Dr. Stephen Ryu, MD

Neurological Surgery Stanford, CA Male
NPI: 1134153505
Total Payments
$1.4M
2024 Payments
$112,470
Companies
37
Transactions
1,321
Medicare Patients
2,602
Medicare Billing
$705,294

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$728,782 (51.3%)
Royalty/License$501,184 (35.3%)
Travel$133,317 (9.4%)
Food & Beverage$29,321 (2.1%)
Other$22,820 (1.6%)
Research$5,000 (0.4%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $728,782 252 51.3%
Royalty or License $501,184 29 35.3%
Travel and Lodging $133,317 560 9.4%
Food and Beverage $29,321 463 2.1%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $14,420 3 1.0%
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program $8,400 2 0.6%
Unspecified $5,000 12 0.4%

Payments by Type

General
$1.4M
1,309 transactions
Research
$5,000
1 transactions
Ownership
$0
11 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
NuVasive, Inc. $764,341 543 $0 (2023)
Stryker Corporation $244,933 203 $0 (2024)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $174,672 221 $0 (2022)
Globus Medical, Inc. $57,542 59 $0 (2024)
ZIMVIE INC. $37,723 65 $0 (2024)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $29,514 38 $0 (2019)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $23,907 19 $0 (2023)
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. $20,665 40 $0 (2021)
SI-BONE, Inc. $20,377 19 $0 (2022)
Medtronic, Inc. $16,702 35 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $112,470 123 Globus Medical, Inc. ($55,169)
2023 $150,233 153 NuVasive, Inc. ($89,690)
2022 $154,042 133 NuVasive, Inc. ($95,738)
2021 $79,630 88 NuVasive, Inc. ($51,273)
2020 $85,236 76 NuVasive, Inc. ($37,929)
2019 $185,628 225 NuVasive, Inc. ($82,355)
2018 $382,499 318 NuVasive, Inc. ($246,333)
2017 $270,686 205 NUVASIVE, INC. ($161,023)

All Payment Transactions

1,321 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 53

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/13/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $2,411.38 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
12/13/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $5.00 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
12/05/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. — Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $62.00 General
11/27/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $11,700.00 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $268.79 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $215.06 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $114.00 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.56 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.82 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/15/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. Pulse (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $4,790.00 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
11/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $183.00 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $47.88 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $31.66 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $5.34 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/14/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $188.66 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/14/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $183.00 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/14/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $37.75 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/14/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $31.66 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/07/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. — Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $873.69 General
11/01/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $352.43 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
11/01/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MIDAS REX (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $34.25 General
Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools
10/28/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $276.36 General
Category: Cervicothoracic
10/28/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. XLIF (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $162.00 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
10/28/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device), Excelsius3D Imaging System, Excelsius Deformity Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.37 General
Category: Cervicothoracic
10/28/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device), Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc, Excelsius Deformity Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $9.61 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
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Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Company Amount Records
DuraStat clinical education DuraStat LLC $5,000 1

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 16 753 914 $957,134 $218,250
2022 14 679 785 $744,543 $177,711
2021 16 703 831 $803,411 $207,103
2020 13 467 551 $409,638 $102,231
Total Patients
2,602
Total Services
3,081
Medicare Billing
$705,294
Procedure Codes
59

All Medicare Procedures & Services

59 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
63030 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc Facility 2023 42 42 $235,307 $42,760 18.2%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 157 157 $86,978 $23,696 27.2%
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine Facility 2023 19 75 $105,717 $21,085 19.9%
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc Facility 2023 13 13 $102,340 $20,915 20.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 192 238 $58,786 $19,866 33.8%
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back Facility 2023 11 11 $71,736 $14,944 20.8%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 74 86 $42,054 $14,065 33.4%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 67 67 $46,699 $13,797 29.5%
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck Facility 2023 15 15 $47,880 $9,724 20.3%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 70 75 $27,300 $9,008 33.0%
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion Facility 2023 27 39 $40,131 $8,593 21.4%
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments Facility 2023 14 14 $39,630 $8,024 20.2%
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment Facility 2023 11 33 $24,393 $5,026 20.6%
63035 Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace Facility 2023 16 23 $18,699 $4,598 24.6%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 12 12 $8,448 $1,888 22.3%
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional Office 2023 13 14 $1,036 $262.51 25.3%
63030 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc Facility 2022 38 39 $199,058 $38,488 19.3%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 140 140 $75,320 $21,219 28.2%
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc Facility 2022 12 12 $94,067 $19,592 20.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 145 181 $43,440 $14,323 33.0%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2022 74 86 $40,850 $14,127 34.6%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 100 115 $40,595 $13,531 33.3%
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine Facility 2022 11 36 $57,096 $12,030 21.1%
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion Facility 2022 31 46 $45,310 $10,125 22.3%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2022 47 47 $31,490 $9,059 28.8%
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About Dr. Stephen Ryu, MD

Dr. Stephen Ryu, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Stanford, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134153505.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Ryu, MD has received a total of $1.4M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $112,470 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,321 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($728,782).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ryu has provided services to 2,602 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,081 services with total Medicare billing of $705,294. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 59 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Neurological Surgery
  • Location Stanford, CA
  • Active Since 07/10/2006
  • Last Updated 04/26/2024
  • Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1134153505

Products in Payments

  • Pulse (Device) $180,749
  • Mobi-C (Device) $176,442
  • ALIF (Device) $167,912
  • LessRay (Device) $152,659
  • XLIF (Device) $119,727
  • NVM5 (Device) $68,842
  • AERO (Device) $58,663
  • MIDAS REX (Device) $42,099
  • Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) $34,622
  • iGA (Device) $26,223
  • AIRO (Device) $25,842
  • NuvaLine/NuvaMap O.R. (Device) $25,000
  • MESA SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $21,775
  • AccuLIF (Device) $20,991
  • MONTEREY AL (Device) $19,659
  • Mobi (Device) $18,900
  • BACS (Device) $18,835
  • SKYLINE (Device) $18,486
  • ACIS (Device) $17,195
  • MOBI-C PLUG & FIT US (Device) $16,650

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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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