Dr. Scott Desman, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Desman
Dr. Scott Desman is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in Stuart, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Desman performed 3,389 Medicare services across 2,439 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Desman received a total of $1,625 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 41 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sports medicine (orthopaedic 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. Desman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 639 | $6 | $25 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 567 | $31 | $113 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 421 | $48 | $237 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 398 | $96 | $440 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 281 | $67 | $324 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 124 | $82 | $385 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 109 | $27 | $97 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 98 | $138 | $616 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 90 | $122 | $575 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 82 | $18 | $88 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 81 | $35 | $141 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 60 | $103 | $1,010 |
| Total knee replacement | 46 | $1,119 | $6,534 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 45 | $57 | $200 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 35 | $557 | $1,600 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 32 | $33 | $125 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 31 | $28 | $95 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 31 | $29 | $99 |
| Functional activity therapy | 28 | $21 | $95 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 23 | $113 | $1,005 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 21 | $44 | $125 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 20 | $104 | $1,024 |
| X-ray of wrist, 2 views | 19 | $28 | $97 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 17 | $98 | $970 |
| 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 | 16 | $43 | $132 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 14 | $24 | $87 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 14 | $19 | $97 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 13 | $31 | $98 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 12 | $28 | $111 |
| Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | 11 | $295 | $1,251 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 11 | $44 | $250 |
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. Desman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 29% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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