Dr. Alfred Cook, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cook
Dr. Alfred Cook is an orthopedic surgery in The Villages, FL, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cook performed 8,877 Medicare services across 4,816 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cook received a total of $154,117 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 113 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Cook 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) | 2,061 | $91 | $372 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 1,523 | $52 | $218 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 1,462 | $9 | $37 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 891 | $25 | $99 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 366 | $76 | $329 |
| Neuromuscular re-education therapy, per 15 min | 321 | $20 | $98 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 310 | $17 | $85 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 310 | $67 | $263 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 262 | $101 | $372 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 224 | $34 | $133 |
| Functional activity therapy | 222 | $28 | $107 |
| Group therapy session | 154 | $11 | $52 |
| 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 | 111 | $40 | $151 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 59 | $1,166 | $4,378 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 55 | $176 | $1,792 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 50 | $27 | $106 |
| Incision of shoulder tendon | 47 | $252 | $1,862 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 46 | $137 | $512 |
| Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff | 39 | $692 | $2,581 |
| Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | 34 | $451 | $1,699 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 34 | $124 | $488 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 30 | $1 | $3 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 28 | $44 | $183 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 25 | $20 | $94 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 24 | $336 | $1,332 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 24 | $103 | $386 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 22 | $28 | $117 |
| Partial removal of knee joint lining using an endoscope | 20 | $74 | $1,500 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 30 minutes | 20 | $78 | $291 |
| Repair of complete tear of shoulder rotator cuff with release of pressure on collar bone | 18 | $593 | $2,949 |
| Closed treatment of broken top of upper arm bone | 17 | $268 | $1,006 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 16 | $94 | $352 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 15 | $260 | $2,045 |
| Incision of shoulder multiple tendons through same incision | 13 | $302 | $2,250 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 13 | $140 | $524 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 11 | $33 | $134 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for orthopedic surgery in FL.
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. Cook is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 9%), with 17 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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