Dr. Michael Rothberg, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Rothberg
Dr. Michael Rothberg is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Clearwater, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rothberg performed 3,055 Medicare services across 1,970 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rothberg received a total of $418 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 23 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic hand surgery physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Rothberg is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 669 | $5 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 531 | $98 | $640 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 388 | $68 | $460 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 219 | $40 | $304 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 203 | $26 | $181 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 196 | $52 | $357 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 139 | $27 | $190 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 121 | $125 | $850 |
| X-ray of wrist, 2 views | 103 | $25 | $167 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 94 | $30 | $204 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 87 | $81 | $570 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 73 | $18 | $60 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 57 | $67 | $450 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 38 | $28 | $186 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 27 | $25 | $170 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 22 | $223 | $2,250 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 18 | $41 | $280 |
| Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | 18 | $240 | $1,700 |
| Extensive removal of growth of soft tissue structures in palm side of wrist | 14 | $612 | $3,970 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 13 | $42 | $300 |
| Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), plaster | 13 | $6 | $31 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 12 | $154 | $1,130 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Rothberg is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 29% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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