Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Luis Fandos, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Babylon, NY
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice
— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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This page presents federal public records about Dr. Fandos 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. Fandos
Dr. Luis Fandos is an interventional pain medicine physician in Babylon, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fandos performed 7,477 Medicare services across 2,292 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fandos received a total of $18,370 from 77 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 928 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Fandos 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.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 16% volume in NY
$18,370 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗7,477
Medicare services
Top 16% in NY for interventional pain medicine physician
2,292
Unique beneficiaries
$74
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~374 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hymovis intra-articular injection An injection of Hymovis, a hyaluronan derivative, administered directly into a joint space. |
2,808 | $13 | $100 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
1,395 | $1 | $10 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram. |
495 | $0 | $10 |
| 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. |
326 | $103 | $450 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Use of real-time X-ray imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
226 | $112 | $429 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
212 | $70 | $298 |
| 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. |
211 | $246 | $980 |
| 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. |
150 | $81 | $320 |
| 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. |
136 | $612 | $2,921 |
| 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. |
135 | $236 | $1,194 |
| 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. |
131 | $123 | $607 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
131 | $345 | $1,250 |
| 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. |
104 | $99 | $390 |
| 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. |
104 | $150 | $580 |
| 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. |
95 | $267 | $1,375 |
| 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. |
91 | $138 | $677 |
| Drug test with direct observation A drug screening test performed under direct observation to ensure the sample is provided correctly. This method is used to verify the integrity of the specimen collection process. |
90 | $12 | $40 |
| 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. |
68 | $243 | $1,044 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 61 | $6 | $20 |
| 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. |
60 | $110 | $417 |
| Methylprednisolone acetate injection, 20 mg A 20 mg injection of methylprednisolone acetate, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
60 | $4 | $10 |
| 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. |
53 | $600 | $2,925 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional upper or middle spinal facet joint. |
51 | $366 | $1,350 |
| 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. |
48 | $171 | $800 |
| Trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles A procedure involving the injection of medication into one or two specific muscles to treat trigger points. |
47 | $49 | $190 |
| 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. |
47 | $250 | $990 |
| Knee nerve block injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a nerve branch of the knee, performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
34 | $238 | $1,085 |
| Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch | 28 | $101 | $410 |
| Minimally invasive spine decompression, lower spine A minimally invasive procedure to remove bone from the lower spine to relieve pressure on nerve tissue, guided by imaging and accessed through the skin. |
27 | $516 | $3,500 |
| Destruction of nerve branches of knee using imaging guidance | 20 | $380 | $1,530 |
| 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. |
19 | $54 | $200 |
| Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | 14 | $467 | $1,620 |
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$18,370
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,624/year across 7 years
Top 18% in NY for interventional pain medicine physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
77
Companies
928
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$18,370 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,870
2023
$2,801
2022
$2,663
2021
$3,363
2020
$2,184
2019
$3,351
2018
$2,139
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Boston Scientific Corporation
$602
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$255
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$163
ABBVIE INC.
$161
Medtronic, Inc.
$131
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$103
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$90
Fidia Pharma USA Inc.
$49
Curonix LLC
$46
SI-BONE, INC.
$46
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$33
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$31
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$26
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$26
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$24
Stryker Corporation
$23
PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC
$18
Lundbeck LLC
$15
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$14
Abbott Laboratories
$14
Top 3 companies account for 54.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$2,884
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,654
Abbott Laboratories
$1,472
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$1,175
Nevro Corp.
$928
ABBVIE INC.
$751
Medtronic, Inc.
$709
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$448
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$435
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$434
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$387
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$384
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$332
MML US, Inc.
$308
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$288
Epimed International, Inc
$260
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$260
PFIZER INC.
$237
Zyla Life Sciences
$237
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$230
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$225
Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$223
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$223
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$209
Axonics, Inc.
$185
FORTE BIO-PHARMA LLC
$169
Fidia Pharma USA Inc.
$156
Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC
$148
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$139
Amgen Inc.
$137
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$129
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$123
PAINTEQ LLC
$115
SI-BONE, INC.
$112
Egalet US Inc
$112
SI-BONE, Inc.
$111
AbbVie Inc.
$102
SPINEFRONTIER, INC.
$100
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.
$99
Allergan, Inc.
$97
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$90
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$88
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$87
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$74
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$70
US WorldMeds, LLC
$68
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$63
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$63
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$62
Baudax Bio Inc.
$61
Allergan Inc.
$58
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$57
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$55
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$55
Shionogi Inc
$49
Bioventus LLC
$47
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$47
Curonix LLC
$46
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$44
Horizon Pharma plc
$41
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$41
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$37
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$34
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$32
USWM, LLC
$31
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$31
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$31
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$29
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$26
Almatica Pharma LLC
$23
Stryker Corporation
$23
PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC
$18
Lundbeck LLC
$15
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$14
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$12
Kaleo, Inc.
$12
FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 32.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCURIAN · AIMOVIG · ANJESO · ARTISAN · Aimovig · Amitiza · Axium INS DRG IPG · Axonics r-SNM System · BELBUCA · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · BUNAVAIL · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · Barricaid Annular Closure Device · Belbuca · CFNS StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem · COMIRNATY · Catheters and Needles · DSUVIA · DUEXIS · Evoke · Evzio · Flector · GELSYN-3 · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GRALISE · General - Pain Management · Gralise · HORIZANT · HYM/HYN · HYMOVIS · Horizant · Hymovis · INSPIRE · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Inspan · Intracept · LACTULOSE · LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE · LICART · LUCEMYRA · LYRICA · Levorphanol · Levorphanol Tartrate · Licart · Lucemyra · Lucemyra/Lofexidine · MILD DEVICE KIT · MONOVISC · MOVANTIK · MYSTIM · Morphabond ER · Motegrity · Movantik · NALOCET · NURTEC ODT · Nalu Neurostimulation System · ORTHOVISC · OXAYDO · Octrode SCS Leads · Omnia · PAINTEQ · PENNSAID · PENTA · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROCLAIM · PROLATE · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · Qutenza · RELISTOR · RESTORE · REYVOW · ROXYBOND · ReActiv8 · SCS IPGs · SEGLENTIS · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRIX · SYMJEPI · SYMPROIC · SYNCHROMEDII · Seglentis · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem · Symproic · TROKENDI XR · UBRELVY · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · VYEPTI · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XTAMPZA · ZIPSOR · ZORVOLEX · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zipsor · iFuse Implant · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Interventional pain medicine physicians within 10 mi
23
Per 100K population
1.5
County median income
$128,329
Nearest hospital
BRUNSWICK HOSPITAL CENTER, INC.
3.6 mi
3.6 mi
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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Fandos is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% in NY), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 18% of NY peers, with 20 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. Fandos experienced with hymovis intra-articular injection?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Fandos performed 2,808 hymovis intra-articular injection services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Fandos receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Fandos received a total of $18,370 from 77 companies across 928 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Fandos's costs compare to other interventional pain medicine physicians in Babylon?
Dr. Fandos's average Medicare payment per service is $74. 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. Fandos) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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