Dr. Craig Bennett, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bennett
Dr. Craig Bennett is an orthopedic surgery in Hudson, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bennett performed 11,938 Medicare services across 2,458 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bennett received a total of $8,215 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 96 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. 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. Bennett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 3,786 | $1 | $15 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 3,660 | $19 | $143 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,348 | $0 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 543 | $63 | $751 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 469 | $91 | $1,090 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 383 | $48 | $644 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 156 | $35 | $430 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 148 | $33 | $440 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 125 | $26 | $330 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 112 | $58 | $461 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 109 | $18 | $243 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 101 | $31 | $380 |
| X-ray of both knees while standing | 101 | $24 | $380 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 87 | $10 | $140 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 68 | $39 | $470 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 67 | $26 | $320 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 62 | $71 | $1,080 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 58 | $118 | $1,660 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 50 | $146 | $2,130 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 48 | $185 | $1,700 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 45 | $186 | $2,360 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 43 | $86 | $1,040 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 42 | $27 | $370 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 33 | $40 | $530 |
| Total knee replacement | 32 | $1,039 | $14,440 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 32 | $201 | $1,730 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 32 | $105 | $900 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 31 | $89 | $1,060 |
| X-ray of hip, 1 view | 30 | $21 | $310 |
| Injection of contrast for imaging of hip joint | 28 | $170 | $2,170 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 28 | $47 | $770 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 24 | $340 | $4,160 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 17 | $158 | $2,250 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 16 | $22 | $280 |
| Total hip replacement | 13 | $1,032 | $14,460 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 11 | $20 | $310 |
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. Bennett is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% 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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