Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Sergio Mendoza Lattes, MD

Orthopedic Surgery · Durham, NC
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
40 DUKE MEDICINE CIR, Durham, NC 27710
9196848111
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1255324372 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Mendoza Lattes

Dr. Sergio Mendoza Lattes is an orthopedic surgery specialist in Durham, NC, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mendoza Lattes performed 416 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mendoza Lattes received a total of $328,462 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 225 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Mendoza Lattes is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 21 years of NPI registration ▲ 416 Medicare services $328,462 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
416
Medicare services
Bottom 27% in NC for orthopedic surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$195
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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 (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
138 $66 $98
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
74 $96 $154
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
68 $124 $255
Spine fusion with cage or mesh device insertion
A surgical procedure to fuse spine bones by inserting a cage or mesh device into the disc space.
35 $191 $896
Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release, 1 segment
A surgical procedure involving the partial removal of a bone segment in the spine to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. This is performed on a single spinal segment.
19 $664 $3,420
Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release during fusion
This procedure involves removing part of the bone in a single segment of the lower spine to release the spinal cord or nerves, performed during a spinal fusion.
18 $191 $879
Telephone medical discussion, 11-20 minutes
A phone conversation with a physician lasting between 11 and 20 minutes.
18 $68 $139
Lower back spinal fusion with bone and disc removal
A surgical procedure to fuse vertebrae in the lower back. It involves removing part of the spine bone and a disc to stabilize the area.
17 $1,348 $5,467
Computer-assisted spinal procedure
A surgical or diagnostic procedure involving the spine that utilizes computer technology to assist with planning, navigation, or execution.
17 $171 $788
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck
A procedure involving the placement of a stabilizing device on the back of a single vertebra in the neck.
12 $561 $2,691
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
16.8% high complexity
0.0% medium
83.2% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$328,462
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $46,923/year across 7 years
Top 3% in NC for orthopedic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
17
Companies
225
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$42,468
2023
$46,420
2022
$41,185
2021
$52,862
2020
$18,666
2019
$61,633
2018
$65,227

Payments by company (2024)

Globus Medical, Inc.
$37,910
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$3,958
Medtronic, Inc.
$313
Bioventus LLC
$171
SI-BONE, INC.
$117
Top 3 companies account for 99.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Globus Medical, Inc.
$271,132
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$18,731
Amplify Surgical, Inc.
$14,732
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$9,829
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics Group - Latin America, L.L.C.
$7,612
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,739
Arthrex, Inc.
$2,000
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$644
SpineGuard, Inc.
$319
Bioventus LLC
$171
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$150
Spineology Inc.
$144
SI-BONE, INC.
$117
Life Spine, Inc.
$80
NuVasive, Inc.
$35
Abbott Laboratories
$15
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 92.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADIRA · ALTERA · ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY · BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) · Biologics · CALIBER · CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM · CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM · CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM · COALITION AGX · CONDUIT · CREO · CREO Deformity · CellerateRx · ELSA · EXCELSIUS GPS · EXPEDIUM · Excelsius - GPS · Excelsius GPS Interbody · Excelsius3D Imaging System · ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System · FORTIFY · Hedron IA · INTERCONTINENTAL · IdentiTi · Invictus MIS · Invictus OPEN · MARS 3V · MAZOR X SYSTEM · MIDAS REX · MOUNTAINEER · NAVIGATION · OCTRODE · OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM · Orbit-R Anterior Lumbar Disc · Other - Miscellaneous · PediGuard · Physio-Stim · Pulse · RISE · RISE-L · Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion System · SI-LOK · SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET · SUSTAIN O · SYMPHONY · SYNAPSE · Solanas · Solus ALIF · TRANSCONTINENTAL · Trulift · UNID_PASS · VIPER · dualPortal · dualX
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Mendoza Lattes is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 21 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Mendoza Lattes experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Mendoza Lattes performed 138 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Mendoza Lattes receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Mendoza Lattes received a total of $328,462 from 17 companies across 225 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Mendoza Lattes's costs compare to other orthopedic surgeons in Durham?
Dr. Mendoza Lattes's average Medicare payment per service is $195. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Mendoza Lattes) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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