Total Payments
$174,190
2024 Payments
$30,409
Companies
21
Transactions
279
Medicare Patients
3,155
Medicare Billing
$482,289
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$60,000 (34.4%)
Royalty/License$48,334 (27.7%)
Other$32,800 (18.8%)
Travel$19,743 (11.3%)
Food & Beverage$12,809 (7.4%)
Education$503.80 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $60,000 | 27 | 34.4% |
| Royalty or License | $48,334 | 2 | 27.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $19,743 | 85 | 11.3% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $18,500 | 4 | 10.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $12,809 | 152 | 7.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $12,800 | 1 | 7.3% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 0.9% |
| Education | $503.80 | 7 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuVasive, Inc. | $91,448 | 199 | $0 (2023) |
| Nexxt Spine LLC | $60,819 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $14,179 | 16 | $0 (2018) |
| Cerapedics, Inc. | $4,225 | 15 | $0 (2021) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $806.96 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Kalitec Direct LLC | $781.70 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Bioventus LLC | $263.58 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| DeGen Medical, Inc. | $260.96 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $242.77 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $206.91 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30,409 | 5 | Nexxt Spine LLC ($28,970) |
| 2023 | $23,024 | 8 | Nexxt Spine LLC ($19,646) |
| 2022 | $6,395 | 11 | NuVasive, Inc. ($5,691) |
| 2021 | $14,857 | 22 | Nexxt Spine LLC ($10,871) |
| 2020 | $20,897 | 45 | NuVasive, Inc. ($19,475) |
| 2019 | $37,647 | 65 | NuVasive, Inc. ($37,163) |
| 2018 | $23,870 | 77 | NuVasive, Inc. ($23,156) |
| 2017 | $17,092 | 46 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($13,964) |
All Payment Transactions
279 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Connexx Open System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $28,970.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| 07/11/2024 | Kalitec Direct LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $164.16 | General |
| 07/10/2024 | Bioventus LLC | BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $263.58 | General |
| Category: NOT APPLICABLE | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | DeGen Medical, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $260.96 | General |
| 12/31/2023 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Connexx Open System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $19,364.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 12/26/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| 09/05/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.38 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Connexx Launch (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $246.76 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/15/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO 5.5 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.17 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/09/2023 | Kalitec Direct LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $320.17 | General |
| 01/04/2023 | Nexxt Spine LLC | Connexx Instrumentation (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.26 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/30/2022 | SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation | Mariner Deformity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.77 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 11/16/2022 | SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| 07/21/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device), PCM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.08 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | ACTIVL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $146.65 | General |
| Category: SPINE SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/19/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $875.00 | General |
| 03/16/2022 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.49 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 02/28/2022 | Augmedics Inc. | Xvision (Device), Xvision, Xvision | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.85 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 02/08/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $625.00 | General |
| 01/12/2022 | Kalitec Direct LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $124.73 | General |
| 01/04/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| 01/04/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,562.50 | General |
| 12/02/2021 | Kalitec Direct LLC | CosmoLock (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.64 | General |
| Category: Spine-Multiple therapeutic areas | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 941 | 1,188 | $578,902 | $138,069 |
| 2022 | 18 | 799 | 1,023 | $487,736 | $117,229 |
| 2021 | 17 | 820 | 1,009 | $426,711 | $111,262 |
| 2020 | 16 | 595 | 722 | $465,182 | $115,729 |
Total Patients
3,155
Total Services
3,942
Medicare Billing
$482,289
Procedure Codes
71
All Medicare Procedures & Services
71 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $92,720 | $20,951 | 22.6% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 52 | $63,856 | $15,150 | 23.7% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $56,327 | $13,118 | 23.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 135 | 199 | $27,661 | $12,371 | 44.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 86 | 86 | $27,520 | $10,427 | 37.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $62,866 | $9,207 | 14.6% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $70,650 | $8,442 | 11.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 184 | 266 | $32,984 | $7,383 | 22.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 80 | $16,480 | $7,154 | 43.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 76 | $15,808 | $5,395 | 34.1% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 28 | $23,128 | $5,269 | 22.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 29 | $19,314 | $4,560 | 23.6% |
| 22513 | Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $17,380 | $4,243 | 24.4% |
| 22514 | Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $17,712 | $4,038 | 22.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 85 | $7,140 | $3,407 | 47.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 46 | $9,108 | $2,632 | 28.9% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 50 | 67 | $7,973 | $1,916 | 24.0% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $4,775 | $1,206 | 25.2% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 30 | 36 | $3,708 | $779.65 | 21.0% |
| 72080 | X-ray of middle and lower spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $1,792 | $422.88 | 23.6% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $78,080 | $18,526 | 23.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 116 | 184 | $25,576 | $11,688 | 45.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $70,262 | $11,624 | 16.5% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $38,272 | $9,014 | 23.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 72 | 72 | $23,040 | $8,382 | 36.4% |
About Dr. Theodore Belanger, MD
Dr. Theodore Belanger, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Rockwall, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1700869997.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Theodore Belanger, MD has received a total of $174,190 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $30,409 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 279 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($60,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Belanger has provided services to 3,155 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,942 services with total Medicare billing of $482,289. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 71 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Rockwall, TX
- Active Since 11/22/2005
- Last Updated 01/14/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1700869997
Products in Payments
- Connexx Open System (Device) $48,334
- XLIF (Device) $45,200
- ALIF (Device) $19,255
- CD HORIZON (Device) $13,971
- Nexxt Matrixx Products (Device) $10,341
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $3,571
- VuePoint (Device) $1,295
- i-FACTOR Putty (Device) $653.71
- RELINE (Device) $534.27
- LessRay (Device) $475.68
- NuvaLine/NuvaMap O.R. (Device) $450.00
- Pulse (Device) $387.46
- COHERE (Device) $313.62
- Osteocel (Device) $301.04
- MaXcess (Device) $285.94
- AttraX (Device) $285.48
- BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) (Device) $263.58
- Connexx Launch (Device) $246.76
- iGA (Device) $235.54
- Matrixx ALIF System (Device) $230.20
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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.