Dr. Michael Vanvliet, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Vanvliet
Dr. Michael Vanvliet is a plastic surgery in Bradenton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vanvliet performed 5,222 Medicare services across 983 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vanvliet received a total of $102,485 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 42 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. Vanvliet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removal of bone, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less | 1,872 | $79 | $248 |
| Preparation of skin graft site of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 703 | $37 | $172 |
| Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 533 | $37 | $154 |
| Removal of muscle and/or tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less | 500 | $45 | $141 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, each additional 30.0 sq cm | 264 | $174 | $850 |
| Preparation of skin graft site of trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 176 | $175 | $828 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less | 153 | $21 | $70 |
| Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less | 128 | $165 | $780 |
| Partial thickness self skin graft of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 104 | $90 | $413 |
| Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 95 | $73 | $341 |
| Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 94 | $206 | $977 |
| Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, each additional 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 69 | $45 | $191 |
| 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 | 64 | $48 | $314 |
| Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 56 | $104 | $444 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | 54 | $608 | $3,279 |
| Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 52 | $118 | $753 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional 25.0 sq cm of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 48 | $13 | $61 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 38 | $55 | $367 |
| Partial thickness self skin graft to trunk, arms, or legs, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 37 | $524 | $2,610 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, each additional 25.0 sq cm of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 30 | $20 | $87 |
| Skin substitute graft to wound 100.0 sq cm or more of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 28 | $179 | $766 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 27 | $37 | $166 |
| Therapy procedure using a special bandage and vacuum pump, surface area more than 50.0 sq cm | 24 | $21 | $112 |
| Removal of pressure sore and bone at sacrum in preparation of muscle flap or skin graft | 19 | $801 | $3,822 |
| Partial thickness self skin graft to face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 16 | $379 | $2,831 |
| Drainage of blood or fluid accumulation | 14 | $82 | $400 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 12 | $148 | $1,153 |
| Therapy procedure using a special bandage and vacuum pump, surface area 50.0 sq cm or less | 12 | $19 | $99 |
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 (65%) 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 5% 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. Vanvliet is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 5%), 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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