Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $33,537 | 23 | 56.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,780 | 57 | 18.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,999 | 168 | 15.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,250 | 2 | 5.5% |
| Education | $2,697 | 2 | 4.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $45,695 | 118 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $3,550 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,286 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC | $1,535 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Arthrosurface Incorporated | $1,319 | 11 | $0 (2020) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $1,262 | 16 | $0 (2019) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $527.13 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | $413.80 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $252.34 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LP | $197.43 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18,422 | 44 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($16,841) |
| 2023 | $10,465 | 48 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($8,133) |
| 2022 | $5,070 | 16 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($4,601) |
| 2021 | $5,137 | 17 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($4,927) |
| 2020 | $6,744 | 23 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($6,447) |
| 2019 | $5,413 | 42 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($4,650) |
| 2018 | $3,886 | 38 | Arthrosurface Incorporated ($1,122) |
| 2017 | $4,126 | 24 | Arthrex, Inc. ($2,408) |
All Payment Transactions
252 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.85 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.83 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX MESH | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $246.87 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX MESH | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $246.87 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $109.89 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.92 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX MESH | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $217.35 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $311.13 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.95 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | NA (Device), GRAFIX, GRAFIX PL | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.92 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | NA (Device), GRAFIX, GRAFIX PL | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,500.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | NA (Device), GRAFIX, GRAFIX PL | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $937.50 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | NA (Device), GRAFIX, GRAFIX PL | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $103.56 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), STRAVIX | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $141.62 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), STRAVIX | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $144.62 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), STRAVIX | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $176.34 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $242.64 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply), STRAVIX PL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.24 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.33 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 06/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | INFINITY ADAPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.86 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CITREFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.17 | General |
| Category: BIOLOGICS | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.48 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 86 | 132 | $11,971 | $5,432 |
| 2021 | 4 | 101 | 253 | $32,095 | $15,318 |
| 2020 | 5 | 247 | 627 | $75,877 | $32,874 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
16 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 83 | $6,791 | $3,628 | 53.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $1,600 | $822.24 | 51.4% |
| 99335 | Established patient custodial care facility, group care, or assisted living visit, typically 25 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 18 | $2,688 | $643.18 | 23.9% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $892.00 | $339.36 | 38.0% |
| 99335 | Established patient assisted living visit, typically 25 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 81 | $12,097 | $6,122 | 50.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 69 | $5,712 | $3,522 | 61.7% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 54 | $9,224 | $2,579 | 28.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 26 | $2,840 | $1,875 | 66.0% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $2,222 | $1,221 | 54.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 78 | 162 | $17,694 | $9,300 | 52.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 31 | 177 | $19,323 | $7,280 | 37.7% |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less | Facility | 2020 | 26 | 123 | $17,547 | $6,116 | 34.9% |
| 99335 | Established patient assisted living visit, typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 62 | $9,259 | $4,635 | 50.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 44 | 44 | $7,293 | $3,428 | 47.0% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2020 | 29 | 43 | $2,113 | $1,139 | 53.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $2,649 | $975.72 | 36.8% |
About Dr. Chad Simmons, D.P.M
Dr. Chad Simmons, D.P.M is a Foot & Ankle Surgery healthcare provider based in Fort Myers, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/22/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316105653.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Chad Simmons, D.P.M has received a total of $59,263 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $18,422 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 252 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($33,537).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Simmons has provided services to 434 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,012 services with total Medicare billing of $53,625. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 16 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Location Fort Myers, FL
- Active Since 05/22/2008
- Last Updated 01/26/2009
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0103X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316105653
Products in Payments
- GRAFIX (Medical Supply) $17,517
- GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) $6,680
- NA (Device) $5,347
- Grafix PRIME (Biological) $5,072
- STRAVIX (Medical Supply) $4,520
- GRAFIX XC (Biological) $2,833
- Stravix (Biological) $2,560
- HemiCAP MTP Resurfacing (Device) $1,319
- SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS (Device) $775.11
- 7 X 23MM CITRELOCK IMPLANT (Device) $726.38
- PROSTEP (Device) $648.89
- INBONE (Device) $536.85
- Drawtight (Device) $413.80
- STRAVIX PL (Medical Supply) $328.74
- CITREFIX (Device) $300.11
- EVOS (Device) $296.59
- GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $281.07
- Cadence Ankle Replacement System (Device) $236.56
- STRAVIX (Biological) $222.84
- PROPHECY (Device) $200.97
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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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