Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $100,000 | 2 | 91.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,075 | 2 | 4.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,952 | 7 | 1.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $750.00 | 1 | 0.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $635.80 | 14 | 0.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $500.00 | 1 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $100,000 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $6,938 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $750.00 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $635.39 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Synthes GmbH | $500.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $89.42 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,527 | 15 | Arthrex, Inc. ($6,938) |
| 2021 | $750.00 | 1 | Linvatec Corporation ($750.00) |
| 2019 | $50,000 | 1 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($50,000) |
| 2018 | $33.13 | 1 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($33.13) |
| 2017 | $50,602 | 9 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($50,000) |
All Payment Transactions
27 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | 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 | $5,000.00 | General |
| 07/26/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $75.00 | General |
| 06/28/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.99 | General |
| 06/27/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $363.89 | General |
| 06/26/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $392.99 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $160.95 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 06/22/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 06/21/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $160.95 | General |
| 06/12/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 05/21/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $570.22 | General |
| 01/09/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $89.42 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 05/14/2021 | Linvatec Corporation | LINVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/22/2019 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $50,000.00 | General |
| 05/15/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 460P Camera Control Unit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.13 | General |
| Category: Other Endoscopy | ||||||
| 08/30/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.92 | General |
| 08/29/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.72 | General |
| 08/28/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.23 | General |
| 08/28/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.93 | General |
| 08/27/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $153.03 | General |
| 08/27/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $149.97 | General |
| 08/27/2017 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.98 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 77 | 146 | $15,775 | $2,814 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 26 | 29 | $3,944 | $1,142 | 29.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 14 | 16 | $4,320 | $755.80 | 17.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,750 | $405.77 | 14.8% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,031 | $266.31 | 13.1% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2020 | 14 | 78 | $2,730 | $243.77 | 8.9% |
About Dr. John Fulkerson, MD
Dr. John Fulkerson, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in New Haven, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/01/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1184621419.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Fulkerson, MD has received a total of $108,913 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $7,527 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 27 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($100,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Fulkerson has provided services to 77 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 146 services with total Medicare billing of $2,814. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location New Haven, CT
- Active Since 07/01/2005
- Last Updated 09/02/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1184621419
Products in Payments
- LINVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) $750.00
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $89.42
- 460P Camera Control Unit (Device) $33.13
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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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