Dr. Michael Silverstein, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Silverstein
Dr. Michael Silverstein is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in Lecanto, FL, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Silverstein performed 4,890 Medicare services across 3,206 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Silverstein received a total of $19,661 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 132 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. Silverstein 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) | 1,184 | $93 | $325 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 754 | $29 | $111 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 451 | $64 | $220 |
| Joint lubricant injection (TriVisc) | 425 | $7 | $34 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 294 | $5 | $21 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 208 | $117 | $501 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 178 | $70 | $334 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 172 | $29 | $107 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 161 | $52 | $404 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 120 | $6 | $21 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 118 | $77 | $295 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 98 | $73 | $351 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 97 | $56 | $320 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 92 | $70 | $344 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 57 | $216 | $816 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 52 | $25 | $109 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 51 | $37 | $132 |
| 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 | 44 | $40 | $162 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 38 | $1,529 | $6,037 |
| 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 | 38 | $217 | $829 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 38 | $37 | $169 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 38 | $69 | $326 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | 38 | $102 | $560 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 28 | $634 | $2,510 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 27 | $785 | $3,574 |
| X-ray of both knees while standing | 18 | $29 | $114 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 16 | $77 | $328 |
| Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device | 15 | $373 | $3,571 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 14 | $26 | $94 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 13 | $640 | $6,506 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 13 | $22 | $107 |
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 (50%) 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. Silverstein is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% 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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