Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Bart Gatz, M.D.

Pain Medicine · Greenacres, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
4897 S JOG RD, Greenacres, FL 33467
5614347577
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1801819206 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Gatz from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Gatz

Dr. Bart Gatz is a pain medicine specialist in Greenacres, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gatz performed 2,224 Medicare services across 907 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gatz received a total of $9,396 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 445 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain 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. Gatz 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.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 40% volume in FL $9,396 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Medical Doctor 76064 Clear January 31, 2027
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,224
Medicare services
Top 40% in FL for pain medicine
907
Unique beneficiaries
$81
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~117 Medicare services per year of practice

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) 626 $88 $563
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg 618 $6 $26
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 305 $68 $383
Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level 122 $196 $900
Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level 122 $107 $455
Steroid injection (triamcinolone) 76 $1 $9
Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level 70 $207 $994
Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level 67 $113 $494
Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance 31 $139 $838
Joint injection, major joint 28 $54 $328
Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint 26 $511 $2,176
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 26 $114 $868
Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint 24 $292 $894
Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level 21 $241 $1,143
Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level 21 $122 $461
Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation 19 $12 $25
Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level 11 $205 $1,236
Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level 11 $122 $596
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$9,396
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,342/year across 7 years
Top 17% in FL for pain medicine
56
Companies
445
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$9,111 (97.0%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$240 (2.6%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$45 (0.5%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$807
2023
$1,003
2022
$1,681
2021
$1,657
2020
$836
2019
$1,124
2018
$2,288

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$1,879
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$1,048
ABBVIE INC.
$677
Indivior Inc.
$473
PFIZER INC.
$467
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$394
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
$387
VGI Medical, LLC
$316
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$279
AbbVie Inc.
$227
Allergan, Inc.
$216
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$213
Nutech Spine, Inc.
$203
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$188
Egalet US Inc
$178
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$175
Nevro Corp.
$164
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$148
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$147
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$132
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$119
Orexo US, Inc.
$111
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$101
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$94
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$92
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$90
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$65
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$63
Eisai Inc.
$60
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$51
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$45
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$45
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$40
Horizon Pharma plc
$37
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$36
Allergan Inc.
$35
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$34
Zyla Life Sciences
$34
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$33
Kaleo, Inc.
$31
Amgen Inc.
$23
Boston Scientific Corporation
$23
US WorldMeds, LLC
$22
Alkermes, Inc.
$21
Promius Pharma LLC
$19
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$18
Almatica Pharma LLC
$17
Nuvectra Corporation
$17
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$15
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$15
Upsher-Smith Laboratories LLC
$14
UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
$14
EISAI INC.
$14
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$13
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$13
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$12
Top 3 companies account for 38.4% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADAKVEO · ARYMO ER · Algovita · BD Introsyte · BELBUCA · BELSOMRA · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · Belbuca · COMIRNATY · CONTRAVE · DUEXIS · Dayvigo · ETERNA · EVZIO · Epclusa · Evzio · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GIVLAARI · GRALISE · Gralise · Kloxxado · LORZONE · LYRICA · Lucemyra/Lofexidine · MOVANTIK · Morphabond ER · Movantik · NALOCET · NURTEC ODT · Nalocet · Nalu Neurostimulation System · OXAYDO · Octrode SCS Leads · PAXLOVID · PENNSAID · PROCLAIM · PRODIGY · Penta SCS Leads · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs · QUDEXY XR TOPIRAMATE EXTENDED RELEASE CAPSULES · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · Qutenza · RELISTOR · RELISTOR ORAL · SCS leads · SPRIX · SUBLOCADE · SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM · Seglentis · Senza · SiJoin · Sifix · TOSYMRA · UBRELVY · VIVITROL · XTAMPZA · XTAMPZAER · Xtampza ER · ZEMBRACE SYMTOUCH · ZOHYDRO ER · ZORVOLEX · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zubsolv · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

Most payments (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $422 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Pain medicines within 10 mi
39
Per 100K population
2.6
County median income
$81,115
Nearest hospital
WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
5.8 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 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. Gatz is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 17% 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Gatz experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gatz performed 626 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Gatz receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gatz received a total of $9,396 from 56 companies across 445 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Gatz's costs compare to other pain medicines in Greenacres?
Dr. Gatz's average Medicare payment per service is $81. 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. Gatz) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures 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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →