Dr. Laertes Manuelidis, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Manuelidis
Dr. Laertes Manuelidis is a dermatopathology (pathology) physician in Fort Myers, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Manuelidis performed 29,048 Medicare services across 9,054 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Manuelidis received a total of $182,006 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 199 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatopathology (pathology) physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Manuelidis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, tildrakizumab, 1 mg | 12,500 | $110 | $220 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 2,948 | $63 | $189 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,895 | $5 | $13 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 2,860 | $56 | $144 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 1,503 | $35 | $138 |
| Artacent ac, per square centimeter | 1,042 | $398 | $935 |
| Artacent wound, per square centimeter | 460 | $318 | $627 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 393 | $64 | $235 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 312 | $75 | $259 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 284 | $130 | $349 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 280 | $90 | $293 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 244 | $109 | $310 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 213 | $62 | $214 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 212 | $43 | $117 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 174 | $10 | $32 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, initial | 162 | $80 | $214 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 153 | $86 | $292 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 147 | $121 | $377 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, additional | 147 | $68 | $188 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 146 | $115 | $374 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 132 | $92 | $310 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 116 | $75 | $260 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 99 | $71 | $236 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 88 | $155 | $517 |
| Biopsy of ear | 85 | $56 | $205 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 78 | $160 | $593 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 74 | $149 | $433 |
| Treatment of inflammatory skin disease using laser, less than 250.0 sq cm | 72 | $125 | $327 |
| Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) | 64 | $306 | $627 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 62 | $135 | $568 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 60 | $34 | $86 |
| Biopsy of eyelid | 59 | $130 | $389 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 58 | $109 | $333 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 54 | $115 | $349 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 53 | $89 | $299 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 52 | $89 | $228 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 51 | $386 | $1,004 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 50 | $133 | $396 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 47 | $70 | $247 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 45 | $84 | $277 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 43 | $90 | $270 |
| Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth | 43 | $107 | $292 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 42 | $334 | $908 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 39 | $41 | $109 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 38 | $1 | $6 |
| Biopsy of lip | 37 | $68 | $261 |
| Treatment of inflammatory skin disease using laser, 250.0-500.0 sq cm | 36 | $133 | $357 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 35 | $226 | $643 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 32 | $162 | $535 |
| Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths | 27 | $41 | $148 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 2.0 cm | 22 | $99 | $324 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 21 | $302 | $844 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 21 | $130 | $405 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 20 | $82 | $295 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 17 | $63 | $213 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 17 | $71 | $363 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm | 17 | $159 | $440 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 15 | $99 | $261 |
| Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth | 14 | $49 | $127 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 14 | $375 | $1,047 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 13 | $32 | $118 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm | 11 | $189 | $633 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (76%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in dermatopathology (pathology) physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for dermatopathology (pathology) physician in FL.
Geographic Context
4.8 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. Manuelidis is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), 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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