Dr. Anthony Dardano, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Dardano
Dr. Anthony Dardano is a plastic surgery in Boca Raton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dardano performed 1,065 Medicare services across 302 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dardano received a total of $659,926 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 550 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in plastic surgery. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Dardano 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axolotl graft or axolotl dualgraft, per square centimeter | 688 | $650 | $1,256 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 91 | $73 | $612 |
| Emergency department visit, moderate complexity | 76 | $100 | $1,092 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 42 | $125 | $790 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 31 | $68 | $5,211 |
| Therapy procedure using a special bandage and vacuum pump, surface area more than 50.0 sq cm | 27 | $21 | $562 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $131 | $1,013 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 20 | $175 | $4,166 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 19 | $240 | $5,662 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 18 | $42 | $580 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 14 | $201 | $3,512 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 13 | $142 | $2,026 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (81%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in plastic surgery and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for plastic surgery in FL.
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. Dardano is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), 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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