Total Payments
$16,392
2024 Payments
$275.21
Companies
12
Transactions
28
Medicare Patients
1,264
Medicare Billing
$105,376
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$10,391 (63.4%)
Education$5,049 (30.8%)
Food & Beverage$952.48 (5.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $10,391 | 2 | 63.4% |
| Education | $5,049 | 4 | 30.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $952.48 | 22 | 5.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10,000 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | $3,107 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Micromed Inc | $2,081 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| Stryker Corporation | $441.69 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| AXOGEN | $408.91 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $117.49 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $85.56 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $82.03 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $19.66 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | $18.58 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $275.21 | 4 | AXOGEN ($140.34) |
| 2023 | $130.81 | 3 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($96.97) |
| 2022 | $100.65 | 5 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($71.38) |
| 2021 | $11,551 | 8 | Arthrex, Inc. ($10,000) |
| 2020 | $1,280 | 5 | Micromed Inc ($820.00) |
| 2019 | $3,054 | 3 | EVOLUTION SURGICAL, INC ($3,054) |
All Payment Transactions
28 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $66.41 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.62 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.34 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.84 | General |
| 11/13/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.97 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 04/09/2023 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.18 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 03/07/2023 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.66 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 09/28/2022 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.98 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 07/15/2022 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device), Zilretta | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.56 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 07/11/2022 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.67 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 06/01/2022 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | XIAFLEX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.73 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
| 03/16/2022 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.71 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/10/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS WRIST (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.52 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 11/19/2021 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $132.93 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/22/2021 | Micromed Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.89 | General |
| 05/20/2021 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.96 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 03/25/2021 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.68 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 03/02/2021 | Micromed Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.52 | General |
| 03/01/2021 | Micromed Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 01/20/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| 10/06/2020 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.58 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/18/2020 | Micromed Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $807.70 | General |
| 08/18/2020 | Micromed Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.30 | General |
| 03/12/2020 | Stryker Corporation | NONE (Device) | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $390.59 | General |
| Category: NONE | ||||||
| 01/10/2020 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $51.10 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 360 | 496 | $210,761 | $38,252 |
| 2022 | 16 | 644 | 977 | $459,631 | $51,588 |
| 2021 | 10 | 260 | 348 | $60,157 | $15,537 |
Total Patients
1,264
Total Services
1,821
Medicare Billing
$105,376
Procedure Codes
38
All Medicare Procedures & Services
38 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 | 132 | $46,351 | $13,988 | 30.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $24,487 | $6,110 | 25.0% |
| 29848 | Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $49,166 | $5,763 | 11.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 56 | $14,124 | $3,691 | 26.1% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $37,630 | $2,622 | 7.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $8,619 | $1,871 | 21.7% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 25 | 35 | $17,736 | $1,457 | 8.2% |
| 29075 | Application of elbow to finger cast | Office | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $5,205 | $1,142 | 21.9% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $4,742 | $950.47 | 20.0% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 49 | 75 | $1,419 | $374.48 | 26.4% |
| Q4010 | Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $702.00 | $235.82 | 33.6% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 11 | 58 | $580.00 | $46.51 | 8.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 141 | 194 | $51,402 | $13,479 | 26.2% |
| 29848 | Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 30 | $96,810 | $10,024 | 10.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 51 | $28,458 | $5,156 | 18.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 57 | 57 | $25,650 | $4,658 | 18.2% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 23 | $50,692 | $4,315 | 8.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 48 | $9,600 | $2,187 | 22.8% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 56 | 74 | $51,800 | $2,034 | 3.9% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 40 | 43 | $39,237 | $1,949 | 5.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $10,065 | $1,923 | 19.1% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2022 | 34 | 40 | $34,880 | $1,651 | 4.7% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 34 | 51 | $25,500 | $1,591 | 6.2% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 25 | 40 | $14,000 | $1,122 | 8.0% |
| 29075 | Application of elbow to finger cast | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $8,664 | $852.72 | 9.8% |
About Dr. Tennyson Block, MD
Dr. Tennyson Block, MD is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Davis, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/25/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1538553714.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Tennyson Block, MD has received a total of $16,392 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $275.21 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 28 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($10,391).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Block has provided services to 1,264 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,821 services with total Medicare billing of $105,376. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 38 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Other Specialties Hand Surgery, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Davis, CA
- Active Since 03/25/2015
- Last Updated 06/06/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1538553714
Products in Payments
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $408.91
- NONE (Device) $390.59
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $96.97
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $85.56
- Geminus (Device) $82.03
- VARIAX (Device) $51.10
- EVOS WRIST (Device) $20.52
- Puraply (Medical Supply) $19.66
- Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) $18.58
- Iovera (Device) $15.56
- Durolane (Device) $13.71
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.