Dr. Charles Stewart, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Stewart
Dr. Charles Stewart is an orthopedic surgery in Sarasota, FL, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Stewart performed 28,973 Medicare services across 5,829 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Stewart received a total of $5,449 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 102 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Stewart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 7,296 | $13 | $56 |
| Joint lubricant injection (TriVisc) | 7,276 | $7 | $56 |
| Extended-release steroid injection (Zilretta) | 3,042 | $13 | $49 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synojoynt, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 2,421 | $17 | $45 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 2,048 | $92 | $252 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 1,100 | $34 | $91 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 1,062 | $9 | $24 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 914 | $82 | $221 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 708 | $35 | $90 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 664 | $56 | $155 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 584 | $1 | $2 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 500 | $112 | $332 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 333 | $30 | $79 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 283 | $26 | $67 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 244 | $63 | $179 |
| 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 | 134 | $41 | $103 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 124 | $0 | $1 |
| Total hip replacement | 86 | $1,065 | $2,655 |
| Total knee replacement | 68 | $1,067 | $2,657 |
| X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views | 22 | $30 | $82 |
| X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | 15 | $28 | $70 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 13 | $41 | $106 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | 13 | $34 | $85 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 12 | $39 | $114 |
| X-ray of lower leg, 2 views | 11 | $23 | $62 |
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 ›
Most payments (70%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Stewart is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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