Dr. Allen Tafel, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Tafel
Dr. Allen Tafel is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in Fort Myers, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tafel performed 6,739 Medicare services across 3,899 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tafel received a total of $314 from 6 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 6 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician. 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. Tafel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 2,014 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 843 | $98 | $203 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 776 | $69 | $143 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 432 | $9 | $17 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 329 | $40 | $80 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 324 | $23 | $45 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 268 | $126 | $267 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 258 | $78 | $337 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 247 | $208 | $419 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 169 | $87 | $177 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 145 | $225 | $601 |
| Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies | 101 | $141 | $295 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 100 | $105 | $347 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 84 | $43 | $84 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 77 | $207 | $435 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 53 | $202 | $603 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 53 | $106 | $311 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 40 | $45 | $89 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 33 | $52 | $130 |
| Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | 32 | $173 | $344 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 31 | $149 | $657 |
| Nerve conduction, 13 or more studies | 31 | $230 | $473 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 30 | $224 | $1,431 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 30 | $27 | $51 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 29 | $69 | $641 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 28 | $41 | $90 |
| Injection of contrast for imaging of hip joint | 27 | $188 | $371 |
| Review by radiologist of hip joint image | 27 | $107 | $206 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 22 | $31 | $62 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 22 | $12 | $23 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 21 | $107 | $317 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 20 | $27 | $53 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 17 | $96 | $193 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | 13 | $183 | $545 |
| Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies | 13 | $202 | $380 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (73%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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 2023 |
| 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. Tafel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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