Total Payments
$375,874
2024 Payments
$63,356
Companies
10
Transactions
580
Medicare Patients
5,493
Medicare Billing
$802,481
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$198,367 (52.8%)
Consulting$100,389 (26.7%)
Royalty/License$35,117 (9.3%)
Travel$30,452 (8.1%)
Food & Beverage$11,548 (3.1%)
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 | $198,367 | 158 | 52.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $100,389 | 55 | 26.7% |
| Royalty or License | $35,117 | 20 | 9.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $30,452 | 146 | 8.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $11,548 | 201 | 3.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | $363,104 | 538 | $0 (2024) |
| Think Surgical, Inc. | $9,188 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,293 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Naviswiss, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $113.80 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Avanos Medical | $100.53 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $22.79 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Halyard Health, Inc. | $20.64 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $17.73 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $14.17 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $63,356 | 67 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($62,671) |
| 2023 | $79,424 | 113 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($78,424) |
| 2022 | $31,799 | 57 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($31,516) |
| 2021 | $56,227 | 72 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($56,141) |
| 2020 | $52,706 | 74 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($52,706) |
| 2019 | $43,170 | 77 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($33,837) |
| 2018 | $18,631 | 48 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($17,892) |
| 2017 | $30,562 | 72 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($29,918) |
All Payment Transactions
580 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 24
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Hip System (Device) | 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 | $2,750.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $951.16 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.39 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.44 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.82 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.10 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.92 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 10/12/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.75 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $312.83 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.75 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.17 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.95 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $298.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.38 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.60 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $27,750.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Hip System (Device) | 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 | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Hip System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.18 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Hip System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Hip System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.25 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.54 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic Product | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.59 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.05 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.32 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 1,469 | 7,165 | $778,766 | $201,442 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,384 | 5,505 | $761,735 | $205,142 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1,390 | 5,821 | $792,307 | $223,468 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,250 | 5,625 | $629,947 | $172,429 |
Total Patients
5,493
Total Services
24,116
Medicare Billing
$802,481
Procedure Codes
65
All Medicare Procedures & Services
65 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 56 | $251,944 | $57,295 | 22.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 34 | $143,106 | $34,822 | 24.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 309 | 491 | $67,267 | $32,003 | 47.6% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 48 | 3,316 | $122,692 | $24,293 | 19.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 213 | 311 | $70,597 | $16,367 | 23.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 126 | 126 | $25,704 | $10,342 | 40.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 158 | 193 | $24,060 | $6,875 | 28.6% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 122 | 215 | $23,540 | $6,546 | 27.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 101 | 148 | $18,648 | $5,615 | 30.1% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $8,246 | $2,164 | 26.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 176 | 2,133 | $10,665 | $1,668 | 15.6% |
| 73501 | X-ray of hip, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 41 | 49 | $4,508 | $1,005 | 22.3% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 22 | 25 | $2,300 | $655.30 | 28.5% |
| 73521 | X-ray of both hips, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $2,196 | $605.20 | 27.6% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $2,214 | $597.06 | 27.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,079 | $586.82 | 54.4% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 63 | $283,437 | $66,057 | 23.3% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 34 | $143,106 | $34,916 | 24.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 277 | 445 | $60,965 | $29,002 | 47.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 184 | 275 | $62,425 | $14,379 | 23.0% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 24 | 1,744 | $64,528 | $13,718 | 21.3% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 11 | 15 | $25,305 | $11,228 | 44.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 139 | 139 | $28,356 | $10,839 | 38.2% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 148 | 289 | $30,800 | $8,703 | 28.3% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 99 | 111 | $13,335 | $4,020 | 30.1% |
About Dr. Joseph Assini, MD
Dr. Joseph Assini, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Englewood, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/25/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1841538832.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Assini, MD has received a total of $375,874 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $63,356 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 580 transactions from 10 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" ($198,367).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Assini has provided services to 5,493 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 24,116 services with total Medicare billing of $802,481. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 65 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Englewood, CO
- Active Since 01/25/2013
- Last Updated 01/18/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1841538832
Products in Payments
- MPO Hip System (Device) $213,565
- MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) $149,139
- Tsolution One Surgical System (Medical Supply) $9,188
- MAKO (Device) $1,244
- Naviswiss Hip Navigation (Device) $1,000
- Axsos (Device) $351.73
- TRIATHLON (Device) $157.77
- gamma (Device) $136.81
- T2 (Device) $135.36
- DJO Surgical Exprt Revision Hip (Device) $113.80
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $86.18
- Variax (Device) $69.21
- AXSOS (Device) $59.41
- PRO-STIM (Device) $57.99
- VARIAX (Device) $38.25
- ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $34.99
- vitoss (Device) $32.23
- Arcos (Device) $22.79
- ClearSight System (Device) $17.73
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $14.17
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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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