Medicare Enrolled

Dr. C. Knee, M.D.

Optician · Midland Park, NJ
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
44 GODWIN AVE, Midland Park, NJ 07432
2014445004
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1225123961 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Knee from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Knee

Dr. C. Knee is an optician specialist in Midland Park, NJ, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Knee performed 1,869 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Knee received a total of $18,873 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 880 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. Knee 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.

✓ 19 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 36% volume in NJ $18,873 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,869
Medicare services
Top 36% in NJ for optician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$35
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
Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) 1,020 $19 $26
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
241 $4 $8
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.
206 $101 $158
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.
142 $74 $117
Joint injection, major joint
Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space.
63 $50 $87
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
61 $48 $74
Non-hormonal chemotherapy injection
This procedure involves administering non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy medication via injection into the skin or muscle tissue.
47 $66 $115
Intravenous chemotherapy infusion, 1 hour or less
Administration of chemotherapy medication directly into a vein. The procedure takes one hour or less to complete.
45 $122 $183
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg 28 $5 $11
Methylprednisolone acetate injection, 20 mg
A 20 mg injection of methylprednisolone acetate, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered.
16 $4 $7
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.
2.4% high complexity
62.8% medium
34.8% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$18,873
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,696/year across 7 years
Top 6% in NJ for optician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
48
Companies
880
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
$2,787
2023
$2,856
2022
$2,636
2021
$2,070
2020
$2,013
2019
$4,776
2018
$1,735

Payments by company (2024)

Amgen Inc.
$763
Lilly USA, LLC
$258
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$245
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$224
ABBVIE INC.
$215
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$188
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$175
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$140
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$119
PFIZER INC.
$112
UCB, Inc.
$97
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$85
Radius Health, Inc.
$44
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$42
Organon Llc
$30
Biocon Biologics Inc
$20
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$16
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 45.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Amgen Inc.
$2,979
Lilly USA, LLC
$1,288
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,220
PFIZER INC.
$1,148
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,090
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$993
ABBVIE INC.
$889
AbbVie Inc.
$872
AbbVie, Inc.
$850
UCB, Inc.
$800
GENZYME CORPORATION
$757
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$667
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$659
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$574
Genentech USA, Inc.
$513
Radius Health, Inc.
$473
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$471
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$354
MEDEXUS PHARMA, INC.
$301
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$222
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$214
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$178
Genentech, Inc.
$160
Mallinckrodt LLC
$153
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$137
SI-BONE, Inc.
$128
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$95
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$88
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$85
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$77
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$45
Horizon Pharma plc
$42
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$41
FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
$35
Organon Llc
$30
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$29
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$27
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$27
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$26
Biocon Biologics Inc
$20
Organon LLC
$16
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$16
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$15
Celgene Corporation
$14
Mylan Institutional Inc.
$14
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$14
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 29.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTHAR · AVSOLA · Actemra · Arcalyst · BENLYSTA · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · Belbuca · Bimzelx · COLOGUARD · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · CONTRAVE · COSENTYX · Cimzia · EVENITY · Enbrel · Exparel · FORTEO · FULPHILA · HADLIMA · HUMIRA · HYALGAN · Horizant · Hulio · Humira · Hymovis · IDACIO · INFLECTRA · Iovera · KEVZARA · KRYSTEXXA · LORZONE · LUPKYNIS · LYRICA · OLUMIANT · ORENCIA · ORTHOVISC · Otezla · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Prolia · RAYOS · REMICADE · RINVOQ · Rasuvo · Rinvoq · Rituxan · SAPHNELO · SIMPONI · SIMPONI ARIA · SKYRIZI · STELARA · STRENSIQ · TALTZ · TAVNEOS · TREMFYA · Tavneos · Tirosint · Truxima · Tymlos · Uloric · XELJANZ · XTAMPZA · Zilretta · iFuse Implant
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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Geographic Context

Opticians in nearby ZIP areas
7,761
County median income
$123,715
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
RAMAPO RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL
1.5 mi

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. Knee is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 19 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. Knee experienced with denosumab injection (prolia/xgeva)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Knee performed 1,020 denosumab injection (prolia/xgeva) 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. Knee receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Knee received a total of $18,873 from 48 companies across 880 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. Knee's costs compare to other opticians in Midland Park?
Dr. Knee's average Medicare payment per service is $35. 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. Knee) 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 →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →