Payment Breakdown by Category
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 2 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01/2017 | Mallinckrodt LLC | OFIRMEV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.23 | General |
| Category: ACUTE CARE | ||||||
| 01/23/2017 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
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 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 286 | 487 | $170,450 | $46,288 | 27.2% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $125,000 | $28,020 | 22.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 159 | 159 | $71,550 | $19,227 | 26.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 166 | 216 | $37,800 | $10,825 | 28.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 60 | 61 | $27,450 | $8,409 | 30.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $15,870 | $4,611 | 29.1% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $6,800 | $2,162 | 31.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 32 | 37 | $4,105 | $1,393 | 33.9% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 32 | 40 | $3,720 | $1,333 | 35.8% |
| 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 | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $3,200 | $1,067 | 33.3% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 19 | 23 | $3,450 | $1,004 | 29.1% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 27 | 31 | $2,670 | $883.19 | 33.1% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 194 | 1,012 | $3,795 | $825.94 | 21.8% |
| 73565 | X-ray of both knees while standing | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $2,415 | $753.94 | 31.2% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 11 | 15 | $2,250 | $672.72 | 29.9% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $2,070 | $648.60 | 31.3% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $1,230 | $425.18 | 34.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 315 | 536 | $187,600 | $49,982 | 26.6% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $66,500 | $19,783 | 29.7% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $80,000 | $18,205 | 22.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 153 | 153 | $68,850 | $17,727 | 25.7% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 14 | 20 | $50,000 | $15,521 | 31.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 186 | 267 | $46,725 | $13,121 | 28.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 56 | 64 | $33,280 | $10,341 | 31.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 47 | $21,150 | $6,151 | 29.1% |
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
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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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