Dr. Steven Kronlage, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Kronlage
Dr. Steven Kronlage is an optician specialist in Gulf Breeze, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kronlage performed 3,163 Medicare services across 2,100 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kronlage received a total of $113,693 from 9 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 42 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kronlage 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 86563 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | ⚠ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 728 | $1 | $12 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 379 | $27 | $99 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 334 | $64 | $210 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 219 | $89 | $310 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 177 | $118 | $483 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 167 | $77 | $315 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 152 | $372 | $1,666 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 146 | $26 | $97 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 141 | $42 | $173 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | 134 | $31 | $104 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 133 | $30 | $112 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 55 | $35 | $162 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 51 | $39 | $172 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 50 | $323 | $1,306 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 45 | $22 | $102 |
| Transfer of tendon to back of hand | 29 | $334 | $2,254 |
| Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers | 28 | $638 | $2,523 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 28 | $37 | $126 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 27 | $57 | $269 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 27 | $17 | $30 |
| Ct scan of arm without contrast | 24 | $106 | $600 |
| Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve | 22 | $421 | $1,811 |
| Removal of growth of tendon finger or hand | 20 | $481 | $1,710 |
| Removal of tendon of finger | 20 | $243 | $1,342 |
| Removal of connective tissue of palm and release of finger, first digit | 14 | $676 | $2,536 |
| Removal of connective tissue of palm | 13 | $319 | $1,822 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for optician 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. Kronlage is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% in FL), with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 3% 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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