Dr. Andrew Blackman, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Great Falls, MT Male
NPI: 1295998771
Total Payments
$20,000
2023 Payments
$79.44
Companies
24
Transactions
123
Medicare Patients
2,690
Medicare Billing
$441,815

Payment Breakdown by Category

Education$11,139 (55.7%)
Food & Beverage$3,834 (19.2%)
Other$3,000 (15.0%)
Travel$1,027 (5.1%)
Consulting$1,000 (5.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Education $11,139 9 55.7%
Food and Beverage $3,834 102 19.2%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $3,000 2 15.0%
Travel and Lodging $1,027 9 5.1%
Consulting Fee $1,000 1 5.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Elite Orthopedics, LLC $8,748 14 $0 (2018)
Arthrex, Inc. $7,476 15 $0 (2018)
KCI USA, Inc $1,150 2 $0 (2018)
Stryker Corporation $1,062 23 $0 (2023)
Horizon Pharma plc $352.31 24 $0 (2018)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $329.12 13 $0 (2019)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $310.67 5 $0 (2019)
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $93.48 3 $0 (2018)
Myoscience Inc. $91.39 1 $0 (2019)
Biom'Up SA $72.74 3 $0 (2019)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2023 $79.44 2 Stryker Corporation ($79.44)
2021 $110.18 2 Stryker Corporation ($110.18)
2020 $123.33 4 Stryker Corporation ($123.33)
2019 $992.46 25 Stryker Corporation ($634.70)
2018 $12,572 41 Elite Orthopedics, LLC ($6,962)
2017 $6,123 49 Arthrex, Inc. ($3,467)

All Payment Transactions

123 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
07/10/2023 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.80 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
02/25/2023 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device), MAKO Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $38.64 General
Category: KNEES
05/27/2021 Stryker Corporation HOFFMANN (Device), MAKO Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.50 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES
05/20/2021 Stryker Corporation GAMMA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $89.68 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES
06/22/2020 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $32.00 General
Category: KNEES
01/14/2020 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $24.83 General
Category: KNEES
01/11/2020 Stryker Corporation REUNION (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $56.50 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES
01/11/2020 Stryker Corporation REUNION (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $10.00 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES
12/20/2019 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $29.32 General
Category: KNEES
12/20/2019 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $14.33 General
Category: KNEES
12/03/2019 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $55.16 General
Category: KNEES
10/10/2019 Stryker Corporation ACCOLADE (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $42.10 General
Category: HIPS
10/08/2019 Vericel Corporation MACI (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.25 General
Category: Cellular Therapy
10/03/2019 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $27.83 General
Category: KNEES
09/24/2019 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ATTUNE (Device), ACTIS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $55.75 General
Category: Ortho-Knee
09/05/2019 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $43.33 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
09/05/2019 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $29.20 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
08/08/2019 Stryker Corporation ANATO (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $70.00 General
Category: HIPS
07/29/2019 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $48.66 General
Category: KNEES
04/26/2019 Stryker Corporation MAKO (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $92.83 General
Category: KNEES, HIPS
04/25/2019 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. Zilretta (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $19.19 General
Category: Musculoskeletal
04/24/2019 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $124.41 General
Category: KNEES
04/01/2019 Allergan Inc. DALVANCE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.42 General
Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE
03/25/2019 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Persona (Device), PPK Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.00 General
Category: Knees
03/18/2019 Stryker Corporation TRIATHLON (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $57.53 General
Category: KNEES
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 10 732 897 $646,356 $148,539
2022 11 702 895 $465,897 $110,602
2021 13 633 789 $349,183 $87,786
2020 12 623 747 $365,916 $94,888
Total Patients
2,690
Total Services
3,328
Medicare Billing
$441,815
Procedure Codes
46

All Medicare Procedures & Services

46 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2023 62 68 $315,952 $66,214 21.0%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis Facility 2023 32 35 $149,940 $35,257 23.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 138 174 $36,192 $10,635 29.4%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 70 70 $33,180 $8,067 24.3%
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2023 76 102 $29,733 $7,763 26.1%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 101 101 $31,512 $7,726 24.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 77 83 $25,647 $7,439 29.0%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 56 73 $19,476 $3,884 19.9%
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Office 2023 105 169 $4,394 $1,427 32.5%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2023 15 22 $330.00 $125.85 38.1%
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2022 41 46 $210,634 $44,012 20.9%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis Facility 2022 17 17 $72,828 $17,228 23.7%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 120 142 $43,878 $12,545 28.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 113 143 $29,744 $9,664 32.5%
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2022 69 100 $28,385 $7,961 28.0%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 61 61 $28,914 $7,168 24.8%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 67 67 $20,904 $5,376 25.7%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 59 82 $20,597 $4,470 21.7%
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Office 2022 109 177 $4,267 $1,456 34.1%
76942 Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement Office 2022 13 14 $5,146 $516.77 10.0%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2022 33 46 $600.00 $205.57 34.3%
27447 Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area Office 2021 22 26 $122,256 $27,825 22.8%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 113 138 $42,807 $13,316 31.1%
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis Office 2021 11 11 $47,124 $11,552 24.5%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 80 80 $37,992 $9,569 25.2%
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About Dr. Andrew Blackman, MD

Dr. Andrew Blackman, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Great Falls, Montana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/06/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295998771.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Andrew Blackman, MD has received a total of $20,000 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $79.44 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 123 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($11,139).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blackman has provided services to 2,690 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,328 services with total Medicare billing of $441,815. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine
  • Location Great Falls, MT
  • Active Since 07/06/2008
  • Last Updated 07/13/2019
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1295998771

Products in Payments

  • PREVENA (Device) $1,150
  • TRIATHLON (Device) $477.71
  • ATTUNE (Device) $233.12
  • MAKO (Device) $206.16
  • Taperloc (Device) $172.95
  • PENNSAID (Drug) $147.23
  • PRIMARY CARE - DISEASE STATE (Drug) $124.59
  • Anterior Supine (Device) $109.20
  • IOVERA SYSTEM (Device) $91.39
  • GAMMA (Device) $89.68
  • Hemoblast (Device) $72.74
  • ANATO (Device) $70.00
  • VIMOVO (Drug) $67.45
  • MONOVISC (Device) $66.64
  • REUNION (Device) $66.50
  • Coblation Wands (Device) $58.97
  • Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set (Device) $55.11
  • Zilretta (Drug) $44.12
  • VIVLODEX (Drug) $42.63
  • ACCOLADE (Device) $42.10

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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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