Total Payments
$531,180
2024 Payments
$57,527
Companies
10
Transactions
351
Medicare Patients
223
Medicare Billing
$14,154
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$230,329 (43.4%)
Royalty/License$130,543 (24.6%)
Consulting$117,408 (22.1%)
Travel$36,958 (7.0%)
Food & Beverage$15,942 (3.0%)
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 | $218,019 | 30 | 41.0% |
| Royalty or License | $130,543 | 32 | 24.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $117,408 | 35 | 22.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $36,958 | 71 | 7.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,942 | 182 | 3.0% |
| Grant | $12,310 | 1 | 2.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $496,205 | 297 | $0 (2024) |
| Xiros Inc | $20,101 | 27 | $0 (2023) |
| DJO, LLC | $12,721 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $1,031 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $529.15 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| International Life Sciences | $238.92 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $221.50 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $76.53 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Nevro Corp. | $36.47 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $19.40 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $57,527 | 42 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($56,763) |
| 2023 | $100,133 | 54 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($80,643) |
| 2022 | $102,177 | 41 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($99,062) |
| 2021 | $38,865 | 25 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($28,219) |
| 2020 | $35,516 | 18 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($35,165) |
| 2019 | $72,970 | 58 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($72,729) |
| 2018 | $68,923 | 65 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($68,730) |
| 2017 | $55,070 | 48 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($54,894) |
All Payment Transactions
351 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | ACUFEX PINPOINT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,414.08 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 12/14/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.77 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | INTEllIO LINK WEREWOLF (Device), Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Visualization | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,400.00 | General |
| 11/12/2024 | DJO, LLC | DONJOY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.90 | General |
| Category: Orthoses: Prefab (non-custom) | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | CAP-FIX (Device), Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,200.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | INTEllIO LINK WEREWOLF (Device), Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System, NA | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Visualization | ||||||
| 10/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $131.25 | General |
| 10/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $131.25 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,000.00 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $657.40 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.92 | General |
| 09/10/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | ACUFEX PINPOINT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,635.62 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | SPATIAL FRAME (Device), ULTRABUTTON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,300.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | SPATIAL FRAME (Device), ULTRABUTTON | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,493.75 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| 06/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BIOSURE (Device), SPATIAL FRAME, Coblation | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,900.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | International Life Sciences | FLEXBAND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $238.92 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPAEDICS | ||||||
| 06/16/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | ACUFEX DIRECTOR (Device), BIOSURE, Coblation | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.16 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 05/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,937.87 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | 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 | $11,200.00 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | SPATIAL FRAME (Device), Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium, ACUFEX TRUNAV | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.35 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | SPATIAL FRAME (Device), ACUFEX PINPOINT, Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.75 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | FIRSTPASS (Device), ACUFEX Meniscal Root Repair, NovoStitch | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.06 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Knee | ||||||
| 04/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.77 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 41 | 284 | $14,148 | $2,880 |
| 2022 | 4 | 72 | 405 | $24,294 | $4,867 |
| 2021 | 4 | 78 | 449 | $19,973 | $5,502 |
| 2020 | 2 | 32 | 179 | $5,617 | $904.67 |
Total Patients
223
Total Services
1,317
Medicare Billing
$14,154
Procedure Codes
13
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $4,585 | $1,398 | 30.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 15 | 27 | $6,985 | $1,313 | 18.8% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 13 | 238 | $2,578 | $168.36 | 6.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 24 | $5,676 | $1,896 | 33.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 24 | 38 | $9,570 | $1,782 | 18.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $5,524 | $932.58 | 16.9% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 20 | 332 | $3,524 | $257.43 | 7.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 25 | $5,625 | $2,410 | 42.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 22 | 38 | $8,343 | $1,813 | 21.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 15 | $2,295 | $966.75 | 42.1% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2021 | 23 | 371 | $3,710 | $312.23 | 8.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 16 | 19 | $4,017 | $765.29 | 19.1% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2020 | 16 | 160 | $1,600 | $139.38 | 8.7% |
About Dr. Darren Johnson, MD
Dr. Darren Johnson, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Lexington, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1851497846.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Darren Johnson, MD has received a total of $531,180 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $57,527 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 351 transactions from 10 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" ($218,019).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Johnson has provided services to 223 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,317 services with total Medicare billing of $14,154. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location Lexington, KY
- Active Since 09/16/2006
- Last Updated 04/17/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1851497846
Products in Payments
- PINPOINT System (Device) $78,024
- BIOSURE (Device) $52,049
- ACUFEX PINPOINT (Device) $45,368
- SPATIAL FRAME (Device) $42,057
- BIOSURE REGENESORB (Device) $32,744
- Acufex (Device) $20,327
- ULTRABUTTON (Device) $17,370
- Endobutton (Device) $16,587
- Accu-pass (Device) $13,294
- ACCU-PASS (Device) $11,375
- ACUFEX (Device) $11,138
- NA (Device) $10,914
- Infinity-Lock Button System (Device) $9,065
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $8,608
- Q-FIX (Device) $7,892
- Acufex Director (Device) $6,895
- Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) $6,460
- Fast-Fix 360 (Device) $4,516
- FAST-FIX (Device) $4,414
- CAP-FIX (Device) $4,200
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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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