Dr. Alexander Thacker, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Thacker
Dr. Alexander Thacker is a family medicine in Bradenton, FL, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thacker performed 9,550 Medicare services across 7,033 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thacker received a total of $534 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 16 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. Thacker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 2,281 | $84 | $218 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 911 | $8 | $14 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 768 | $8 | $22 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 767 | $10 | $30 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 672 | $13 | $38 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 427 | $126 | $235 |
| Annual depression screening | 416 | $18 | $36 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 350 | $16 | $48 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 347 | $9 | $25 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 284 | $10 | $28 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 190 | $61 | $150 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 163 | $9 | $51 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 159 | $19 | $51 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 137 | $6 | $14 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 137 | $5 | $14 |
| Vitamin D level test | 103 | $29 | $81 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 97 | $3 | $8 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 94 | $15 | $43 |
| Folic acid level test | 79 | $14 | $42 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 76 | $10 | $41 |
| Iron level test | 71 | $6 | $18 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 71 | $8 | $24 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 62 | $162 | $345 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 61 | $1 | $3 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 54 | $5 | $15 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 53 | $30 | $51 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 52 | $3 | $9 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 48 | $107 | $334 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 46 | $146 | $368 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 45 | $282 | $528 |
| 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 | 44 | $39 | $108 |
| Uric acid level test | 41 | $4 | $13 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 40 | $13 | $39 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 39 | $1 | $4 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 38 | $12 | $28 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 36 | $29 | $50 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 34 | $70 | $140 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 32 | $25 | $71 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 27 | $18 | $53 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 27 | $162 | $336 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 26 | $16 | $34 |
| Blood creatinine level | 25 | $5 | $15 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 24 | $3 | $8 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 22 | $8 | $24 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 21 | $43 | $157 |
| Rheumatoid factor analysis | 14 | $6 | $16 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 14 | $5 | $11 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 13 | $8 | $37 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 12 | $137 | $415 |
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 ›
Most payments (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.4 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Thacker is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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