Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Douglas Hansen, D.P.M.

Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
915 GESSNER RD STE 650, Houston, TX 77024
8326685546
Registered in NPPES since 2012
NPI: 1598012148 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. Hansen 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. Hansen

Dr. Douglas Hansen is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in Houston, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hansen performed 316 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hansen received a total of $15,010 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 193 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. Hansen 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.

✓ 14 years of NPI registration ▲ 316 Medicare services $15,010 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
316
Medicare services
Bottom 10% in TX for orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$76
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.
116 $69 $171
Toenail/fingernail removal, 6+ nails
Surgical removal of six or more fingernails or toenails. This procedure involves the excision of multiple nails during a single session.
37 $36 $85
Wound tissue removal, 20 sq cm or less
This procedure involves the removal of tissue from a wound area measuring 20 square centimeters or less.
35 $76 $194
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.
35 $80 $214
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.
32 $97 $249
Removal of fingernail or toenail skin
This procedure involves the removal of the skin associated with a fingernail or toenail.
24 $115 $322
Chemical application to prevent wound tissue regrowth
A chemical agent is applied to a wound to inhibit the regrowth of tissue. This procedure focuses on the application of the substance to manage the wound bed.
19 $62 $170
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.
18 $130 $318
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 ↗
$15,010
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,144/year across 7 years
Bottom 44% in TX for orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician
38
Companies
193
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
$313
2023
$1,841
2022
$2,982
2021
$4,010
2020
$1,002
2019
$1,783
2018
$3,079

Payments by company (2024)

Bone Support Inc.
$148
Organogenesis Inc.
$118
Medtronic, Inc.
$28
Alafair Biosciences, Inc.
$18
Top 3 companies account for 94.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Stryker Corporation
$3,016
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
$2,490
Bone Support Inc.
$2,471
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$1,806
Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC
$1,500
Alafair Biosciences, Inc.
$509
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$466
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$382
Medline Industries, Inc.
$299
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
$216
ABBVIE INC.
$169
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
$143
Flower Orthopedics Coporation
$135
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$133
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$128
Fusion Orthopedics, LLC.
$120
Organogenesis Inc.
$118
Wound Management Technologies, Inc
$112
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$106
AXOGEN
$86
TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.
$79
TriMed, Inc.
$78
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$72
TEI Medical Inc.
$55
Medartis Inc.
$36
Egalet US Inc
$34
KCI USA, Inc
$29
Medtronic, Inc.
$28
Misonix Inc
$25
Abbott Laboratories
$25
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$23
Horizon Pharma plc
$23
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$20
Baudax Bio Inc.
$19
Extremity Medical
$18
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$16
HARTMANN USA, INC.
$14
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$12
Top 3 companies account for 53.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ALLOGRAFT · ALLOWRAP · ANCHORAGE · ANJESO · APTUS · ASNIS · AUGMENT · AUGMENT INJECTABLE · AXSOS · AccuFill · Avance Nerve Graft · BIO4 · BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS · CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER · CROSSCHECK · CYTAL · Cannulated screws · CellerateRx · CoActive Plus · DALVANCE · DUEXIS · EASY CLIP · EBI Bone Healing System · ETERNA · EX-FIX · Exparel · FIBULINK · FIXOS · FLEXITOUCH · Foot & Ankle · HOFFMANN · HYDROSET · Hyalomatrix Wound Device · INSTRUMENTS-ORTHOPEDIC · INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX · LAPIPLASTY SYSTEM · Lapiplasty System · MGT-MOVEMENT GREAT TOE · MICROMATRIX · NEUROMEND · NUSHIELD · Nextremity ArcusTM · Nextremity Nextra Hammertoe · No Related Product · ORTHOLOC · ORTHOLOC 3DI CROSSCHECK · PICO7 · PRIMATRIX · PROLAYER · RAYOS · SIVEXTRO · SMART TOE · SNAP · SPRIX · SonicOne · Subchondroplasty · T2 · Tactoset · VARIAX · VENASEAL · VERSAJET II · VersaWrap
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

Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physicians in nearby ZIP areas
14
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MEMORIAL HERMANN MEMORIAL CITY HOSPITAL
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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. Hansen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Hansen experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Hansen performed 116 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. Hansen receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Hansen received a total of $15,010 from 38 companies across 193 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. Hansen's costs compare to other orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physicians in Houston?
Dr. Hansen's average Medicare payment per service is $76. 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. Hansen) 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 →