Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,277 | 40 | 51.5% |
| Education | $1,200 | 1 | 48.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | $1,216 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $664.35 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $170.40 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $118.35 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $75.41 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $49.17 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| ERMI Inc. | $33.87 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $32.43 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $25.10 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $21.28 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $20.37 | 1 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC ($20.37) |
| 2022 | $33.52 | 2 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($17.78) |
| 2021 | $1,264 | 4 | Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC ($1,200) |
| 2020 | $299.26 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($243.00) |
| 2019 | $371.58 | 11 | Stryker Corporation ($224.82) |
| 2018 | $255.49 | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($148.08) |
| 2017 | $232.85 | 8 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($100.57) |
All Payment Transactions
41 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/01/2023 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SYNVISC-ONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.37 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/30/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | LENS 4K (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.78 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Visualization | ||||||
| 01/19/2022 | Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.74 | General |
| 10/05/2021 | HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. | PALACOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.51 | General |
| Category: BONE CEMENT | ||||||
| 03/11/2021 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), entre | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.69 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 01/27/2021 | Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 01/21/2021 | Stryker Corporation | ORTHOMAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.33 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 09/22/2020 | ERMI Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.05 | General |
| 09/03/2020 | Stryker Corporation | ADAPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $86.86 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 09/03/2020 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $73.50 | General |
| 09/02/2020 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.83 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/28/2020 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Gel One-Knees (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.21 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 02/25/2020 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.81 | General |
| 11/22/2019 | Stryker Corporation | REUNION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.14 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 11/20/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Connected Health Product Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.45 | General |
| Category: Connected Health | ||||||
| 11/15/2019 | Stryker Corporation | REUNION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.01 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/27/2019 | Stryker Corporation | REUNION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.20 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/07/2019 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.55 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 07/12/2019 | ERMI Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.82 | General |
| 06/20/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Connected Health Product Portfolio (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.62 | General |
| Category: Connected Health | ||||||
| 06/14/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ADAPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.88 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 04/10/2019 | FIDIA PHARMA USA INC. | Hymovis (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.22 | General |
| Category: Osteoarthritis | ||||||
| 03/07/2019 | Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | Zilretta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.65 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 03/05/2019 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.04 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 12/14/2018 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | MONOVISC (Device), ORTHOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.59 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 635 | 1,093 | $207,485 | $58,256 |
| 2022 | 17 | 717 | 1,266 | $213,202 | $60,019 |
| 2021 | 11 | 586 | 1,096 | $184,137 | $53,056 |
| 2020 | 10 | 495 | 807 | $142,546 | $36,164 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
50 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 100 | 155 | $54,405 | $16,512 | 30.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 129 | 213 | $50,691 | $15,758 | 31.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $30,723 | $7,729 | 25.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 48 | 83 | $19,754 | $4,750 | 24.0% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 70 | 94 | $15,118 | $3,961 | 26.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $13,490 | $3,500 | 25.9% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 54 | 55 | $7,260 | $1,984 | 27.3% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $4,785 | $1,195 | 25.0% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 36 | $3,644 | $1,011 | 27.8% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $3,108 | $891.20 | 28.7% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $2,982 | $711.93 | 23.9% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 54 | 305 | $1,525 | $253.21 | 16.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 166 | 314 | $74,732 | $24,026 | 32.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 63 | $22,113 | $6,628 | 30.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 59 | 59 | $20,945 | $4,857 | 23.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 62 | 89 | $21,301 | $4,583 | 21.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $17,064 | $4,395 | 25.8% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 69 | 90 | $14,130 | $3,724 | 26.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $7,692 | $2,099 | 27.3% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 56 | 58 | $7,656 | $2,015 | 26.3% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2022 | 11 | 17 | $5,423 | $1,604 | 29.6% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 36 | 41 | $4,375 | $1,339 | 30.6% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 24 | 28 | $4,144 | $1,117 | 27.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 21 | $3,045 | $1,083 | 35.6% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 13 | 26 | $3,440 | $955.83 | 27.8% |
About Dr. Steven Bleckner, MD
Dr. Steven Bleckner, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1275575987.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Steven Bleckner, MD has received a total of $2,477 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $20.37 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 41 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,277).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bleckner has provided services to 2,433 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,262 services with total Medicare billing of $207,495. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 50 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Chevy Chase, MD
- Active Since 06/10/2006
- Last Updated 09/25/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1275575987
Products in Payments
- ADAPT (Device) $131.74
- Dyonics Platinum (Device) $100.57
- REUNION (Device) $93.35
- Connected Health Product Portfolio (Device) $92.07
- GAMMA (Device) $83.34
- SYNVISC-ONE (Device) $75.41
- TRAUMA (Device) $65.43
- Zilretta (Drug) $49.17
- T2 (Device) $45.35
- Gel One (Biological) $41.12
- VARIAX (Device) $40.55
- ORTHOMAP (Device) $37.33
- Gel One-Knees (Biological) $37.21
- Surgical Care - Tisseel (Biological) $32.43
- MAKO (Device) $31.83
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $21.28
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $19.33
- LENS 4K (Device) $17.78
- Hymovis (Device) $14.22
- Flexitouch Plus (Device) $13.69
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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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