Dr. Matthew Chin, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Chin
Dr. Matthew Chin is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in Sarasota, FL, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Chin performed 3,714 Medicare services across 2,552 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Chin received a total of $15,941 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 89 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic surgery of the spine 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. Chin 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 145861 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,043 | $65 | $151 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 625 | $29 | $94 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 399 | $115 | $353 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 361 | $18 | $69 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 285 | $94 | $228 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 154 | $66 | $226 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 114 | $36 | $127 |
| 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 | 81 | $38 | $75 |
| X-ray of hip, 1 view | 75 | $19 | $73 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 72 | $1 | $5 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 67 | $22 | $83 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 63 | $175 | $549 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 36 | $736 | $2,695 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 34 | $296 | $1,032 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 34 | $214 | $696 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 33 | $28 | $90 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 27 | $967 | $2,900 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 25 | $1,297 | $3,930 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 24 | $991 | $3,152 |
| X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | 23 | $24 | $79 |
| Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance | 18 | $4,367 | $19,000 |
| Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device | 18 | $4,353 | $19,000 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 16 | $728 | $3,641 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 16 | $635 | $2,024 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 15 | $625 | $2,023 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | 15 | $596 | $1,954 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 14 | $53 | $176 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 14 | $31 | $131 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | 13 | $78 | $204 |
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 (44%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.1 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. Chin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in FL), with mixed engagement industry engagement.
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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