Dr. Joseph Herron, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Herron
Dr. Joseph Herron is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Naples, FL, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Herron performed 3,042 Medicare services across 1,556 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Herron received a total of $3,675 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 28 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic hand surgery physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Herron 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) | 1,118 | $1 | $20 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 386 | $29 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 341 | $70 | $228 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 270 | $32 | $109 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 180 | $86 | $342 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 160 | $38 | $170 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 136 | $40 | $162 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 116 | $97 | $336 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 83 | $30 | $129 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 59 | $108 | $433 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 33 | $70 | $324 |
| Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | 31 | $427 | $1,693 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 22 | $131 | $519 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 20 | $72 | $281 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 19 | $1,059 | $4,129 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 17 | $25 | $98 |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | 13 | $74 | $330 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 13 | $34 | $154 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 13 | $973 | $4,008 |
| Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device | 12 | $891 | $3,476 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2021 ↗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 (2021)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (56%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in orthopaedic hand surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
3.3 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 2021 |
| 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. Herron is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 30% in FL), and speaking/promotional 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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