Dr. Gurpreet Bajaj, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bajaj
Dr. Gurpreet Bajaj is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Fort Worth, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bajaj performed 5,561 Medicare services across 1,675 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bajaj received a total of $26,021 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 129 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bajaj is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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) | 2,820 | $19 | $28 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 409 | $56 | $228 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 389 | $63 | $153 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 358 | $9 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 282 | $91 | $228 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 217 | $16 | $45 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 181 | $136 | $500 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 154 | $22 | $52 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 142 | $58 | $253 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 128 | $24 | $65 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 123 | $121 | $350 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 112 | $19 | $53 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 67 | $39 | $128 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 47 | $11 | $56 |
| Harvest of graft from small bone | 36 | $70 | $223 |
| Total knee replacement | 33 | $996 | $3,032 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 23 | $66 | $228 |
| Total hip replacement | 15 | $985 | $3,170 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 13 | $953 | $2,973 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 12 | $86 | $259 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (72%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
Geographic Context
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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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Bajaj is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and consulting-driven industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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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