Dr. Donald Franklin, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Franklin
Dr. Donald Franklin is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in Lecanto, FL, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Franklin performed 2,361 Medicare services across 1,332 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Franklin received a total of $43,422 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 85 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Franklin 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 | 810 | $5 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 225 | $84 | $235 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 198 | $45 | $123 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 154 | $59 | $166 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 105 | $21 | $53 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 105 | $109 | $306 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 91 | $36 | $103 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 88 | $27 | $70 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 80 | $28 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 78 | $115 | $330 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 47 | $25 | $69 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 40 | $21 | $64 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 40 | $114 | $325 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 39 | $99 | $500 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 37 | $69 | $205 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 34 | $402 | $1,036 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 29 | $93 | $500 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 22 | $24 | $65 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 20 | $151 | $404 |
| Anchoring of biceps tendon | 19 | $371 | $1,353 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 18 | $254 | $788 |
| Total knee replacement | 16 | $924 | $2,316 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 15 | $18 | $48 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 13 | $888 | $2,210 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 13 | $25 | $67 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 13 | $83 | $242 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 12 | $25 | $67 |
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 (59%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work.
Geographic Context
7.4 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. Franklin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), and research-focused industry engagement.
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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