Dr. Robert Hurford, M.D., PH.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hurford
Dr. Robert Hurford is an orthopedic surgery in Jacksonville, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hurford performed 1,444 Medicare services across 1,256 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hurford received a total of $4,026 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 41 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. Hurford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 377 | $95 | $389 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 225 | $29 | $116 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 203 | $65 | $274 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 141 | $145 | $622 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 59 | $29 | $115 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 49 | $214 | $839 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 48 | $1 | $4 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 44 | $841 | $37,000 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 35 | $178 | $14,553 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 27 | $1,476 | $16,877 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 24 | $217 | $836 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 24 | $136 | $621 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 24 | $74 | $338 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 24 | $107 | $507 |
| Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | 21 | $136 | $621 |
| Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in additional bone of spine in lower back | 18 | $179 | $690 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 16 | $642 | $7,340 |
| Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | 16 | $377 | $1,454 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 16 | $24 | $96 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 15 | $340 | $7,867 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 15 | $634 | $18,075 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 12 | $1,438 | $12,575 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | 11 | $616 | $7,145 |
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 (95%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
5.7 mi
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. Hurford is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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