Ari D. Kramer, MD
NPI 1073577698ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Spartanburg, SC
Surgery (MD) with Spartanburg Medical Center, practicing in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 316 Medicare patients in 2024, $155,228 paid; nearly all of their 190 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Venturemed Group, Inc. was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $200,468 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Spartanburg Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1073577698 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 12, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 2, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 23115 | SC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 316 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,083 across 40 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $155,228 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 190 · 190 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 119 |
| Total drug cost | $4,374 |
| Generic share | 97% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · 1,078 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$200,468 · 110 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$55,377 · 79 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Venturemed Group, Inc. | $122,539 | 70 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $43,540 | 6 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $19,728 | 5 |
| Mozarc Medical US LLC | $13,348 | 12 |
| Phraxis, Inc. | $701.83 | 10 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$109,005 · 17 payments
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$42,540 · 4 payments
- Travel and Lodging$23,607 · 19 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$19,000 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$4,317 · 65 payments
- Education$1,959 · 2 payments
- Gift$39.15 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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