Dr. Robert Skidmore, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Skidmore
Dr. Robert Skidmore is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in Gainesville, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Skidmore performed 7,493 Medicare services across 4,834 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Skidmore received a total of $30 from 1 pharmaceutical and/or device company across 1 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in mohs-micrographic surgery 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. Skidmore 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 | 2,376 | $5 | $21 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 827 | $37 | $119 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 778 | $82 | $145 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 746 | $58 | $105 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 404 | $466 | $908 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 372 | $65 | $124 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 238 | $196 | $450 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 235 | $79 | $210 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block | 198 | $41 | $95 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 144 | $98 | $369 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 144 | $318 | $546 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 116 | $39 | $67 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 116 | $115 | $460 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 103 | $77 | $185 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 91 | $478 | $829 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 72 | $126 | $261 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 60 | $121 | $292 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 54 | $587 | $1,139 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 52 | $119 | $425 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 50 | $170 | $726 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 42 | $97 | $207 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 41 | $190 | $554 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 29 | $36 | $73 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 27 | $67 | $231 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 26 | $136 | $340 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 26 | $596 | $1,066 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 24 | $147 | $282 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 21 | $197 | $669 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 19 | $135 | $252 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 16 | $136 | $247 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | 12 | $123 | $406 |
| Biopsy of ear | 12 | $57 | $122 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 11 | $131 | $272 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $56 | $136 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗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 (2022)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (100%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in mohs-micrographic surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
4.3 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 2022 |
| 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. Skidmore is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 22% in FL), and speaking/promotional industry engagement, with 19 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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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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