Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Steve Behrens, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery · New York, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
520 E 70TH ST # KK-208, New York, NY 10021
6469624620
Registered in NPPES since 2007
NPI: 1932305992 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. Behrens

Dr. Steve Behrens is an orthopedic surgery specialist in New York, NY, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Behrens performed 368 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Behrens received a total of $123,620 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 294 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. Behrens 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 ▲ 368 Medicare services $123,620 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
368
Medicare services
Bottom 28% in NY 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)
$184
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 (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.
146 $110 $500
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.
126 $144 $775
Surgical repair of broken thigh bone with implant
A surgical procedure to fix a fractured femur by using a bone implant to stabilize the broken bone.
20 $1,158 $14,865
Closed treatment of broken bone in forefoot or midfoot
This procedure involves realigning a broken bone in the front or middle part of the foot without making a surgical incision.
20 $191 $2,500
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.
18 $97 $500
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 15 $199 $1,000
Foot X-ray, 3+ views
An X-ray imaging test of the foot that captures at least three different views to evaluate the bones and joints.
12 $7 $46
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
11 $147 $700
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 ↗
$123,620
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $17,660/year across 7 years
Top 9% in NY for orthopedic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
39
Companies
294
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
$15,552
2023
$24,797
2022
$9,842
2021
$33,733
2020
$22,398
2019
$10,428
2018
$6,869

Payments by company (2024)

Synthes USA Products LLC
$6,431
Medline Industries LP
$4,692
Extremity Medical
$1,693
Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics LLC
$1,400
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc.
$229
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$179
Acera Surgical, Inc.
$168
MedShape, Inc.
$153
Arthrex, Inc.
$150
PolyNovo North America LLC
$146
TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.
$92
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$89
Stryker Corporation
$70
Solventum Corporation
$60
Top 3 companies account for 82.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Synthes USA Products LLC
$28,486
Medline Industries, Inc.
$19,663
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$17,351
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LP
$9,019
SpineSmith Holdings, LLC
$8,500
Medline Industries LP
$4,980
Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc.
$4,557
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
$4,171
Arthrex, Inc.
$3,970
MedShape, Inc.
$3,593
Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics LLC
$2,941
Stryker Corporation
$2,656
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$2,633
Extremity Medical
$1,843
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc.
$1,812
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
$1,618
SUVON SURGICAL LLC
$1,200
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
$875
Trilliant Surgical LLC.
$752
Royal Biologics, Inc.
$450
Peerless Surgical Inc.
$262
Novastep Inc.
$218
ACUMED LLC
$193
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP
$192
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$179
Acera Surgical, Inc.
$168
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$156
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$155
PolyNovo North America LLC
$146
Globus Medical, Inc.
$133
restor3d, inc.
$130
Medartis Inc.
$111
TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.
$92
Tenex Health Inc.
$90
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$88
Amgen Inc.
$77
Bioventus LLC
$66
Solventum Corporation
$60
TEAM 1, LLC
$33
Top 3 companies account for 53.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCOLADE · ADAPT · ANTHEM · APTUS · ASNIS · AUGMENT INJECTABLE · AXSOS · Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System · Ankle Plating System · Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate · Arthrex · BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS · CANNULATED SCREWS · CREED Ortholocent Implants · DALL-MILES · DBX · Dermatology and Wound Care · Durolane · DynaNail · ELITE · EVENITY · EXPert Nail · Exogen · Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System · FIBULINK · FIBULINK Syndesmosis Repair System · Fibrinet · Fracture Kits: Unite Ankle Fracture Core Kit · HAMMERLOCK · HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREWS · HEALIX · HOFFMANN · IM NAILS · INBONE · INFINITY · INFINITY ADAPTIS · INSTRUMENTS · IO FiX · LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM · LCP PLATES & SCREWS · Left · MAKO · MEDLINE UNITE · MOTOBAND · MTP Fusion Plates · Magellan · MedShape DynaNail · Medline · Medline Unite Foot Plating System · Minimally Invasive Bunion Plate · NA · NOVOSORB BTM · OMNIFIT · ORTHOLOC 3DI · Orthopedic Kits: UNITE Kit · PENDING · PICO · PREVENA · PRO-DENSE · Physio-Stim · RESTORATION · REUNION · RIGIDLOOP · Restrata Wound Matrix · SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS · SALVATION · Suture Anchor Instruments · T2 · T2 ALPHA · TFN-ADVANCE · TFN-Advance · Tiger Large Cannulated Instrument Module · VA-LCP · VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS · VARIAX · Vivigen MIS Delivery System · ZYNRELEF
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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987
County median income
$104,553
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
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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. Behrens 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. Behrens experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Behrens performed 146 office visit, established patient (30-39 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. Behrens receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Behrens received a total of $123,620 from 39 companies across 294 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. Behrens's costs compare to other orthopedic surgeons in New York?
Dr. Behrens's average Medicare payment per service is $184. 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. Behrens) 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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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 →