Dr. Debra Black, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Black
Dr. Debra Black is a family medicine specialist in Fort Myers, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Black performed 5,436 Medicare services across 2,891 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Black received a total of $277 from 6 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 16 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Black 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,260 | $18 | $47 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 660 | $85 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 486 | $8 | $17 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 368 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 314 | $13 | $27 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 313 | $8 | $16 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 256 | $130 | $267 |
| Annual depression screening | 236 | $18 | $38 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 231 | $16 | $34 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 211 | $9 | $19 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 104 | $71 | $144 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 104 | $32 | $64 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 102 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 102 | $5 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 101 | $60 | $187 |
| Vitamin D level test | 60 | $29 | $59 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 47 | $10 | $31 |
| Automated urinalysis | 44 | $2 | $4 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 44 | $6 | $13 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 34 | $31 | $64 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 34 | $19 | $39 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 31 | $273 | $576 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 31 | $151 | $420 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 27 | $15 | $30 |
| Magnesium level test | 26 | $6 | $13 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 24 | $168 | $343 |
| Iron level test | 22 | $6 | $13 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 22 | $9 | $17 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 22 | $5 | $30 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 21 | $13 | $27 |
| Folic acid level test | 20 | $14 | $29 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 18 | $9 | $18 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 18 | $8 | $16 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 17 | $40 | $83 |
| Uric acid level test | 13 | $4 | $9 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 13 | $9 | $30 |
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 (100%) 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. Black is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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