Dr. Michael Moustoukas, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Moustoukas
Dr. Michael Moustoukas is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Sarasota, FL, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Moustoukas performed 13,684 Medicare services across 6,280 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Moustoukas received a total of $6,478 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 80 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. Moustoukas 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) | 4,174 | $1 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,896 | $66 | $151 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 968 | $25 | $73 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 842 | $108 | $352 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 761 | $18 | $69 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 760 | $94 | $228 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 633 | $81 | $240 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 557 | $5 | $15 |
| Functional activity therapy | 405 | $24 | $72 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 300 | $30 | $80 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 247 | $49 | $176 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 217 | $37 | $137 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 207 | $32 | $127 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 188 | $27 | $74 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 174 | $28 | $68 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 172 | $21 | $66 |
| X-ray of wrist, 2 views | 152 | $24 | $68 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 124 | $39 | $136 |
| 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 | 102 | $39 | $75 |
| Manual therapy (hands-on treatment), per 15 min | 89 | $16 | $64 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 66 | $1,161 | $3,720 |
| Self-care/home management training, per 15 min | 55 | $18 | $72 |
| Relocation of one muscle of shoulder or upper arm | 53 | $518 | $3,117 |
| Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | 53 | $414 | $1,382 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 53 | $61 | $226 |
| Test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes | 52 | $24 | $80 |
| Evaluation for occupational therapy, typically 30 minutes | 51 | $74 | $198 |
| Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device | 42 | $850 | $2,486 |
| X-ray of hip, 1 view | 41 | $24 | $73 |
| X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views | 35 | $24 | $72 |
| X-ray of collar bone | 33 | $23 | $66 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 25 | $65 | $194 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 24 | $17 | $44 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 20 | $866 | $2,667 |
| X-ray of hand, 2 views | 20 | $22 | $64 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 19 | $197 | $1,360 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 19 | $140 | $1,100 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 16 | $952 | $3,152 |
| Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | 15 | $388 | $2,225 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 13 | $43 | $91 |
| Removal of deep implant from bone | 11 | $211 | $1,101 |
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 (61%) 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. Moustoukas is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and low-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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