Dr. Derek Jason Cuff, MD

Dr. Cuff practices at Suncoast Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, P.A. in Venice, Florida.

Dr. Cuff's NPI, 1629036603, was assigned on May 1, 2006. Dr. Cuff graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2001. Dr. Cuff holds Florida license ME95587.

Dr. Cuff's primary practice is Suncoast Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, P.A., at 836 Sunset Lake Blvd, Venice, FL 34292 in Sarasota County. The practice phone is (941) 485-1505.

Dr. Cuff's primary practice is Suncoast Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, P.A. in Venice, Florida. Dr. Cuff is also affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus. The medical group on file is Empath Therapies. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cuff to 3 more hospitals, 4 home health agencies, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cuff practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Cuff's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Cuff is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Cuff is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, hip replacement, joint or bone infection, joint pain and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Cuff treats.

CMS data shows 60,135 Medicare services from Dr. Cuff across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,635 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $692,740 for them.

CMS counts 1,635 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cuff in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 788 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cuff's median patient age at 72, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cuff wrote 1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 586 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,030 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,481 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 888 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Cuff for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Cuff accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 239 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Cuff, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 26 papers to Dr. Cuff, published from 2008 to 2024. 2012 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Shoulder Joint, Range of Motion, Articular and Arthroplasty, Replacement. Dr. Cuff has published most often in J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Dr. Cuff's most frequent co-authors are Mark A. Frankle, MD, Jonathan Chad Levy, MD and Mark A. Mighell, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 336 general payments to Dr. Cuff from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Ignite Orthopedics, LLC paid the most, $2,645,060.

Dr. Cuff graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2001.

Dr. Cuff is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.