Dr. Kate Gerber, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Gerber
Dr. Kate Gerber is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in Bradenton, FL, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gerber performed 6,778 Medicare services across 4,014 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gerber received a total of $15,833 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 386 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in mohs-micrographic surgery physician. 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. Gerber 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 1,959 | $5 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 956 | $61 | $179 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 775 | $33 | $132 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 598 | $62 | $199 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 439 | $77 | $222 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 360 | $39 | $99 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 287 | $84 | $253 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 191 | $109 | $354 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 161 | $509 | $1,340 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 114 | $38 | $112 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 102 | $1 | $2 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 98 | $69 | $224 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 72 | $96 | $485 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 58 | $214 | $601 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 47 | $124 | $374 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 45 | $126 | $334 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into growth, 1-7 | 45 | $52 | $163 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 43 | $320 | $812 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 42 | $28 | $113 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 41 | $317 | $845 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 38 | $140 | $409 |
| Methotrexate sodium, 50 mg | 35 | $2 | $5 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 32 | $93 | $261 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 31 | $118 | $333 |
| Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags | 30 | $42 | $181 |
| Biopsy of ear | 30 | $57 | $192 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 25 | $93 | $247 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 24 | $71 | $340 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 22 | $113 | $556 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 20 | $110 | $382 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 19 | $311 | $789 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 14 | $101 | $501 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 13 | $320 | $939 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | 12 | $132 | $563 |
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 (54%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in mohs-micrographic surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Gerber is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 14%), 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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