Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $30,692 | 8 | 63.0% |
| Education | $11,473 | 7 | 23.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,652 | 11 | 7.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,890 | 54 | 5.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $37,641 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $7,554 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $1,473 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| OMNIlife science, Inc | $1,234 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $217.26 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $184.56 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $138.24 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $93.67 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $86.32 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Avanos Medical | $72.14 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35,111 | 46 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($27,427) |
| 2023 | $292.65 | 5 | ATRICURE, INC. ($112.86) |
| 2022 | $91.72 | 4 | AtriCure, Inc. ($78.38) |
| 2021 | $6,260 | 9 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($5,000) |
| 2020 | $5,276 | 7 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($5,214) |
| 2019 | $1,013 | 4 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($820.00) |
| 2018 | $392.56 | 3 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($381.39) |
| 2017 | $271.70 | 2 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($271.70) |
All Payment Transactions
80 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARSTEM | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,346.88 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.16 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,563.13 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, Legion Revision | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,365.63 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.98 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | JOURNEY II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.03 | General |
| Category: Recon Knees | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $950.00 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.93 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,022.50 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,312.50 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,922.50 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,209.03 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $65.47 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.73 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Velys (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.25 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Velys (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.00 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Velys (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.44 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Velys (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.50 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.91 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | POLARSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $637.99 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | POLARSTEM (Device), R3 ACETABULAR | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $380.47 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | POLARSTEM (Device), R3 ACETABULAR | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $367.35 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.00 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | POLARSTEM (Device), R3 ACETABULAR | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.95 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | POLARSTEM (Device), R3 ACETABULAR | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.16 | General |
| Category: Recon Hips | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | 2,816 | 4,509 | $1.2M | $325,556 |
| 2022 | 13 | 551 | 740 | $197,239 | $58,399 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
41 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 584 | 862 | $181,120 | $62,595 | 34.6% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 49 | $208,250 | $53,108 | 25.5% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $191,100 | $45,547 | 23.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 262 | 262 | $83,840 | $22,873 | 27.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 251 | 392 | $99,960 | $21,599 | 21.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 169 | 198 | $61,380 | $21,357 | 34.8% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 360 | 444 | $62,340 | $17,384 | 27.9% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 242 | 304 | $40,736 | $12,478 | 30.6% |
| J7327 | Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 17 | 22 | $36,750 | $11,824 | 32.2% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $40,370 | $11,477 | 28.4% |
| J7324 | Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 31 | 102 | $48,144 | $10,419 | 21.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $22,560 | $6,512 | 28.9% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $45,640 | $3,750 | 8.2% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 76 | 97 | $11,760 | $3,567 | 30.3% |
| 98977 | Device supply with scheduled recording and transmission for remote monitoring of musculoskeletal system, per 30 days | Office | 2023 | 69 | 72 | $12,933 | $3,308 | 25.6% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 83 | 113 | $9,870 | $2,651 | 26.9% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $34,740 | $2,547 | 7.3% |
| 98980 | Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services by physician or other qualified health care professional, first 20 minutes per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 33 | 45 | $6,888 | $1,943 | 28.2% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 38 | 56 | $5,390 | $1,688 | 31.3% |
| 73552 | X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | Office | 2023 | 27 | 55 | $5,880 | $1,559 | 26.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $6,000 | $1,524 | 25.4% |
| 98975 | Set-up and patient education for remote monitoring of therapy | Office | 2023 | 69 | 71 | $4,389 | $1,239 | 28.2% |
| 98981 | Remote therapeutic monitoring treatment management services by physician or other qualified health care professional, each additional 20 minutes per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 18 | 34 | $3,818 | $1,158 | 30.3% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 208 | 1,084 | $5,025 | $865.59 | 17.2% |
| 73521 | X-ray of both hips, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $2,730 | $759.40 | 27.8% |
About Dr. Michael Hunter, M.D
Dr. Michael Hunter, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Newport Beach, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/18/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1346622040.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Hunter, M.D has received a total of $48,707 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $35,111 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 80 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($30,692).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hunter has provided services to 3,367 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,249 services with total Medicare billing of $383,956. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 41 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Newport Beach, CA
- Active Since 06/18/2015
- Last Updated 02/14/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1346622040
Products in Payments
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $24,442
- POLARSTEM (Device) $1,483
- JOURNEY II (Device) $1,411
- Velys (Device) $226.19
- JOURNEY II BCS (Device) $174.42
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $112.86
- ORTHOLOC (Device) $93.67
- NA (Device) $89.36
- Hips Product Portfolio (Device) $85.28
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM (Device) $81.58
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $72.14
- Iovera (Device) $60.25
- FIBERGRAFT (Device) $32.63
- ROSA (Device) $30.18
- ACTIS (Device) $28.57
- Exparel (Drug) $26.07
- NAVIO (Device) $25.82
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $22.82
- Persona (Device) $22.78
- MONOVISC (Device) $14.73
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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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