Dr. Daphne E. Pinkas, MD

Dr. Pinkas practices at Align Orthopaedic & Spine in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Pinkas' NPI, 1407152341, was assigned on February 9, 2011. Dr. Pinkas graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Pinkas holds Florida license ME130693.

Dr. Pinkas' primary practice is Align Orthopaedic & Spine, at 5880 49th St N Ste N-104 Suite N-104, Saint Petersburg, FL 33709. The practice phone is (727) 528-6100.

Dr. Pinkas' primary practice is Align Orthopaedic & Spine in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Pinkas is also affiliated with HCA Florida Northside Hospital. The medical group on file is Align Orthopaedic & Spine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pinkas to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pinkas practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Pinkas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Pinkas is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Pinkas' licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, New York, New Jersey and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement and joint arthropathy among the conditions Dr. Pinkas treats.

CMS data shows 16 Medicare services from Dr. Pinkas across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 36 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,908 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pinkas in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 16 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.59, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pinkas' median patient age at 68, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pinkas wrote 106 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 57 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $381 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 99 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Pinkas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Pinkas, published from 2014 to 2017. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Blood Loss, Surgical and Joint Diseases. Dr. Pinkas has published most often in J Am Acad Orthop Surg. Dr. Pinkas' most frequent co-authors are Ashok Laxman Gowda, MD, Donald Paul Thometz, MD and Norele Jean Cutrera, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 53 general payments to Dr. Pinkas from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Encore Medical, LP paid the most, $1,544.

Dr. Pinkas graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Pinkas is a member of AAOS and AMA.

Dr. Pinkas is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.