Dr. Danilo Volpini, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Volpini
Dr. Danilo Volpini is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in Rockwall, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Volpini performed 7,563 Medicare services across 2,124 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Volpini received a total of $9,345 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 119 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) 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. Volpini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 2,004 | $1 | $3 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, synojoynt, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 1,272 | $30 | $54 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 742 | $89 | $311 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 723 | $18 | $72 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 620 | $82 | $274 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 331 | $57 | $185 |
| Group therapy session | 271 | $10 | $44 |
| Manual therapy (hands-on treatment), per 15 min | 215 | $15 | $67 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 180 | $34 | $113 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 161 | $105 | $404 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 157 | $60 | $219 |
| Neuromuscular re-education therapy, per 15 min | 123 | $23 | $83 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 117 | $25 | $84 |
| Functional activity therapy | 109 | $27 | $91 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 96 | $31 | $114 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 86 | $53 | $182 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 75 | $29 | $99 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 47 | $30 | $99 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 34 | $27 | $90 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 32 | $27 | $90 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 29 | $136 | $436 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | 27 | $75 | $247 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 22 | $26 | $83 |
| Total knee replacement | 20 | $957 | $3,105 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 15 | $70 | $291 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 14 | $67 | $214 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 14 | $133 | $421 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 14 | $18 | $58 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 13 | $33 | $141 |
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 ›
Most payments (54%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Volpini is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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