Dr. Check Kam, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Kam
Dr. Check Kam is an orthopedic surgery in Stuart, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kam performed 5,955 Medicare services across 3,771 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kam received a total of $533 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 16 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. Kam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,399 | $98 | $440 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 1,264 | $5 | $15 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 555 | $28 | $98 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 318 | $43 | $173 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 308 | $116 | $575 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 255 | $37 | $162 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 216 | $50 | $237 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 214 | $32 | $111 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 206 | $80 | $385 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 164 | $26 | $97 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 117 | $69 | $324 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 99 | $354 | $1,852 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 98 | $454 | $2,118 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 78 | $101 | $1,000 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 73 | $18 | $88 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 72 | $45 | $177 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 65 | $23 | $103 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 57 | $30 | $95 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 46 | $100 | $1,011 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 44 | $115 | $1,024 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 35 | $6 | $25 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 27 | $45 | $175 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 27 | $86 | $970 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 24 | $59 | $200 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 21 | $29 | $112 |
| Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | 16 | $54 | $248 |
| Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device | 15 | $908 | $3,993 |
| Transfer of tendon to back of hand | 15 | $383 | $2,819 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 15 | $31 | $125 |
| Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 15 | $11 | $45 |
| Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve | 14 | $507 | $2,280 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 14 | $34 | $141 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $131 | $616 |
| Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers | 12 | $725 | $3,133 |
| Incision or the tendon covering on the top side of the wrist | 11 | $285 | $1,275 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 11 | $76 | $332 |
| Mri scan of middle spinal canal without contrast | 11 | $81 | $1,052 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 11 | $18 | $44 |
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 (100%) 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. Kam is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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