Dr. Vikram Thakar, DPM
What this data tells you about Dr. Thakar
Dr. Vikram Thakar is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in Cooper City, FL, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thakar performed 1,594 Medicare services across 834 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thakar received a total of $24,291 from 10 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 106 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in foot & ankle surgery podiatrist. 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. Thakar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 249 | $58 | $130 |
| Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail | 209 | $91 | $200 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 180 | $98 | $200 |
| Placement of strapping to ankle or foot | 156 | $16 | $45 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 127 | $72 | $150 |
| Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | 113 | $79 | $160 |
| Removal of inflamed or infected skin, up to 10% of body surface | 112 | $42 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 101 | $103 | $200 |
| Strapping, unna boot | 92 | $41 | $100 |
| Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 82 | $191 | $380 |
| Application of short leg splint from calf to foot | 55 | $52 | $115 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 32 | $90 | $180 |
| Toenail/fingernail removal, 6+ nails | 26 | $36 | $70 |
| Placement of strapping to toes | 24 | $10 | $30 |
| Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 23 | $117 | $285 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $136 | $270 |
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 7% for foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in FL.
Geographic Context
2.4 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. Thakar is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 7%), 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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