Dr. Dawn Scarzella, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Scarzella
Dr. Dawn Scarzella is an optician in Coral Springs, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Scarzella performed 9,128 Medicare services across 2,221 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Scarzella received a total of $10,900 from 66 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 484 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Scarzella 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botox injection, per unit | 5,050 | $5 | $17 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 1,145 | $3 | $11 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 1,127 | $9 | $65 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,003 | $100 | $335 |
| Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 204 | $83 | $435 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 162 | $128 | $526 |
| Dilation of urethra using an endoscope | 125 | $269 | $966 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 96 | $75 | $230 |
| Destruction of tissue of bladder, urethra, or surrounding glands using an endoscope | 50 | $614 | $2,067 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 47 | $196 | $705 |
| Exam with injections of chemical for destruction of bladder using an endoscope | 38 | $114 | $1,036 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 36 | $140 | $450 |
| Destruction of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, less than 0.5 cm | 12 | $647 | $2,463 |
| Electronic assessment of bladder emptying | 11 | $6 | $297 |
| Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | 11 | $27 | $672 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 11 | $42 | $163 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
2.0 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. Scarzella is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 13%), 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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