Dr. Frederick Burford, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Burford
Dr. Frederick Burford is a family medicine specialist in Fort Myers, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Burford performed 3,155 Medicare services across 2,501 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Burford received a total of $9,431 from 62 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 561 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. Burford 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 5829 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 388 | $83 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 259 | $8 | $17 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 223 | $8 | $16 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 212 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 211 | $13 | $27 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 209 | $64 | $187 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 203 | $16 | $34 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 192 | $6 | $13 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 173 | $131 | $267 |
| Annual depression screening | 151 | $19 | $38 |
| Uric acid level test | 149 | $4 | $9 |
| Automated urinalysis | 140 | $2 | $4 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 96 | $10 | $19 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 62 | $3 | $6 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 48 | $19 | $39 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 35 | $10 | $31 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 34 | $9 | $18 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 33 | $8 | $16 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 32 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 32 | $5 | $10 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 31 | $32 | $64 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 29 | $283 | $577 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 22 | $15 | $30 |
| Folic acid level test | 21 | $14 | $29 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 21 | $223 | $570 |
| Vitamin D level test | 20 | $29 | $59 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 19 | $30 | $64 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 18 | $72 | $143 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 17 | $18 | $37 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 17 | $155 | $420 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 16 | $25 | $52 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 14 | $13 | $27 |
| Iron level test | 14 | $6 | $13 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 14 | $9 | $17 |
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 (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for family medicine 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. Burford is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of FL peers, 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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