Dr. Rory McDonough, PA-C
What this data tells you about Dr. McDonough
Dr. Rory McDonough is a surgical physician assistant in Fort Myers, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. McDonough performed 5,678 Medicare services across 3,723 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. McDonough received a total of $4,245 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 108 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgical physician assistant. 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. McDonough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 1,463 | $4 | $14 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 529 | $25 | $145 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 439 | $54 | $195 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 424 | $53 | $243 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 355 | $74 | $274 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 217 | $63 | $264 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 203 | $34 | $122 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 192 | $283 | $925 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 183 | $97 | $531 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 140 | $317 | $1,032 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 131 | $71 | $297 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 115 | $268 | $864 |
| Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) | 104 | $301 | $783 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 99 | $47 | $219 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 93 | $77 | $297 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 81 | $110 | $612 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 78 | $62 | $265 |
| Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth | 63 | $83 | $293 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 60 | $41 | $219 |
| Application of ultraviolet light to skin | 59 | $16 | $52 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 45 | $82 | $307 |
| Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | 42 | $65 | $214 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 33 | $97 | $550 |
| Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | 32 | $706 | $2,188 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less | 30 | $46 | $226 |
| Therapy procedure using ultraviolet radiation with tar or petroleum jelly application | 29 | $82 | $247 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 28 | $36 | $109 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 28 | $64 | $376 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 28 | $624 | $2,025 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 28 | $67 | $246 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 27 | $48 | $253 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 26 | $167 | $660 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 25 | $188 | $588 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 24 | $106 | $342 |
| Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound | 23 | $59 | $190 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 20 | $78 | $437 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 17 | $67 | $272 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 17 | $155 | $571 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 17 | $1 | $3 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 15 | $64 | $395 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 15 | $268 | $851 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 14 | $35 | $125 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 14 | $112 | $362 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 13 | $84 | $260 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 13 | $92 | $285 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 13 | $329 | $1,096 |
| Repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 12 | $609 | $1,914 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 11 | $105 | $586 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 11 | $545 | $1,675 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for surgical physician assistant 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. McDonough is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 6%), with 18 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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