Payment Breakdown by Category
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 | $163.47 | 1 | 79.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $41.73 | 2 | 20.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $163.47 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| PFIZER INC. | $22.23 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC. | $19.50 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19.50 | 1 | LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC. ($19.50) |
| 2017 | $185.70 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($163.47) |
All Payment Transactions
3 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13/2024 | LIGHTFORCE ORTHODONTICS, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.50 | General |
| 06/26/2017 | Abbott Laboratories | — | 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 | $163.47 | General |
| 01/11/2017 | PFIZER INC. | DYLOJECT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.23 | General |
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Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 1,630 | 2,370 | $713,275 | $120,109 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,575 | 2,216 | $612,775 | $113,283 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1,645 | 2,272 | $663,450 | $120,738 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,397 | 2,001 | $604,425 | $98,069 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
63 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 339 | 564 | $169,200 | $40,598 | 24.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 292 | 292 | $131,400 | $23,817 | 18.1% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | Office | 2023 | 269 | 322 | $80,500 | $11,317 | 14.1% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 147 | 263 | $67,000 | $10,649 | 15.9% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $45,000 | $6,579 | 14.6% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 28 | $72,800 | $5,205 | 7.2% |
| 20526 | Injection of carpal tunnel | Office | 2023 | 52 | 66 | $27,650 | $5,032 | 18.2% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2023 | 86 | 111 | $34,650 | $4,669 | 13.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $15,400 | $2,623 | 17.0% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 255 | 489 | $36,675 | $2,477 | 6.8% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 21 | 23 | $8,050 | $2,325 | 28.9% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 22 | 48 | $9,600 | $1,528 | 15.9% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 47 | $2,350 | $1,360 | 57.9% |
| 29130 | Application of nonmoveable finger splint | Office | 2023 | 30 | 37 | $7,400 | $1,171 | 15.8% |
| 20612 | Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $3,575 | $736.06 | 20.6% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 12 | 27 | $2,025 | $23.09 | 1.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 321 | 497 | $149,100 | $36,350 | 24.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 293 | 293 | $131,850 | $24,168 | 18.3% |
| 76000 | Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | Office | 2022 | 294 | 341 | $85,250 | $12,173 | 14.3% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 121 | 219 | $56,250 | $9,335 | 16.6% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 21 | $41,300 | $6,969 | 16.9% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | Office | 2022 | 85 | 112 | $35,200 | $4,861 | 13.8% |
| 20526 | Injection of carpal tunnel | Office | 2022 | 43 | 57 | $25,200 | $4,397 | 17.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $20,300 | $3,998 | 19.7% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2022 | 23 | 26 | $9,100 | $2,851 | 31.3% |
About Dr. Douglas Freedman, MD
Dr. Douglas Freedman, MD is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Santa Monica, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1801846423.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Douglas Freedman, MD has received a total of $205.20 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $19.50 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 3 transactions from 3 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" ($163.47).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Freedman has provided services to 6,247 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,859 services with total Medicare billing of $452,200. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 63 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Location Santa Monica, CA
- Active Since 05/12/2006
- Last Updated 01/04/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1801846423
Products in Payments
- DYLOJECT (Drug) $22.23
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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.