Dr. Samuel Joseph, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Joseph
Dr. Samuel Joseph is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in Safety Harbor, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Joseph performed 1,488 Medicare services across 847 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Joseph received a total of $1,241,060 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 560 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic surgery of the spine 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. Joseph 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 335 | $20 | $296 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 158 | $65 | $909 |
| Electrical stimulation therapy | 110 | $7 | $123 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 79 | $76 | $1,132 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 73 | $96 | $1,280 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 69 | $41 | $566 |
| Application of ultrasound, each 15 minutes | 68 | $8 | $143 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 65 | $119 | $1,688 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 51 | $328 | $2,939 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 51 | $209 | $2,782 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 44 | $0 | $1 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 36 | $184 | $3,107 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 34 | $97 | $1,633 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 25 | $192 | $2,873 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 25 | $229 | $3,627 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 24 | $176 | $2,270 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 24 | $92 | $1,268 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 23 | $612 | $8,172 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 22 | $662 | $16,074 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 22 | $1,284 | $16,096 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 22 | $424 | $6,913 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 45 minutes | 22 | $77 | $1,006 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 16 | $640 | $8,224 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 15 | $709 | $16,034 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 15 | $1,433 | $19,704 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 15 | $191 | $2,649 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 15 | $492 | $12,582 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 15 | $202 | $3,337 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 15 | $103 | $1,692 |
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 6% for orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician 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. Joseph is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 6%), with 18 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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