Total Payments
$2.5M
2024 Payments
$158,500
Companies
9
Transactions
678
Medicare Patients
1,829
Medicare Billing
$690,253
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$1.7M (69.5%)
Consulting$683,625 (27.9%)
Travel$57,583 (2.3%)
Food & Beverage$6,635 (0.3%)
Education$138.81 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $1.7M | 61 | 69.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $683,625 | 327 | 27.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $57,583 | 165 | 2.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,635 | 124 | 0.3% |
| Education | $138.81 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $2.4M | 641 | $0 (2024) |
| DJO, LLC | $45,865 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| Insight Medical Systems, Inc. | $11,517 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $817.38 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $186.26 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| ORTHALIGN INC | $113.75 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $105.95 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Onkos Surgical, Inc. | $105.11 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Stryker Corporation | $21.91 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $158,500 | 116 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($151,938) |
| 2023 | $147,508 | 98 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($126,041) |
| 2022 | $177,002 | 140 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($159,380) |
| 2021 | $507,067 | 112 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($495,442) |
| 2020 | $487,648 | 40 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($486,973) |
| 2019 | $456,191 | 53 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($456,061) |
| 2018 | $290,888 | 60 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($290,484) |
| 2017 | $226,494 | 59 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($226,246) |
All Payment Transactions
678 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 28
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,600.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,800.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,800.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| 10/25/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 10/25/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | Insight Medical Systems, Inc. | Arvis (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $961.96 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $771.33 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,800.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 505 | 566 | $2.2M | $174,945 |
| 2022 | 7 | 420 | 435 | $2.0M | $163,911 |
| 2021 | 10 | 510 | 568 | $246,598 | $181,015 |
| 2020 | 9 | 394 | 448 | $228,397 | $170,382 |
Total Patients
1,829
Total Services
2,017
Medicare Billing
$690,253
Procedure Codes
35
All Medicare Procedures & Services
35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 87 | $1.4M | $84,193 | 6.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 59 | $639,826 | $56,701 | 8.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 142 | 151 | $43,790 | $13,764 | 31.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 93 | 93 | $44,268 | $10,944 | 24.7% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $20,928 | $3,464 | 16.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $10,982 | $2,601 | 23.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $12,775 | $1,770 | 13.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $3,024 | $1,133 | 37.5% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 17 | 61 | $2,240 | $374.74 | 16.7% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 74 | 76 | $1.2M | $75,088 | 6.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 61 | $641,927 | $59,794 | 9.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 123 | 131 | $37,990 | $12,005 | 31.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 74 | 74 | $35,224 | $8,349 | 23.7% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2022 | 54 | 56 | $45,752 | $6,183 | 13.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $5,491 | $1,412 | 25.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 19 | 20 | $7,098 | $1,079 | 15.2% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 88 | 88 | $127,167 | $89,729 | 70.6% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 51 | 55 | $69,342 | $55,159 | 79.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 136 | 148 | $19,386 | $14,524 | 74.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 80 | 80 | $13,253 | $10,310 | 77.8% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgical navigational procedure for bone procedures | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 42 | $5,812 | $4,720 | 81.2% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $2,776 | $2,074 | 74.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 37 | $3,457 | $2,064 | 59.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 31 | 33 | $2,831 | $1,768 | 62.4% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $796.84 | $470.64 | 59.1% |
About Dr. Michael Taunton, M.D
Dr. Michael Taunton, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Rochester, Minnesota. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992784854.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Taunton, M.D has received a total of $2.5M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $158,500 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 678 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($1.7M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Taunton has provided services to 1,829 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,017 services with total Medicare billing of $690,253. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Rochester, MN
- Active Since 01/10/2006
- Last Updated 08/20/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1992784854
Products in Payments
- DJO Surgical Empowr Knee System (Device) $902,604
- DJO Surgical Exprt Revision Knee (Device) $745,911
- DJO SURGICAL (Device) $261,251
- DJO Surgical TaperFill Hip System (Device) $78,550
- DJO Surgical Exprt Revision Hip (Device) $63,168
- PROCARE (Device) $34,085
- DJO Surgical 3DKnee System (Device) $13,911
- Arvis (Device) $11,517
- PROCARE Bracing & Supports (Device) $7,667
- DJO Surgical CLP Hip System (Device) $4,744
- AIRCAST Bracing & Supports (Device) $3,853
- DJO Surgical Foundation Hip System (Device) $1,760
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse (Device) $1,732
- ACTIS (Device) $675.00
- DJO Surgical FMP Acetabular System (Device) $500.00
- DJO Surgical LMR Hip (Device) $234.16
- ATTUNE (Device) $224.06
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $186.26
- ELEOS LIMB SALVAGE SYSTEM (Device) $105.11
- DJO Surgical Turon Modular Shoulder System (Device) $84.40
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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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