Dr. Ples Kujawa, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kujawa
Dr. Ples Kujawa is an orthopedic surgery in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kujawa performed 56,775 Medicare services across 1,277 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kujawa received a total of $3,270 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 16 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kujawa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint lubricant injection (Gel-Syn) | 52,248 | $1 | $4 |
| Extended-release steroid injection (Zilretta) | 2,368 | $13 | $40 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 468 | $59 | $80 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 457 | $84 | $138 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg | 270 | $5 | $15 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 270 | $6 | $15 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 270 | $0 | $15 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 207 | $25 | $125 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 66 | $26 | $105 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 59 | $79 | $130 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 48 | $36 | $100 |
| Placement of strapping to knee | 16 | $8 | $100 |
| Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | 15 | $109 | $750 |
| Total knee replacement | 13 | $1,124 | $6,758 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type.
Geographic Context
5.9 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Kujawa is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in TX), and mixed engagement 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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