Dr. Darrick Saunders, DO

NPI: 1124007497
Total Payments
$988.85
2024 Payments
$102.23
Companies
10
Transactions
27
Medicare Patients
5,803
Medicare Billing
$712,491

Payment Breakdown by Category

Education$510.00 (51.6%)
Food & Beverage$478.85 (48.4%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Education $510.00 1 51.6%
Food and Beverage $478.85 26 48.4%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Arthrex, Inc. $538.00 2 $0 (2017)
PFIZER INC. $119.52 8 $0 (2018)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $88.70 2 $0 (2024)
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC $74.89 5 $0 (2018)
Mallinckrodt LLC $38.77 2 $0 (2017)
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $36.22 2 $0 (2022)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $32.07 2 $0 (2019)
Fidia Pharma USA Inc. $26.32 2 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $22.51 1 $0 (2020)
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. $11.85 1 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $102.23 3 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($88.70)
2022 $36.22 2 Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($36.22)
2020 $35.30 2 Stryker Corporation ($22.51)
2019 $17.19 1 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($17.19)
2018 $97.88 7 SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC ($41.09)
2017 $700.03 12 Arthrex, Inc. ($538.00)

All Payment Transactions

27 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/27/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $64.22 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
09/17/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.48 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
02/02/2024 Fidia Pharma USA Inc. HYMOVIS (Device), HYALGAN, TRILURON Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.53 General
Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS
02/03/2022 Orthofix Medical, Inc. Physio-Stim (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.09 General
Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive
02/02/2022 Orthofix Medical, Inc. Physio-Stim (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.13 General
Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive
12/05/2020 Stryker Corporation Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $22.51 General
01/30/2020 FIDIA PHARMA USA INC. Hymovis (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.79 General
Category: Osteoarthritis
02/14/2019 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Biomet Orthopak (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.19 General
Category: Bone Healing
11/14/2018 SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC SYNVISC-ONE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.96 General
Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS
11/08/2018 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. VenaSeal (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.85 General
Category: EndoVenous Therapies
10/31/2018 PFIZER INC. CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.20 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE
09/12/2018 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Biomet SpinalPak (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.88 General
Category: Bone Healing
06/13/2018 SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC SYNVISC-ONE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.81 General
Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS
05/07/2018 PFIZER INC. CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.86 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE
02/15/2018 SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC SYNVISC-ONE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.32 General
Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS
12/08/2017 Arthrex, Inc. Education In-kind items and services $510.00 General
12/08/2017 Arthrex, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.00 General
12/06/2017 PFIZER INC. CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.60 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE
10/16/2017 PFIZER INC. ELIQUIS (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.05 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE
08/30/2017 SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC SYNVISC-ONE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.88 General
Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS
08/16/2017 Mallinckrodt LLC OFIRMEV (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.54 General
Category: ACUTE CARE
07/24/2017 PFIZER INC. CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.75 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE
06/07/2017 SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC SYNVISC-ONE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.92 General
Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS
04/26/2017 PFIZER INC. CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.99 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE
03/08/2017 PFIZER INC. CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.08 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 17 1,146 2,247 $483,825 $128,550
2022 17 1,334 2,596 $591,888 $164,443
2021 23 1,599 2,972 $693,910 $205,548
2020 22 1,724 3,116 $661,343 $213,951
Total Patients
5,803
Total Services
10,931
Medicare Billing
$712,491
Procedure Codes
79

All Medicare Procedures & Services

79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 2 of 4

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2022 125 154 $11,450 $4,776 41.7%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2022 56 76 $6,385 $2,359 36.9%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2022 68 90 $6,700 $2,298 34.3%
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and Office 2022 25 25 $2,500 $1,090 43.6%
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg Office 2022 204 1,066 $3,998 $951.16 23.8%
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 12 20 $1,500 $648.15 43.2%
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint Office 2022 13 15 $2,100 $631.29 30.1%
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint Office 2022 13 14 $2,100 $465.66 22.2%
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views Office 2022 13 14 $1,050 $393.63 37.5%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 298 487 $163,450 $47,846 29.3%
27447 Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area Facility 2021 26 26 $130,000 $29,851 23.0%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 187 187 $79,650 $23,014 28.9%
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2021 17 23 $57,500 $22,143 38.5%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule Office 2021 191 272 $46,475 $13,728 29.5%
27236 Open treatment of broken thigh bone with insertion of hardware or prosthetic replacement Facility 2021 12 12 $42,000 $12,178 29.0%
27245 Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone with implant Facility 2021 11 11 $38,500 $12,101 31.4%
99215 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes Office 2021 60 62 $26,700 $8,932 33.5%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day Facility 2021 53 53 $20,300 $8,406 41.4%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2021 151 212 $15,850 $6,778 42.8%
73502 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views Office 2021 96 132 $11,295 $4,579 40.5%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 60 62 $15,050 $4,208 28.0%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2021 79 94 $7,000 $2,661 38.0%
29826 Shaving of shoulder bone using an endoscope Facility 2021 12 12 $18,000 $1,889 10.5%
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and Office 2021 32 34 $3,400 $1,499 44.1%
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg Office 2021 216 1,152 $4,320 $1,178 27.3%

About Dr. Darrick Saunders, DO

Dr. Darrick Saunders, DO is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Cape Coral, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124007497.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Darrick Saunders, DO has received a total of $988.85 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $102.23 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 27 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($510.00).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Saunders has provided services to 5,803 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,931 services with total Medicare billing of $712,491. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 79 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Cape Coral, FL
  • Active Since 01/13/2006
  • Last Updated 07/08/2007
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1124007497

Products in Payments

  • Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $88.70
  • CHANTIX (Drug) $85.48
  • SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $74.89
  • OFIRMEV (Drug) $38.77
  • Physio-Stim (Device) $36.22
  • ELIQUIS (Drug) $34.04
  • Biomet Orthopak (Device) $17.19
  • Biomet SpinalPak (Device) $14.88
  • HYMOVIS (Device) $13.53
  • Hymovis (Device) $12.79
  • VenaSeal (Device) $11.85

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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