Dr. Karen Brainard, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Brainard
Dr. Karen Brainard is a family medicine in Bradenton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Brainard performed 2,948 Medicare services across 2,227 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Brainard received a total of $5,520 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 288 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. Brainard 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) | 1,157 | $90 | $232 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 420 | $62 | $157 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 339 | $18 | $39 |
| Annual depression screening | 323 | $18 | $38 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 307 | $129 | $195 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 66 | $9 | $45 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 54 | $100 | $362 |
| Automated urinalysis | 52 | $2 | $9 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 47 | $10 | $26 |
| Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | 45 | $40 | $80 |
| Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | 25 | $42 | $94 |
| 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 | 24 | $36 | $106 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 24 | $166 | $353 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 20 | $11 | $36 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 20 | $219 | $502 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 14 | $9 | $36 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 11 | $132 | $356 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for family medicine 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. Brainard is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%), 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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