Total Payments
$10,012
2024 Payments
$47.76
Companies
45
Transactions
306
Medicare Patients
4,647
Medicare Billing
$535,123
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$8,076 (80.7%)
Education$1,299 (13.0%)
Travel$637.41 (6.4%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,076 | 303 | 80.7% |
| Education | $1,299 | 1 | 13.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $637.41 | 2 | 6.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $3,731 | 102 | $0 (2023) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $1,334 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $636.82 | 30 | $0 (2023) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $524.19 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| ACUMED LLC | $372.17 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $315.96 | 26 | $0 (2020) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $247.24 | 16 | $0 (2018) |
| Egalet US Inc | $223.96 | 21 | $0 (2018) |
| SeaPearl Inc | $207.53 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $204.41 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47.76 | 1 | Becton, Dickinson and Company ($47.76) |
| 2023 | $304.30 | 12 | Stryker Corporation ($150.44) |
| 2022 | $1,063 | 31 | Stryker Corporation ($809.03) |
| 2021 | $888.98 | 25 | Stryker Corporation ($470.02) |
| 2020 | $573.22 | 25 | Cerapedics, Inc. ($112.96) |
| 2019 | $2,945 | 62 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,334) |
| 2018 | $2,017 | 64 | Stryker Corporation ($693.12) |
| 2017 | $2,173 | 86 | Stryker Corporation ($761.24) |
All Payment Transactions
306 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/15/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Channel Drain (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.76 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 06/23/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ACCOLADE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.29 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.23 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/03/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.75 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 04/13/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.65 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.08 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 02/17/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VAPR (Device), CHIA PERCPASSER, MILAGRO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.06 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 02/09/2023 | SeaPearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.22 | General |
| 02/03/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.01 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 01/20/2023 | SeaPearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.37 | General |
| 01/19/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.21 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 01/18/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.18 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 01/12/2023 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.25 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 12/22/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.68 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 12/15/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.28 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 11/29/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.85 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 11/16/2022 | IlluminOss Medical, Inc. | Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Procedure Pack (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.57 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 10/26/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.72 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 09/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.25 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/06/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.39 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 09/02/2022 | SeaPearl Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.61 | General |
| 08/31/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.91 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 08/24/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INSIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.01 | General |
| Category: JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES | ||||||
| 08/17/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.91 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/10/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.14 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 589 | 1,725 | $124,316 | $55,618 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,359 | 3,611 | $261,118 | $136,564 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,340 | 2,377 | $599,795 | $162,769 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,359 | 2,736 | $1.7M | $180,171 |
Total Patients
4,647
Total Services
10,449
Medicare Billing
$535,123
Procedure Codes
76
All Medicare Procedures & Services
76 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 151 | 279 | $24,104 | $15,810 | 65.6% |
| J7322 | Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 15 | 912 | $29,184 | $11,832 | 40.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 84 | 150 | $11,244 | $7,491 | 66.6% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $21,316 | $6,277 | 29.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $8,375 | $5,091 | 60.8% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $21,328 | $3,442 | 16.1% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 52 | 60 | $2,366 | $1,523 | 64.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 38 | 47 | $1,960 | $1,340 | 68.4% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 37 | 50 | $1,874 | $1,179 | 62.9% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 30 | 37 | $1,127 | $701.44 | 62.2% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $995.49 | $636.02 | 63.9% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 59 | 66 | $443.20 | $295.36 | 66.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 293 | 508 | $43,705 | $30,797 | 70.5% |
| J7326 | Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 24 | 28 | $34,132 | $25,960 | 76.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 192 | 192 | $24,765 | $16,570 | 66.9% |
| J7329 | Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 23 | 1,800 | $36,000 | $16,450 | 45.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 154 | 271 | $19,508 | $13,967 | 71.6% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $42,631 | $10,032 | 23.5% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 23 | $35,038 | $6,222 | 17.8% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 113 | 135 | $5,087 | $3,624 | 71.3% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 91 | 110 | $5,287 | $3,449 | 65.2% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 64 | 81 | $3,265 | $2,054 | 62.9% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 71 | 90 | $3,161 | $2,024 | 64.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 70 | 73 | $3,544 | $2,020 | 57.0% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2022 | 131 | 158 | $1,021 | $738.18 | 72.3% |
About Dr. Michael Distefano, MD
Dr. Michael Distefano, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Paramus, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1407883887.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Distefano, MD has received a total of $10,012 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $47.76 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 306 transactions from 45 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,076).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Distefano has provided services to 4,647 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,449 services with total Medicare billing of $535,123. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 76 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Paramus, NJ
- Active Since 06/28/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1407883887
Products in Payments
- MAKO (Device) $1,629
- ACCOLADE (Device) $524.68
- MONOVISC (Device) $440.11
- Ankle Plating System (Device) $372.17
- TRIATHLON (Device) $344.69
- DJO Surgical TaperFill Hip System (Device) $328.95
- INSIGNIA (Device) $310.78
- OXAYDO (Drug) $223.96
- Makoplasty (Device) $218.62
- PENNSAID (Drug) $205.92
- Zilretta (Drug) $196.20
- RAYOS (Drug) $170.99
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $164.99
- DJO Surgical 3DKnee System (Device) $146.16
- ADAPT (Device) $143.99
- performance solutions (Device) $133.99
- PICO (Device) $128.29
- DYNASPLINT (Device) $115.84
- ACTIFUSE (Device) $113.65
- BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $113.32
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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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