Dr. Steven Jones, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Jones
Dr. Steven Jones is an internal medicine specialist in Gainesville, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Jones performed 14,193 Medicare services across 5,043 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Jones received a total of $11,840 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 492 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Jones 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 4,920 | $18 | $40 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,260 | $8 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,086 | $85 | $175 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,023 | $8 | $32 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 973 | $10 | $44 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 837 | $10 | $62 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 622 | $13 | $63 |
| Automated urinalysis | 550 | $2 | $29 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 407 | $16 | $65 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 200 | $15 | $63 |
| Vitamin D level test | 158 | $29 | $90 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 150 | $9 | $35 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 145 | $11 | $50 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 142 | $18 | $68 |
| Magnesium level test | 128 | $7 | $16 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 113 | $5 | $30 |
| Phosphate level test | 105 | $5 | $13 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 102 | $72 | $93 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 101 | $30 | $48 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 99 | $19 | $68 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 98 | $13 | $60 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 98 | $11 | $45 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 95 | $6 | $48 |
| Insulin measurement, total | 89 | $11 | $49 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 82 | $127 | $150 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 77 | $129 | $236 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 64 | $130 | $315 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 57 | $25 | $108 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 53 | $3 | $28 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 53 | $54 | $120 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 49 | $149 | $200 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 48 | $8 | $30 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 41 | $165 | $200 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 32 | $39 | $110 |
| Iron level test | 27 | $6 | $30 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 27 | $9 | $30 |
| Uric acid level test | 20 | $4 | $29 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 18 | $219 | $300 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 16 | $31 | $85 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 15 | $117 | $450 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 13 | $30 | $48 |
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 (99%) 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 internal medicine 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. Jones is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 6% of FL peers, with 19 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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