Dr. Joshua Hackel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Hackel
Dr. Joshua Hackel is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician in Gulf Breeze, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hackel performed 40,249 Medicare services across 4,097 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hackel received a total of $16,748 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 96 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sports medicine (family medicine) physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hackel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint lubricant injection (Durolane) | 31,200 | $5 | $50 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 3,730 | $0 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,735 | $90 | $310 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 699 | $77 | $318 |
| Joint lubricant injection (TriVisc) | 645 | $7 | $31 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 490 | $56 | $286 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 314 | $115 | $483 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 309 | $42 | $150 |
| X-ray of shoulder blade | 147 | $19 | $102 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 147 | $27 | $97 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 125 | $34 | $127 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 122 | $65 | $210 |
| Destruction of nerve branches of knee using imaging guidance | 97 | $132 | $599 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into knee nerve branch using imaging guidance | 86 | $188 | $856 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of joint | 75 | $40 | $361 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 62 | $44 | $603 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 35 | $50 | $386 |
| Aspiration of abscess, blood, or cyst | 34 | $89 | $382 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | 32 | $31 | $104 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 28 | $25 | $99 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 26 | $41 | $161 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance | 24 | $60 | $263 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 20 | $395 | $3,032 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance | 17 | $49 | $232 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 15 | $31 | $110 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper arm and shoulder nerve (axillary nerve) | 12 | $120 | $492 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 12 | $26 | $99 |
| X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | 11 | $47 | $183 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (70%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in sports medicine (family medicine) physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for sports medicine (family medicine) physician in FL.
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. Hackel is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), with 20 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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