Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4,179 | 4 | 82.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $818.24 | 2 | 16.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $93.17 | 6 | 1.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medwest Associates | $3,959 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $1,100 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | $18.88 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medartis Inc. | $12.18 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,221 | 3 | Medwest Associates ($1,221) |
| 2021 | $1,213 | 2 | Medwest Associates ($1,213) |
| 2020 | $707.00 | 1 | Medwest Associates ($707.00) |
| 2017 | $1,949 | 6 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,100) |
All Payment Transactions
12 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/30/2022 | Medwest Associates | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 07/30/2022 | Medwest Associates | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.35 | General |
| 07/30/2022 | Medwest Associates | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.60 | General |
| 11/06/2021 | Medwest Associates | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 11/06/2021 | Medwest Associates | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.16 | General |
| 05/22/2020 | Medwest Associates | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $707.00 | General |
| 10/31/2017 | Wright Medical Technology, Inc. | FOREFOOT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.88 | General |
| Category: Foot and Ankle | ||||||
| 02/24/2017 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,072.00 | General |
| 02/24/2017 | Medwest Associates | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $438.24 | General |
| 02/24/2017 | Medwest Associates | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $380.00 | General |
| 02/24/2017 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| 01/05/2017 | Medartis Inc. | APTUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.18 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 681 | 1,154 | $263,961 | $53,946 |
| 2022 | 13 | 600 | 1,042 | $197,767 | $43,458 |
| 2021 | 13 | 494 | 718 | $176,837 | $40,889 |
| 2020 | 10 | 356 | 464 | $101,448 | $24,043 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 163 | 163 | $41,565 | $12,917 | 31.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 109 | 166 | $34,030 | $11,443 | 33.6% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 22 | $48,894 | $7,805 | 16.0% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 34 | $78,132 | $7,393 | 9.5% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 59 | 77 | $17,092 | $3,314 | 19.4% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 54 | 91 | $12,192 | $3,025 | 24.8% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 46 | 54 | $7,271 | $1,757 | 24.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 35 | $4,375 | $1,567 | 35.8% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 41 | 52 | $6,375 | $1,458 | 22.9% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $3,192 | $1,086 | 34.0% |
| 29125 | Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | Office | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $5,111 | $1,083 | 21.2% |
| 20526 | Injection of carpal tunnel | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $4,728 | $962.28 | 20.4% |
| Q4021 | Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), plaster | Office | 2023 | 11 | 16 | $612.96 | $100.48 | 16.4% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 76 | 392 | $392.00 | $34.77 | 8.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 114 | 166 | $34,030 | $11,305 | 33.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 151 | 151 | $38,505 | $11,089 | 28.8% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 20 | $45,960 | $4,788 | 10.4% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $29,148 | $4,649 | 16.0% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 53 | 71 | $17,495 | $2,839 | 16.2% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 39 | 70 | $9,222 | $2,416 | 26.2% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 40 | 47 | $5,979 | $1,565 | 26.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 29 | $3,625 | $1,315 | 36.3% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $3,360 | $1,179 | 35.1% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 29 | 35 | $4,104 | $1,126 | 27.4% |
| 29125 | Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | Office | 2022 | 15 | 20 | $5,380 | $1,074 | 20.0% |
About Dr. William Vitello, MD
Dr. William Vitello, MD is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/02/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790878981.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Vitello, MD has received a total of $5,090 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,221 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 12 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($4,179).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vitello has provided services to 2,131 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,378 services with total Medicare billing of $162,335. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 50 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Location Chicago, IL
- Active Since 10/02/2006
- Last Updated 12/28/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790878981
Products in Payments
- FOREFOOT SET (Device) $18.88
- APTUS (Device) $12.18
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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