Total Payments
$17,331
2024 Payments
$346.28
Companies
45
Transactions
163
Medicare Patients
2,020
Medicare Billing
$321,904
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$5,189 (29.9%)
Travel$4,724 (27.3%)
Food & Beverage$4,417 (25.5%)
Other$3,000 (17.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $5,189 | 7 | 29.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,724 | 21 | 27.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,417 | 127 | 25.5% |
| 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 | 1 | 17.3% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 7 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$17,331
156 transactions
Ownership
$0
7 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10,187 | 44 | $0 (2023) |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | $4,582 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Bioventus LLC | $487.46 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| EXACTECH, INC. | $303.72 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $274.73 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $143.00 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $125.90 | 7 | $0 (2020) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $122.36 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $79.31 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | $75.54 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $346.28 | 13 | Alpha Orthopedic Systems ($78.97) |
| 2023 | $169.69 | 8 | Curonix LLC ($38.49) |
| 2022 | $582.61 | 16 | Alpha Orthopedic Systems ($190.75) |
| 2021 | $676.88 | 12 | Alpha Orthopedic Systems ($275.43) |
| 2020 | $1,992 | 23 | Alpha Orthopedic Systems ($826.57) |
| 2019 | $4,341 | 37 | Alpha Orthopedic Systems ($2,105) |
| 2018 | $6,989 | 29 | Arthrex, Inc. ($6,460) |
| 2017 | $2,233 | 25 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,098) |
All Payment Transactions
163 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.19 | General |
| 11/05/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.43 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | ABANZA INC. | WasherCap Fixation System 10mm (Device), Kischner wire | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.24 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.55 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.55 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), EVOS, AETOS Shoulder System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.66 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Music City Medical Technologies, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.59 | General |
| 08/02/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.68 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Alpha Orthopedic Systems | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.22 | General |
| 04/04/2024 | Alpha Orthopedic Systems | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.75 | General |
| 01/25/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | OVOMOTION (Device), RevoMotion | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $75.54 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.88 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 2024 | Innovation Technologies Inc | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 08/31/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.65 | General |
| Category: Imaging & Resection - Equipment - Nano Systems - Nano Equipment | ||||||
| 06/01/2023 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.59 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 05/18/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.68 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 05/05/2023 | Avanos Medical | TRIVISC SODIUM HYALURONATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.72 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.90 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 03/03/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.32 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 01/12/2023 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYMOVIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.83 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 2023 | Innovation Technologies Inc | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 11/28/2022 | Bioventus LLC | GELSYN-3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.47 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 11/02/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO 7 (Device), RENASYS GO v2 HOME | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.90 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 11/01/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.06 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/28/2022 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Physio-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.30 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 219 | 316 | $189,605 | $30,251 |
| 2022 | 25 | 592 | 948 | $614,322 | $88,817 |
| 2021 | 25 | 636 | 980 | $677,515 | $99,162 |
| 2020 | 23 | 573 | 780 | $763,613 | $103,674 |
Total Patients
2,020
Total Services
3,024
Medicare Billing
$321,904
Procedure Codes
81
All Medicare Procedures & Services
81 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $107,379 | $14,366 | 13.4% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 37 | 72 | $40,865 | $5,860 | 14.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 63 | $13,379 | $3,805 | 28.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 38 | $11,752 | $3,264 | 27.8% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 46 | $8,355 | $1,515 | 18.1% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $3,186 | $550.68 | 17.3% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 18 | $2,471 | $450.18 | 18.2% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 26 | 48 | $2,218 | $440.79 | 19.9% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $104,379 | $15,963 | 15.3% |
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $99,674 | $15,445 | 15.5% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2022 | 74 | 125 | $60,450 | $9,928 | 16.4% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $49,827 | $8,627 | 17.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 72 | 91 | $18,984 | $5,621 | 29.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 55 | $16,936 | $5,008 | 29.6% |
| 23430 | Anchoring of biceps tendon | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $47,559 | $4,216 | 8.9% |
| 29828 | Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $42,904 | $3,750 | 8.7% |
| 23130 | Partial removal or repair of shoulder bone near collar bone | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $33,682 | $3,044 | 9.0% |
| J7321 | Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 12 | 44 | $17,417 | $2,641 | 15.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 46 | 76 | $12,742 | $2,458 | 19.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $8,918 | $2,204 | 24.7% |
| 29824 | Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $34,261 | $2,029 | 5.9% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $8,314 | $1,390 | 16.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $5,148 | $1,269 | 24.6% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 19 | 27 | $4,730 | $930.57 | 19.7% |
| 29822 | Limited removal of abnormal shoulder joint tissue using endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $29,149 | $862.75 | 3.0% |
About Dr. Brandon Downs, MD
Dr. Brandon Downs, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568492049.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brandon Downs, MD has received a total of $17,331 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $346.28 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 163 transactions from 45 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($5,189).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Downs has provided services to 2,020 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,024 services with total Medicare billing of $321,904. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 81 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 07/03/2006
- Last Updated 03/03/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568492049
Products in Payments
- OPTETRAK (Device) $303.72
- Durolane (Device) $179.22
- Exogen (Device) $148.44
- Geminus (Device) $143.00
- GELSYN 3 (Device) $141.33
- Zilretta (Drug) $137.37
- MAKOPLASTY (Device) $106.79
- MAKO (Device) $91.63
- ARTHROPLASTY INSTRUMENTS SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY & FRACTURE VIP TECHNOLOGY (Device) $81.67
- OVOMOTION (Device) $75.54
- TRIATHLON (Device) $58.74
- LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM (Device) $57.60
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $57.50
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $56.17
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $48.63
- REGENETEN Shoulder (Device) $42.28
- Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator (Device) $41.16
- DUEXIS (Drug) $40.55
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $36.46
- STRATAFIX (Device) $35.23
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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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