Dr. Christopher Dillingham, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Dillingham
Dr. Christopher Dillingham is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Sarasota, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dillingham performed 7,597 Medicare services across 3,740 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dillingham received a total of $6,445 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 157 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic hand surgery physician. 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. Dillingham 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) | 3,075 | $1 | $2 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,094 | $94 | $254 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 626 | $26 | $68 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 404 | $81 | $217 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 329 | $111 | $333 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 271 | $67 | $179 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 188 | $39 | $118 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | 180 | $31 | $83 |
| X-ray of hand, 2 views | 167 | $24 | $61 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 148 | $9 | $23 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance | 122 | $62 | $179 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance | 82 | $64 | $180 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 82 | $26 | $67 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 76 | $29 | $74 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 76 | $27 | $72 |
| X-ray of wrist, 2 views | 70 | $26 | $66 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 63 | $29 | $80 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 55 | $22 | $57 |
| 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 | 42 | $41 | $103 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 41 | $1,180 | $2,983 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 39 | $25 | $64 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 37 | $78 | $225 |
| Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | 30 | $417 | $1,121 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 30 | $27 | $72 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 23 | $35 | $91 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 21 | $40 | $106 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 21 | $34 | $114 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 21 | $76 | $190 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 21 | $45 | $112 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 19 | $42 | $117 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 19 | $124 | $1,185 |
| X-ray of collar bone | 19 | $25 | $63 |
| X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views | 19 | $25 | $63 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 18 | $144 | $1,250 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 18 | $886 | $2,206 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 14 | $6 | $16 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 13 | $51 | $141 |
| Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | 13 | $371 | $1,889 |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | 11 | $67 | $174 |
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 (66%) 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. Dillingham is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and low-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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