Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Wayne Fleischhacker, DO

Pain Medicine · Union, NJ
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
695 CHESTNUT STREET, Union, NJ 07083
9088518602
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1386637270 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. Fleischhacker 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. Fleischhacker

Dr. Wayne Fleischhacker is a pain medicine specialist in Union, NJ, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fleischhacker performed 1,025 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fleischhacker received a total of $3,161 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 141 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. Fleischhacker 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 ▲ 1,025 Medicare services $3,161 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,025
Medicare services
Bottom 45% in NJ for pain medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$80
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.
322 $75 $160
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.
212 $48 $125
Additional sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging
An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into an additional sacral spine nerve root level, guided by imaging.
67 $58 $2,052
Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance
An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement.
66 $128 $4,167
Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance
A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement.
60 $85 $3,500
Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level
An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement.
46 $105 $5,543
Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance
An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated.
41 $61 $2,817
Spinal injection with imaging guidance
A procedure where medication is injected into the middle or upper part of the spinal canal. Imaging technology is used to guide the needle to the correct location.
32 $91 $3,500
Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint
This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint.
31 $62 $1,855
Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint
A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals.
30 $204 $3,667
Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level
An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the upper or middle spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement.
26 $125 $4,423
Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging
An injection into a second spinal facet joint in the upper or middle spine, guided by imaging to ensure accurate placement.
26 $70 $2,654
Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance
This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection.
24 $84 $1,587
Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint
This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy the nerves supplying a single upper or middle spinal facet joint. It is performed to interrupt pain signals from that specific joint.
14 $200 $3,929
Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint
This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional upper or middle spinal facet joint.
14 $69 $2,143
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
14 $94 $240
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$3,161
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $452/year across 7 years
Top 44% in NJ for pain medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
27
Companies
141
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
$239
2023
$125
2022
$446
2021
$300
2020
$646
2019
$547
2018
$859

Payments by company (2024)

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$200
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$21
Nevro Corp.
$18
Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$1,288
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$377
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$280
Nevro Corp.
$146
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$134
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$121
Boston Scientific Corporation
$76
Nuvectra Corporation
$71
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$71
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$67
SI-BONE, INC.
$62
PFIZER INC.
$48
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$48
SI-BONE, Inc.
$45
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$40
Kaleo, Inc.
$40
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$39
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$30
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$27
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$26
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$26
Stratus Medical, LLC
$22
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$21
Egalet US Inc
$15
Horizon Pharma plc
$14
Baudax Bio Inc.
$14
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 61.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ANJESO · ARYMO ER · Algovita · Axium INS DRG IPG · BELBUCA · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · CFNS StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem · DUEXIS · ETERNA · EVZIO · Edarbi · Evzio · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · Horizant · IFUSE IMPLANT · INTELLIS · LORZONE · LYRICA · MYSTIM · Medical Device · Movantik · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · Omnia · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs · Prospera · RELISTOR · RELISTOR ORAL · SCS IPGs · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · Seglentis · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · XTAMPZA · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · 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

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County median income
$100,117
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER
3.2 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. Fleischhacker 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. Fleischhacker experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Fleischhacker performed 322 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. Fleischhacker receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Fleischhacker received a total of $3,161 from 27 companies across 141 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. Fleischhacker's costs compare to other pain medicines in Union?
Dr. Fleischhacker's average Medicare payment per service is $80. 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. Fleischhacker) 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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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 →