2,689 | 25.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $7,020 | $1,792 | 25.5% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 29 | 45 | $6,345 | $1,203 | 19.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,912 | $1,071 | 21.8% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $3,336 | $868.61 | 26.0% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 35 | $3,605 | $859.60 | 23.8% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $83,187 | $20,178 | 24.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 51 | 58 | $23,664 | $7,711 | 32.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 85 | $25,925 | $7,485 | 28.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 63 | 75 | $15,600 | $4,715 | 30.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 24 | $16,953 | $4,206 | 24.8% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2022 | 57 | 58 | $8,178 | $2,032 | 24.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $5,833 | $1,500 | 25.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 34 | $4,250 | $1,214 | 28.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 24 | 41 | $5,781 | $1,184 | 20.5% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $2,502 | $612.30 | 24.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $58,539 | $15,346 | 26.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 95 | 99 | $30,195 | $8,976 | 29.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 50 | 52 | $21,216 | $6,428 | 30.3% |
About Dr. Stephen Ritter, MD
Dr. Stephen Ritter, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Carmel, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1912938721.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Ritter, MD has received a total of $5,814 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $84.79 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 41 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($4,223).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ritter has provided services to 1,699 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,934 services with total Medicare billing of $202,983. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 42 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Carmel, IN
- Active Since 07/06/2006
- Last Updated 06/08/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1912938721
Products in Payments
- CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) $856.33
- 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) $843.16
- TRITANIUM (Device) $789.30
- CLYDESDALE (Device) $672.76
- AERO-LL (Device) $585.16
- ALIF PLATE (Device) $334.17
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $216.31
- XLIF (Device) $164.13
- FORMULA CUTTERS AND BURS (Device) $163.11
- AIRO (Device) $150.19
- EVEREST (Device) $142.29
- Tritanium (Device) $139.63
- XIA (Device) $117.43
- N/A (Device) $100.25
- NANO TACT FLEX (Device) $100.00
- SPINEMASK (Device) $70.91
- VESUVIUS (Device) $69.17
- YUKON (Device) $47.79
- STRYKER NAV3 (Device) $35.14
- ELEVATE (Device) $26.26
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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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