Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $5,175 | 5 | 43.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,623 | 13 | 39.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,005 | 72 | 17.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Medical, Inc | $4,612 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,990 | 47 | $0 (2023) |
| SportsTek Medical, Inc | $2,399 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $202.86 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $176.59 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| Vericel Corporation | $143.52 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Conformis, Inc. | $101.25 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Stryker Corporation | $41.79 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Dynasplint Systems Inc. | $39.50 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $21.37 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $156.95 | 4 | Abbott Laboratories ($100.00) |
| 2023 | $2,742 | 34 | Arthrex, Inc. ($2,096) |
| 2022 | $2,289 | 17 | Empire Medical, Inc ($1,211) |
| 2021 | $2,975 | 8 | Empire Medical, Inc ($2,875) |
| 2020 | $23.14 | 2 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($21.37) |
| 2019 | $128.18 | 5 | Dynasplint Systems Inc. ($39.50) |
| 2018 | $3,369 | 15 | SportsTek Medical, Inc ($2,399) |
| 2017 | $118.99 | 5 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($80.87) |
All Payment Transactions
90 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. | PALACOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| Category: BONE CEMENT | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.18 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.77 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| 10/13/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.00 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 10/12/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 10/11/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 09/11/2023 | Empire Medical, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $526.22 | General |
| 09/11/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.77 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 03/17/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.86 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 02/28/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $480.48 | General |
| 02/28/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $480.48 | General |
| 02/24/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $159.71 | General |
| 02/24/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.89 | General |
| 02/18/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.08 | General |
| 02/18/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| 02/18/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 1,119 | 2,324 | $530,505 | $142,115 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,249 | 2,160 | $509,402 | $153,086 |
| 2021 | 13 | 848 | 1,266 | $323,810 | $105,079 |
| 2020 | 12 | 662 | 1,068 | $223,172 | $63,876 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
54 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7324 | Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 71 | 312 | $163,488 | $30,625 | 18.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 149 | 381 | $72,771 | $22,600 | 31.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $78,820 | $21,749 | 27.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 162 | 263 | $53,126 | $18,556 | 34.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 146 | 184 | $54,832 | $18,284 | 33.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 142 | 142 | $42,458 | $11,469 | 27.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 176 | 231 | $23,100 | $7,771 | 33.6% |
| 29881 | Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $22,386 | $5,233 | 23.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 46 | 58 | $6,728 | $2,314 | 34.4% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 46 | 47 | $4,606 | $1,567 | 34.0% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 38 | $3,154 | $1,080 | 34.2% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 23 | 88 | $1,760 | $437.96 | 24.9% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 94 | 546 | $3,276 | $428.81 | 13.1% |
| J7324 | Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 72 | 282 | $138,448 | $31,878 | 23.0% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $98,084 | $28,952 | 29.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 216 | 362 | $69,060 | $25,788 | 37.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 139 | 358 | $64,890 | $20,894 | 32.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 147 | 171 | $48,198 | $17,211 | 35.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 161 | 161 | $45,763 | $12,721 | 27.8% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 196 | 245 | $23,284 | $8,484 | 36.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 50 | 63 | $6,918 | $2,455 | 35.5% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 36 | 37 | $3,053 | $1,105 | 36.2% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 29 | 36 | $2,813 | $1,066 | 37.9% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 20 | 28 | $2,448 | $796.00 | 32.5% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $2,240 | $707.75 | 31.6% |
About Dr. David Downs, MD
Dr. David Downs, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Fullerton, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/01/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023101375.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Downs, MD has received a total of $11,802 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $156.95 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 90 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($5,175).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Downs has provided services to 3,878 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,818 services with total Medicare billing of $464,156. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 54 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Fullerton, CA
- Active Since 10/01/2006
- Last Updated 05/04/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1023101375
Products in Payments
- MACI (Biological) $126.23
- PROCLAIM (Device) $102.86
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS REVERS TOTAL SHOULDER MODULAR GLENOID SYSTEMS (Device) $100.00
- ETERNA (Device) $100.00
- iTotal PS (Device) $76.79
- Alps Clavicle (Device) $70.01
- Arcos (Device) $44.40
- Dynasplint (Device) $39.50
- CrossFix II (Device) $25.71
- ALL (Device) $24.46
- AUTOFILL (Device) $21.37
- Nalocet (Drug) $20.34
- REUNION (Device) $17.30
- MACI _ PEAK Study (Drug) $17.29
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $16.77
- ANTHEM (Device) $14.54
- Elite Premium Instruments (Device) $13.66
- AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED (Device) $12.65
- TRIATHLON (Device) $11.84
- PALACOS (Device) $10.00
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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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