Dr. Stephen Helgemo, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Helgemo
Dr. Stephen Helgemo is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Port Charlotte, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Helgemo performed 4,970 Medicare services across 3,824 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Helgemo received a total of $19 from 1 pharmaceutical and/or device company across 1 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic hand surgery physician. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Helgemo 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 | 1,280 | $5 | $15 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 638 | $76 | $190 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 480 | $35 | $115 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 465 | $63 | $140 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 309 | $39 | $113 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 304 | $424 | $1,130 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 278 | $32 | $180 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 272 | $39 | $75 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 271 | $25 | $104 |
| Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | 166 | $380 | $958 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 164 | $48 | $128 |
| Release of tissue of palm | 74 | $239 | $560 |
| Removal of growth of tendon finger or hand | 41 | $481 | $1,180 |
| Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve | 38 | $483 | $1,150 |
| Transfer of tendon to back of hand | 35 | $317 | $700 |
| Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers | 32 | $650 | $1,540 |
| Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | 27 | $52 | $125 |
| Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 27 | $11 | $30 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 25 | $118 | $290 |
| Fusion of finger joint, initial joint | 16 | $451 | $1,078 |
| Application of nonmoveable finger splint | 14 | $29 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 14 | $77 | $205 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type.
Geographic Context
3.4 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. Helgemo is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in FL), and mixed 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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