Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Carla Stillwell, MD

Family Medicine · National City, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
22 W 35TH ST STE 101, National City, CA 91950
6194273361
In practice since 2011 (14 years)
NPI: 1447540083 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. Stillwell 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. Stillwell

Dr. Carla Stillwell is a family medicine specialist in National City, CA, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Stillwell performed 152 Medicare services across 87 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Stillwell received a total of $4,587 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 156 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Stillwell 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 in practice ▲ 152 Medicare services $4,587 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
152
Medicare services
Bottom 26% in CA for family medicine
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
87
Unique beneficiaries
$61
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~11 Medicare services per year of practice

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.
125 $63 $150
Flu vaccine administration
This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient.
14 $33 $50
Flu vaccine, high-dose
High-dose seasonal influenza vaccine for adults aged 65 and older. Contains four times the antigen of standard-dose flu vaccines (60 mcg per strain), split-virus formulation, preservative-free, single-dose syringe.
13 $72 $87
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,587
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $655/year across 7 years
Top 9% in CA for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
42
Companies
156
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,587 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,060
2023
$369
2022
$955
2021
$137
2020
$357
2019
$729
2018
$981

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$301
Novo Nordisk Inc
$159
Abbott Laboratories
$137
Radius Health, Inc.
$78
Amgen Inc.
$59
Exact Sciences Corporation
$52
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$45
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$36
Phadia US Inc.
$35
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC
$28
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$28
Lilly USA, LLC
$23
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$18
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$17
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
SI-BONE, INC.
$15
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 56.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$840
Lilly USA, LLC
$677
ABBVIE INC.
$511
Radius Health, Inc.
$296
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$256
Abbott Laboratories
$182
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$176
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$170
Dexcom, Inc.
$165
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$159
AbbVie Inc.
$142
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$131
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$93
Amgen Inc.
$90
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$71
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$57
Exact Sciences Corporation
$52
Phadia US Inc.
$35
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$33
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$32
PFIZER INC.
$30
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$29
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC
$28
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$28
SI-BONE, Inc.
$24
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$22
Medtronic, Inc.
$21
FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
$19
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$18
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$18
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
Seqirus USA Inc
$16
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$16
MannKind Corporation
$16
Corcept Therapeutics
$16
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
$16
AbbVie, Inc.
$15
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$15
SI-BONE, INC.
$15
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$14
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$13
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 44.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AFREZZA · AIRSUPRA · AJOVY · AMVUTTRA · APTIMA · AREXVY · AVEIR · BASAGLAR · Cologuard Collection Kit · DEXCOM G7 GSS (161) · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · FORTEO · Fluad · FreeStyle Libre blood glucose Flash Monitoring System · GARDASIL · Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate · HYALGAN · Humira · INJECTAFER · ImmunoCAP · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · KRYSTEXXA · Kerendia · Korlym · LEQVIO · MICRA · MOUNJARO · MOVANTIK · MYRBETRIQ · Micra · NEXPLANON · NUCALA · Otezla · PNEUMOVAX 23 · PREVNAR - 13 · Prolia · QULIPTA · QVAR · ROTATEQ · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · Saxenda · TOUJEO · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULICITY · Tresiba · Tymlos · UBRELVY · VARIVAX · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Veozah · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · ZOSTAVAX · ZTLido
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for family medicine in CA.

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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
1,174
Per 100K population
35.8
County median income
$102,285
Nearest hospital
PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL
0.0 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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Stillwell is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 9% of CA peers.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Stillwell experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Stillwell performed 125 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Stillwell receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Stillwell received a total of $4,587 from 42 companies across 156 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Stillwell's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in National City?
Dr. Stillwell's average Medicare payment per service is $61. 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. Stillwell) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →