Dr. Donald Franklin, M.D

NPI: 1518377431
Total Payments
$43,633
2024 Payments
$2,045
Companies
18
Transactions
87
Medicare Patients
3,923
Medicare Billing
$422,677

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$25,625 (58.7%)
Education$11,959 (27.4%)
Food & Beverage$3,154 (7.2%)
Travel$2,896 (6.6%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Grant $25,625 5 58.7%
Education $11,959 7 27.4%
Food and Beverage $3,154 63 7.2%
Travel and Lodging $2,896 12 6.6%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Arthrex, Inc. $20,176 2 $0 (2020)
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $7,701 13 $0 (2024)
Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC $5,984 4 $0 (2019)
DJO, LLC $5,625 4 $0 (2021)
MEDACTA USA, INC. $1,913 15 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $1,372 32 $0 (2024)
FX Shoulder USA, Inc $189.78 2 $0 (2020)
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. $174.81 1 $0 (2018)
BREG, INC $134.96 1 $0 (2023)
AXOGEN $107.74 1 $0 (2017)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $2,045 17 MEDACTA USA, INC. ($1,874)
2023 $815.72 8 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($327.78)
2021 $4,592 26 DJO, LLC ($2,708)
2020 $6,166 12 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($4,263)
2019 $29,603 19 Arthrex, Inc. ($20,000)
2018 $200.47 3 Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. ($174.81)
2017 $211.68 2 AXOGEN ($107.74)

All Payment Transactions

87 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/11/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $36.58 General
Category: knee
10/26/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $104.00 General
Category: knee
10/25/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $237.22 General
Category: knee
10/25/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $146.76 General
Category: knee
10/25/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $78.00 General
Category: knee
10/25/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $33.59 General
Category: knee
10/16/2024 Stryker Corporation T2 ALPHA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $85.12 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
09/28/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. AMIStem H Femoral Stems (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $110.00 General
Category: HIP
09/28/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. AMIStem H Femoral Stems (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $101.00 General
Category: HIP
09/27/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. AMIStem H Femoral Stems (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $188.10 General
Category: HIP
09/27/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. AMIStem H Femoral Stems (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $160.00 General
Category: HIP
09/27/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. AMIStem H Femoral Stems (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $150.00 General
Category: HIP
09/27/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. Shoulder System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $143.02 General
Category: SHOULDER
09/27/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $8.45 General
Category: knee
08/08/2024 MEDACTA USA, INC. GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $376.95 General
Category: knee
07/25/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device), Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $71.77 General
Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration
07/03/2024 Stryker Corporation AXSOS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.36 General
Category: LOCKING PLATES
11/30/2023 Stryker Corporation AXSOS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.76 General
Category: LOCKING PLATES
10/10/2023 Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.05 General
08/19/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), RI Hip Navigation Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $15.01 General
Category: Recon Robotics
08/18/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), RI Hip Navigation Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $272.79 General
Category: Recon Robotics
08/18/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), RI Hip Navigation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $39.98 General
Category: Recon Robotics
07/18/2023 Medtronic, Inc. INTERSTIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.52 General
Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation
04/19/2023 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $169.65 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
02/22/2023 BREG, INC Breg VPULSE, PlasmaFlow, PolarCareWave (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $134.96 General
Category: Pneumatic Compression Device and/or Supplies

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 27 1,343 2,374 $415,865 $144,688
2022 29 1,348 2,724 $385,839 $153,968
2021 28 1,009 1,609 $265,581 $107,023
2020 9 223 300 $40,667 $16,997
Total Patients
3,923
Total Services
7,007
Medicare Billing
$422,677
Procedure Codes
95

All Medicare Procedures & Services

95 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 150 225 $52,855 $18,887 35.7%
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2023 15 16 $37,059 $14,787 39.9%
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2023 28 34 $35,211 $13,658 38.8%
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant Facility 2023 12 13 $28,730 $11,547 40.2%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 105 105 $32,112 $11,434 35.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 123 154 $25,499 $9,162 35.9%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 69 78 $25,730 $9,000 35.0%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 128 198 $24,355 $8,973 36.8%
23430 Anchoring of biceps tendon Facility 2023 19 19 $25,707 $7,052 27.4%
64721 Release and/or relocation of hand nerve Facility 2023 13 18 $14,190 $4,571 32.2%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 39 40 $12,987 $4,559 35.1%
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg Office 2023 120 810 $10,810 $3,958 36.6%
73721 Mri scan of leg joint without contrast Office 2023 37 39 $19,500 $3,862 19.8%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 89 91 $9,345 $3,276 35.1%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 20 20 $8,083 $3,011 37.3%
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast Office 2023 29 29 $14,500 $2,683 18.5%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 37 37 $7,569 $2,556 33.8%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 68 88 $6,159 $2,367 38.4%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 52 80 $5,965 $2,278 38.2%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 69 105 $5,558 $2,178 39.2%
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 24 47 $3,227 $1,180 36.6%
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes Facility 2023 13 13 $3,148 $1,073 34.1%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 20 40 $2,563 $845.42 33.0%
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 17 22 $1,437 $524.40 36.5%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Facility 2023 11 13 $1,160 $381.54 32.9%

About Dr. Donald Franklin, M.D

Dr. Donald Franklin, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Lecanto, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/30/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1518377431.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Donald Franklin, M.D has received a total of $43,633 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,045 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 87 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($25,625).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Franklin has provided services to 3,923 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,007 services with total Medicare billing of $422,677. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 95 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
  • Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Lecanto, FL
  • Active Since 04/30/2014
  • Last Updated 10/28/2025
  • Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • Practice Solo Practitioner
  • NPI Number 1518377431

Products in Payments

  • GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) $1,022
  • REDAPT (Device) $732.23
  • AMIStem H Femoral Stems (Device) $709.10
  • VISIONAIRE Digital Templating (Device) $531.06
  • AXSOS (Device) $399.98
  • REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $327.78
  • NANO TACT FLEX (Device) $170.72
  • BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $169.65
  • VARIAX (Device) $143.33
  • Shoulder System (Device) $143.02
  • Breg VPULSE, PlasmaFlow, PolarCareWave (Device) $134.96
  • AxoGuard Nerve Protector (Device) $107.74
  • Tritanium (Device) $103.94
  • T2 (Device) $87.74
  • GAMMA (Device) $85.30
  • T2 ALPHA (Device) $85.12
  • Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System (Device) $71.77
  • AQUACEL AG (Device) $59.39
  • MAKO (Device) $43.49
  • AMISTEM (Device) $39.72

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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