Total Payments
$13,934
2024 Payments
$445.91
Companies
19
Transactions
81
Medicare Patients
1,778
Medicare Billing
$232,820
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$7,000 (50.2%)
Travel$3,606 (25.9%)
Food & Beverage$3,328 (23.9%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $7,000 | 2 | 50.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,606 | 12 | 25.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,328 | 67 | 23.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $9,986 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,833 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $448.30 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $336.59 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $260.79 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $193.82 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $149.66 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Avanos Medical | $135.89 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $124.12 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $118.03 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $445.91 | 5 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($143.55) |
| 2023 | $553.26 | 7 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($154.66) |
| 2022 | $228.55 | 5 | CONMED Corporation ($101.73) |
| 2021 | $20.04 | 1 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($20.04) |
| 2020 | $498.70 | 9 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($329.57) |
| 2019 | $4,303 | 13 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($4,003) |
| 2018 | $7,798 | 37 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,568) |
| 2017 | $85.92 | 4 | Becton, Dickinson and Company ($43.80) |
All Payment Transactions
81 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/25/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.12 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.55 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | PICO (Device), RENASYS GO v2 HOME, RENASYS TOUCH | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.43 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $79.71 | General |
| Category: Osteosynthesis | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Innovation Technologies Inc | IRRISEPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.66 | General |
| Category: JET LAVAGE DEVICE WITH CHG | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.19 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 04/27/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.60 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply), GRAFIX XC, STRAVIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.20 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 03/14/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device), ECHELON ENDOPATH, DERMABOND PRINEO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.23 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 03/09/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | OMNIGRAFT (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.52 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 02/01/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OASIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.86 | General |
| Category: Extra Cellular Matrix | ||||||
| 11/18/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | EVARREST (Biological), ETHICON, VISTASEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.08 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 11/01/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | OASIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.13 | General |
| Category: Extra Cellular Matrix | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply), OASIS, STRAVIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.57 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 03/01/2022 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | SURGIMEND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.04 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 01/26/2022 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.73 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/30/2021 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CYTAL (Medical Supply), CYTAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.04 | General |
| Category: RECON-SKIN AND WOUND | ||||||
| 11/13/2020 | HemoSonics LLC | Quantra QPlus System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.19 | General |
| Category: Hematology | ||||||
| 11/12/2020 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.05 | General |
| 09/18/2020 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Powered Circular (Device), VISTASEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.18 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/24/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.77 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/24/2020 | Ethicon US, LLC | VISTASEAL (Biological), SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix Family of Products, SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.71 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 05/22/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.47 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/22/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 460 | 667 | $229,896 | $60,500 |
| 2022 | 9 | 413 | 570 | $227,752 | $53,663 |
| 2021 | 8 | 394 | 523 | $221,260 | $51,547 |
| 2020 | 9 | 511 | 736 | $274,861 | $67,111 |
Total Patients
1,778
Total Services
2,496
Medicare Billing
$232,820
Procedure Codes
34
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 122 | 235 | $74,025 | $20,825 | 28.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 87 | 88 | $53,591 | $11,332 | 21.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 106 | 181 | $39,639 | $10,815 | 27.3% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 61 | 67 | $25,125 | $10,533 | 41.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $15,570 | $2,621 | 16.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 33 | $9,375 | $2,056 | 21.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $8,899 | $1,571 | 17.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,672 | $747.48 | 20.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 106 | 106 | $64,554 | $14,836 | 23.0% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 89 | 177 | $55,755 | $13,627 | 24.4% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 95 | 153 | $33,507 | $8,137 | 24.3% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $28,486 | $6,545 | 23.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 35 | $13,915 | $2,804 | 20.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 43 | $14,835 | $2,783 | 18.8% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $6,000 | $2,570 | 42.8% |
| 99220 | Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $6,061 | $1,480 | 24.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 15 | $4,639 | $879.87 | 19.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 127 | 127 | $77,343 | $18,122 | 23.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 76 | 136 | $42,432 | $10,453 | 24.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 86 | 148 | $32,264 | $8,091 | 25.1% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $30,738 | $6,669 | 21.7% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 37 | 37 | $12,765 | $2,604 | 20.4% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $10,704 | $2,537 | 23.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 20 | $7,901 | $1,776 | 22.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 25 | $7,113 | $1,294 | 18.2% |
About Dr. Darren Hunt, M.D
Dr. Darren Hunt, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/15/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316153604.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Darren Hunt, M.D has received a total of $13,934 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $445.91 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 81 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($7,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hunt has provided services to 1,778 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,496 services with total Medicare billing of $232,820. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
- Location Chattanooga, TN
- Active Since 05/15/2007
- Last Updated 02/18/2019
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316153604
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $9,986
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device) $1,714
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $288.20
- GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) $190.77
- IRRISEPT (Device) $149.66
- Integra (Device) $143.55
- ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $135.89
- OMNIGRAFT (Device) $132.52
- Iovera (Device) $124.12
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $118.03
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $102.19
- AIRSEAL (Device) $101.73
- Ovitex (Device) $91.63
- OASIS (Device) $46.99
- CFN ChloraPrep (Device) $43.80
- ER-REBOA (Device) $33.93
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $30.50
- ENSEAL Product Family (Device) $27.63
- Licox (Device) $25.44
- EVICEL Fibrin Sealant (Human) (Biological) $22.67
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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