Dr. Michael Desautel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Desautel
Dr. Michael Desautel is an urology physician in Inverness, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Desautel performed 6,713 Medicare services across 3,745 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Desautel received a total of $16,108 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 110 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. 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. Desautel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automated urinalysis | 1,797 | $2 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,194 | $62 | $227 |
| Injection, gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, not otherwise specified (nos), per ml | 586 | $1 | $3 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 495 | $6 | $6 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 379 | $8 | $26 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 373 | $90 | $320 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 328 | $48 | $159 |
| Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride, not otherwise specified, 200 mg | 300 | $3 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 194 | $38 | $142 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 186 | $60 | $207 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 118 | $133 | $336 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 86 | $113 | $422 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 71 | $39 | $98 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 65 | $76 | $283 |
| Mri scan of pelvis without contrast | 64 | $90 | $240 |
| Mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast | 64 | $127 | $354 |
| Instillation of anti-cancer drug into bladder | 62 | $67 | $219 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 55 | $67 | $256 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 39 | $24 | $81 |
| Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube | 38 | $41 | $156 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 38 | $26 | $65 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 23 | $95 | $333 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 23 | $105 | $341 |
| Biopsy of bladder using an endoscope | 21 | $96 | $360 |
| Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | 21 | $118 | $424 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with simple spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 21 | $38 | $125 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 18 | $53 | $183 |
| Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent | 15 | $18 | $170 |
| Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope | 14 | $334 | $1,061 |
| Complete laser vaporization of prostate including control of bleeding using an endoscope | 13 | $554 | $1,770 |
| Insertion of temporary bladder tube | 12 | $33 | $114 |
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.
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. Desautel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 14%), with 20 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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