Dr. Mark Powers, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Powers
Dr. Mark Powers is an orthopedic surgery in Port St Lucie, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Powers performed 3,627 Medicare services across 2,489 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Powers received a total of $992,200 from 19 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 105 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Powers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 845 | $31 | $111 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 689 | $96 | $275 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 419 | $36 | $130 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 296 | $5 | $21 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 218 | $122 | $355 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 214 | $65 | $195 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 143 | $52 | $167 |
| Total knee replacement | 113 | $1,096 | $6,987 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 105 | $79 | $290 |
| Removal of cyst of back of knee | 72 | $17 | $151 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 69 | $165 | $475 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 63 | $28 | $111 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 61 | $401 | $1,845 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 54 | $144 | $385 |
| Total hip replacement | 52 | $1,102 | $6,744 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 49 | $565 | $2,067 |
| X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | 43 | $47 | $220 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 30 | $162 | $1,448 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 27 | $148 | $1,647 |
| Injection of contrast for imaging of hip joint | 20 | $191 | $1,565 |
| Review by radiologist of hip joint image | 20 | $105 | $396 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 13 | $41 | $195 |
| Repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 12 | $346 | $2,038 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for orthopedic surgery in FL.
Geographic Context
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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. Powers is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 2%), with 20 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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