Dr. William Thetford, DPM
What this data tells you about Dr. Thetford
Dr. William Thetford is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in Fort Myers, FL, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thetford performed 3,361 Medicare services across 1,443 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thetford received a total of $2,627 from 10 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 26 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in foot & ankle surgery podiatrist. 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. Thetford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puraply xt, per square centimeter | 850 | $133 | $265 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 553 | $68 | $223 |
| Toenail/fingernail removal, 6+ nails | 364 | $34 | $167 |
| Removal of thickened skin growths, 2-4 | 334 | $60 | $237 |
| Novachor, per square centimeter | 292 | $807 | $1,196 |
| Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number | 236 | $8 | $80 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 165 | $110 | $400 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 110 | $46 | $185 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 76 | $26 | $186 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 71 | $6 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 59 | $87 | $249 |
| 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 | 54 | $132 | $532 |
| Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 43 | $338 | $800 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 32 | $92 | $418 |
| Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth | 26 | $56 | $273 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 25 | $30 | $198 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 22 | $32 | $179 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 19 | $46 | $182 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into foot nerve | 19 | $42 | $175 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $93 | $406 |
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 (59%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in foot & ankle surgery podiatrist and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Thetford is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), with speaking/promotional industry engagement, with 16 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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