Dr. Daniel Plessl, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Plessl
Dr. Daniel Plessl is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in Vero Beach, FL, with 10 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Plessl performed 6,885 Medicare services across 2,663 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Plessl received a total of $6,674 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 53 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Plessl 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) | 2,123 | $1 | $5 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 912 | $13 | $39 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 622 | $96 | $270 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 549 | $67 | $195 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 511 | $53 | $186 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 487 | $19 | $64 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 357 | $27 | $84 |
| Manual therapy (hands-on treatment), per 15 min | 293 | $16 | $60 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 216 | $112 | $350 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 167 | $38 | $111 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 100 | $34 | $77 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 90 | $111 | $930 |
| X-ray of shoulder, 1 view | 73 | $17 | $75 |
| Neuromuscular re-education therapy, per 15 min | 67 | $24 | $74 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 46 | $115 | $930 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | 31 | $77 | $180 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 30 | $107 | $248 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 28 | $1,244 | $5,624 |
| Functional activity therapy | 26 | $28 | $83 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 23 | $148 | $390 |
| X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views | 21 | $25 | $84 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 20 | $925 | $3,430 |
| X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | 20 | $22 | $60 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views | 14 | $50 | $165 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 13 | $26 | $85 |
| Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope | 12 | $383 | $2,865 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 12 | $145 | $350 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 11 | $143 | $1,900 |
| 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 | 11 | $42 | $114 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (86%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Plessl is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and speaking/promotional 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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