Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Yvonne Smallwood Sherrer, M.D.

Rheumatology · Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
5333 N. DIXIE HIGHWAY, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334
9542297030
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1316940810 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Smallwood Sherrer

Dr. Yvonne Smallwood Sherrer is a rheumatology specialist in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Smallwood Sherrer performed 430 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Smallwood Sherrer received a total of $126,813 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 613 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Smallwood Sherrer is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 21 years of NPI registration ▲ 430 Medicare services $126,813 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
430
Medicare services
Bottom 20% in FL for rheumatology
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$125
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
172 $103 $270
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
155 $148 $365
Intravenous chemotherapy infusion, 1 hour or less
Administration of chemotherapy medication directly into a vein. The procedure takes one hour or less to complete.
57 $106 $345
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
27 $129 $415
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 19 $184 $521
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
13.3% high complexity
0.0% medium
86.7% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$126,813
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $18,116/year across 7 years
Top 7% in FL for rheumatology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
41
Companies
613
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$6,399
2023
$2,374
2022
$1,819
2021
$11,613
2020
$23,235
2019
$37,386
2018
$43,988

Payments by company (2024)

Sandoz Inc.
$3,500
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$478
Amgen Inc.
$430
ABBVIE INC.
$223
UCB, Inc.
$218
PFIZER INC.
$206
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$192
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$169
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$155
GENZYME CORPORATION
$153
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$142
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$131
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$96
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$95
Alvogen Inc
$76
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$36
Nevro Corp.
$33
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$27
SOBI, INC
$21
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$17
Top 3 companies account for 68.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$35,593
PFIZER INC.
$27,558
GENZYME CORPORATION
$22,847
UCB, Inc.
$5,419
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$5,407
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$4,709
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$4,492
AbbVie, Inc.
$3,937
Sandoz Inc.
$3,500
AbbVie Inc.
$2,313
Amgen Inc.
$2,085
CSL Behring
$1,856
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
$1,077
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$834
ABBVIE INC.
$628
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$568
Lilly USA, LLC
$502
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$425
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$368
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$352
Genentech USA, Inc.
$335
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$326
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$284
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$239
Radius Health, Inc.
$180
Alvogen Inc
$120
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.
$109
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$107
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$96
Celgene Corporation
$80
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$76
Mallinckrodt LLC
$75
SOBI, INC
$75
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$52
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$42
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$36
Sobi, Inc
$34
Nevro Corp.
$33
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$17
Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
$15
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 67.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTHAR · Actemra · Arcalyst · BENLYSTA · Bimzelx · CELEBREX · COSENTYX · Cimzia · Crysvita · EVENITY · Enbrel · FORTEO · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · HUMIRA · HYRIMOZ · Hizentra · Humira · IDACIO · KEVZARA · KEVZARA SARILUMAB INJECTION · KINERET · KRYSTEXXA · Kineret · LUPKYNIS · OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) · OFEV · ORENCIA · Otezla · PENNSAID · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Prolia · REMICADE · RENFLEXIS · RINVOQ · Rinvoq · Rituxan · SAPHNELO · SILTEX Breast Implants · SIMPONI · SIMPONI ARIA · SKYRIZI · SOVUNA · STELARA · Senza · TALTZ · TAVNEOS · TERIPARATIDE · TREMFYA · Tavneos · Tymlos · XELJANZ
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Rheumatologists in nearby ZIP areas
84
County median income
$74,534
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
FORT LAUDERDALE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Smallwood Sherrer is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 21 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Smallwood Sherrer experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Smallwood Sherrer performed 172 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Smallwood Sherrer receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Smallwood Sherrer received a total of $126,813 from 41 companies across 613 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Smallwood Sherrer's costs compare to other rheumatologists in Ft. Lauderdale?
Dr. Smallwood Sherrer's average Medicare payment per service is $125. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Smallwood Sherrer) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →