Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Randall Dryer, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Austin, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
3003 BEE CAVES RD STE 202, Austin, TX 78746
5127952225
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1912904053 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Dryer from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Dryer

Dr. Randall Dryer is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in Austin, TX, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dryer performed 631 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dryer received a total of $2,608,014 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 599 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Dryer is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 21 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 45% volume in TX $2,608,014 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
631
Medicare services
Top 45% in TX for orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$72
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
199 $65 $351
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
An X-ray imaging test that captures 2 to 3 views of the lower back and sacral spine to visualize the bones and joints in this area.
116 $29 $159
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
89 $82 $428
Knee X-ray, 4 or more views
An imaging test using X-rays to create multiple pictures of the knee joint from different angles.
71 $29 $158
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views
An X-ray imaging test of the upper spine using two to three different angles to visualize the bones and structures.
52 $26 $158
Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views
An X-ray imaging test of the shoulder joint using at least two different angles to visualize the bones and surrounding structures.
28 $19 $121
Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance
A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement.
21 $70 $1,086
X-ray of middle spine, 2 views
An X-ray imaging test that produces two views of the middle section of the spine to visualize the bones and joints.
21 $26 $131
Spinal bone removal for neurostimulator electrode insertion
This procedure involves removing a portion of the spine bone to create space for inserting a neurostimulator electrode plate into the spinal area.
17 $653 $3,083
Spinal neurostimulator generator insertion
Surgical placement of a spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver device.
17 $278 $1,370
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$2,608,014
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $372,573/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
43
Companies
599
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$188,505
2023
$419,933
2022
$372,809
2021
$403,708
2020
$354,771
2019
$395,582
2018
$472,706

Payments by company (2024)

Globus Medical, Inc.
$143,518
Curiteva, Inc.
$26,940
OrthoFundamentals, LLC
$14,372
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,928
Abbott Laboratories
$603
Boston Scientific Corporation
$525
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc
$517
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$57
Clariance, Inc.
$45
Top 3 companies account for 98.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Globus Medical, Inc.
$2,112,066
NuVasive, Inc.
$176,747
Life Spine, Inc.
$120,365
Centinel Spine, LLC
$104,161
Curiteva, Inc.
$40,033
OrthoFundamentals, LLC
$14,372
Boston Scientific Corporation
$8,077
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$7,685
Innovasis Inc
$7,483
CoreLink, LLC
$4,430
Camber Spine Technologies LLC
$4,402
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,953
Abbott Laboratories
$1,769
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$1,184
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$824
The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education
$651
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc
$517
Spinal Elements, Inc.
$207
Amendia, Inc.
$207
SPINEART SA
$108
Stryker Corporation
$79
SI-BONE, INC.
$77
Camber Spine Technologies
$64
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$64
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$54
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
$49
Clariance, Inc.
$45
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$40
Osseus Fusion Systems, LLC
$40
Innovation Technologies Inc
$32
Bioventus LLC
$31
OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc.
$21
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$20
Nuvectra Corporation
$18
Ethicon US, LLC
$18
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC
$18
Spineology Inc.
$18
4WEB, Inc.
$17
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$17
Davol Inc.
$14
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$14
DJO, LLC
$12
Terumo BCT, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 92.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCURIAN · ACTIVL · AMINOS-RT · ANASTOCLIP GC 8CM (MEDIUM) · AQUAMANTYS · ARTISAN · Affix · Algovita · Axium INS DRG IPG · CAPSTONE · CAVUX Cervical Cage · CD HORIZON · CMF SPINALOGIC · CREO · CREO Threaded · CREO Threaded 4.75 CoCr · Clinical Trial Product · DIVERGENCE-L · ECM Patch · ELSA · ELSA AL/ATP · Excelsius - GPS · FIBERGRAFT · FORTOS-C · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL THERAPIES · General - Pain Management · HARVEST BMAC · IFUSE IMPLANT · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Intracept · Irrisept · MAGNETOS · MEDTRONIC REUSABLE INSTRUMENTS · Medical Device · Medical Devices · Mobi-C · OCTRODE · Octrode SCS Leads · OsteoAMP · OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST · PENTA · PERLA C · PICO · PROCLAIM · PRODISC C · PRODISC C VIVO · Penta SCS Leads · Pouch · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Progel · RISE-L · RISE-L . RISE-L A/L · Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion System · SI-LOK · SI-LOK Select · SONOPET IQ · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM · STALIF C · STALIF C FLX · STALIF L · STALIF L FLX · STALIF M FLX · STRATAFIX · Spira · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · ViviGen · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · X-CORE · X-Core Mini
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$97,169
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Dryer is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 21 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Dryer experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Dryer performed 199 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Dryer receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Dryer received a total of $2,608,014 from 43 companies across 599 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Dryer's costs compare to other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians in Austin?
Dr. Dryer's average Medicare payment per service is $72. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Dryer) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →