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Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Diego Jose Lopes De Lima, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Jupiter, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
875 MILITARY TRL STE 105, Jupiter, FL 33458
5617986600
In practice since 2018 (7 years)
NPI: 1508354861 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Lopes De Lima from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Lopes De Lima

Dr. Diego Jose Lopes De Lima is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in Jupiter, FL, with 7 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lopes De Lima performed 413 Medicare services across 315 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lopes De Lima received a total of $72,392 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 296 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Lopes De Lima 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.

✓ 7 years in practice▲ 413 Medicare services$ $72,392 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
413
Medicare services
Bottom 19% in FL for sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
315
Unique beneficiaries
$52
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~59 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)141$66$206
Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views45$24$166
New patient office visit (45-59 min)33$105$516
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg27$9$56
X-ray of hip, 1 view20$22$156
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)20$93$306
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance19$77$468
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views18$25$163
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views17$32$257
X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views17$22$146
Hip X-ray, 2-3 views16$34$162
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views15$31$162
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views13$28$148
New patient office visit (30-44 min)12$82$360
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$72,392
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $10,342/year across 7 years
Top 8% in FL for sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician
30
Companies
296
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$36,817 (50.9%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$24,721 (34.1%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$10,854 (15.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$30,929
2023
$10,963
2022
$6,739
2021
$11,542
2020
$4,082
2019
$5,297
2018
$2,840

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Citieffe, Inc.
$24,760
EXACTECH, INC.
$13,630
SOUTHERN EDGE ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
$5,999
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$5,065
Arthrex, Inc.
$4,883
Exactech, Inc.
$3,681
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
$3,449
Lima USA, Inc.
$2,805
Stryker Corporation
$2,604
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$1,000
MEDACTA USA, INC.
$900
Catalyst OrthoScience
$848
Arthrosurface Incorporated
$532
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$466
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$390
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$370
Acumed LLC
$206
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$139
Skeletal Dynamics Inc
$136
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$125
Medtronic, Inc.
$120
ACUMED LLC
$49
Linvatec Corporation
$44
NextStep Arthropedix, LLC
$41
Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.
$38
Carbofix Orthopedics Inc
$34
DJO, LLC
$28
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$22
Radius Health, Inc.
$14
Bioventus LLC
$14
Top 3 companies account for 61.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AC Joint Ziptight · ACCOLADE · ACCU-PASS · AEQUALIS PERFORM · ALTEON · AMISTEM · Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System · Affixus · Avenir · BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION · Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium · Biowick · Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System · CARDIOBLATE CRYOFLEX · CMF · CSR & R1 Reverse Total Shoulder Systems · Catalyst CSR Shoulder System · Charlote Shoulder Instr · Compositcp · Comprehensive Humeral · Comprehensive Primary Stem · Comprehensive Shoulder System · Connected Health-MyMobility · DJO SURGICAL · DJO Surgical 3DKnee System · DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System · DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse · DJO Surgical Discovery Elbow System · DYONICS 25 · Dolphix · EBA One · EQUINOXE · EVOS · EXPAREL · Elbow Plates · Equinoxe · Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System · Exparel · FAST-FIX · FIRSTPASS · GAMMA · GMK SPHERE · Geminus · HEALICOIL · HEALICOIL Suture Anchor · HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK · HemiCAP Shoulder · ICONIX · INSPACE · JOURNEY II · Juggerknot · Juggerknot-Sports Medicine · Knees-MyMobility · LINVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM · MAKO · MICRORAPTOR Knotless Shoulder · MONOVISC · NA · NONE · ORTHOVISC · PENNSAID · POLARSTEM · PRIMARY SHOULDER · Persona · Q-FIX · Quatro Link · Quatro X · RAYOS · REGENESORB · RELIGN · REUNION · ROSA · ROSA-Knee · SMR · SMR SHOULDER · SMR Shoulder · SPATIAL FRAME · Shoulder System · Sports Medicine-None · Switchcut Instruments · T2 ALPHA · TANDEM · TFN-ADVANCE · TRIATHLON · TRULANCE · Tapestry · Toggleloc · Tymlos · XIAFLEX · Zilretta · iNSitu Hip System · mymobility Platform
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (51%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in FL.

Equivalent to $17,528 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physicians within 10 mi
19
Per 100K population
1.3
County median income
$81,115
Nearest hospital
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Lopes De Lima is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 8%).

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Lopes De Lima experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Lopes De Lima performed 141 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Lopes De Lima receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Lopes De Lima received a total of $72,392 from 30 companies across 296 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Lopes De Lima's costs compare to other sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physicians in Jupiter?
Dr. Lopes De Lima's average Medicare payment per service is $52. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Lopes De Lima) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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