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Erich J. Grethel, MD

NPI 1003945411ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Austin, TX

Surgery (MD) in Austin, Texas, trained at Harvard Medical School (class of 2001). Enrolled in Medicare as practitioner - general surgery. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $42.03 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1003945411
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMar 2, 2007
Last updated in NPPESFeb 3, 2012

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000XN5695TX
Specialist174400000XA83296CA
Surgery, Pediatric Surgery2086S0120XN5695TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX)

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolHarvard Medical School
Graduation year2001
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$42.03 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$66.18 · 2 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$28.511
Atricure, Inc.$13.521

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$42.03 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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