Dr. Brian Snelling, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Snelling
Dr. Brian Snelling is a neurological surgery in Boca Raton, FL, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Snelling performed 746 Medicare services across 650 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Snelling received a total of $10,011,076 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 160 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological 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. Snelling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 57 | $132 | $679 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 55 | $72 | $366 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 55 | $69 | $348 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 49 | $12 | $60 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 49 | $105 | $533 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 40 | $71 | $346 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 40 | $42 | $205 |
| Insertion of needle or tube into artery of arm or leg | 39 | $42 | $383 |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 35 | $262 | $1,442 |
| Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | 30 | $919 | $5,223 |
| Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | 29 | $63 | $306 |
| Imaging of blood vessel | 29 | $80 | $391 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 29 | $11 | $53 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 27 | $100 | $516 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 27 | $98 | $485 |
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 26 | $220 | $1,617 |
| Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 25 | $128 | $533 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 22 | $122 | $706 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 21 | $66 | $322 |
| Insertion of tube into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 18 | $236 | $1,430 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 17 | $4 | $20 |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 16 | $245 | $1,635 |
| Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | 11 | $766 | $3,741 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for neurological 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. Snelling is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 1%), with 15 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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