Total Payments
$44,828
2024 Payments
$1,010
Companies
18
Transactions
241
Medicare Patients
3,626
Medicare Billing
$688,920
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$23,350 (52.1%)
Travel$11,642 (26.0%)
Food & Beverage$9,836 (21.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $23,350 | 16 | 52.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,642 | 40 | 26.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,836 | 185 | 21.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $23,891 | 62 | $0 (2024) |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | $8,528 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $6,777 | 86 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,212 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| K2M, Inc. | $1,051 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $854.72 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $633.08 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Brainlab, Inc. | $472.60 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $326.50 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Nevro Corp. | $288.79 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,010 | 26 | Medtronic, Inc. ($715.47) |
| 2023 | $1,916 | 17 | Stryker Corporation ($1,269) |
| 2022 | $19,005 | 24 | Stryker Corporation ($18,948) |
| 2021 | $5,600 | 38 | Stryker Corporation ($3,420) |
| 2020 | $7,078 | 43 | Spine Wave, Inc. ($5,920) |
| 2019 | $7,059 | 63 | NuVasive, Inc. ($5,169) |
| 2018 | $2,650 | 23 | K2M, Inc. ($1,051) |
| 2017 | $509.30 | 7 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($326.50) |
All Payment Transactions
241 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.27 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.43 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Hedron C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.78 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.19 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.40 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.92 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.19 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.35 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.18 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.26 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.71 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.19 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.81 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.37 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | METRX SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.32 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.39 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.77 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.35 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.81 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.02 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.10 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.74 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | DIVERGENCE-L ANTERIOR/OBLIQUE LUMBAR FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $13.70 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO Threaded (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.61 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.33 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 916 | 1,106 | $870,120 | $167,336 |
| 2022 | 19 | 945 | 1,194 | $947,920 | $200,685 |
| 2021 | 16 | 955 | 1,202 | $779,780 | $177,836 |
| 2020 | 16 | 810 | 1,044 | $632,330 | $143,063 |
Total Patients
3,626
Total Services
4,546
Medicare Billing
$688,920
Procedure Codes
68
All Medicare Procedures & Services
68 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 | 46 | 46 | $229,540 | $46,512 | 20.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $206,500 | $30,122 | 14.6% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 53 | $64,925 | $14,131 | 21.8% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $62,010 | $13,268 | 21.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 140 | 166 | $47,310 | $10,595 | 22.4% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $42,660 | $9,504 | 22.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 95 | 105 | $42,000 | $9,202 | 21.9% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 56 | $36,960 | $7,907 | 21.4% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 118 | 203 | $26,390 | $5,560 | 21.1% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 118 | 118 | $19,470 | $4,233 | 21.7% |
| 0054T | Computer-assisted, fluoroscopic image-guided musculoskeletal surgical navigational orthopedic operation | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $24,840 | $4,056 | 16.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $15,600 | $3,561 | 22.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 77 | $13,860 | $2,991 | 21.6% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 50 | 68 | $8,500 | $1,742 | 20.5% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $18,000 | $1,396 | 7.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,290 | $1,302 | 20.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,265 | $1,255 | 23.8% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 44 | 44 | $206,800 | $46,113 | 22.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 64 | 64 | $209,920 | $34,431 | 16.4% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 65 | 134 | $83,080 | $19,482 | 23.4% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $70,700 | $16,988 | 24.0% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $56,000 | $12,974 | 23.2% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 45 | $51,750 | $11,974 | 23.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 145 | 181 | $48,870 | $11,716 | 24.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $47,250 | $10,787 | 22.8% |
About Dr. Zachary Ries, M.D
Dr. Zachary Ries, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in West Des Moines, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/23/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1841558285.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Zachary Ries, M.D has received a total of $44,828 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,010 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 241 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($23,350).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ries has provided services to 3,626 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,546 services with total Medicare billing of $688,920. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 68 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location West Des Moines, IA
- Active Since 04/23/2012
- Last Updated 12/29/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1841558285
Products in Payments
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $10,908
- AVIATOR (Device) $5,000
- XLIF (Device) $3,048
- ALIF (Device) $2,594
- SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) $1,750
- Spinal Implants (Device) $512.00
- RELINE (Device) $503.97
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $431.49
- MESA Spinal System (Device) $429.42
- CD HORIZON (Device) $342.09
- SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) $310.53
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $288.79
- RAVINE Lateral Access System (Device) $284.94
- Pulse (Device) $274.09
- VIPER (Device) $237.95
- General K2M Product Discussion (Device) $233.72
- SYMPHONY (Device) $221.58
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) $218.79
- YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $196.00
- SI-LOK (Device) $182.80
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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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