Dr. Robert Ulseth, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ulseth
Dr. Robert Ulseth is an optician in Inverness, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ulseth performed 5,387 Medicare services across 2,338 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ulseth received a total of $2,060 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 125 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Ulseth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 885 | $62 | $175 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 857 | $37 | $105 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 762 | $40 | $100 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 687 | $12 | $50 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 361 | $62 | $175 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 338 | $29 | $111 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 272 | $55 | $171 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 188 | $1 | $5 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 145 | $9 | $23 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 128 | $192 | $552 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 117 | $68 | $259 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 81 | $56 | $209 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 63 | $90 | $259 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 61 | $34 | $139 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 58 | $76 | $262 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 55 | $44 | $105 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 55 | $64 | $183 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 39 | $81 | $228 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 33 | $48 | $196 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 33 | $105 | $348 |
| Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 29 | $62 | $226 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 25 | $0 | $3 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 23 | $200 | $600 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 22 | $117 | $405 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 20 | $98 | $318 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 20 | $97 | $310 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 17 | $92 | $259 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 13 | $17 | $49 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Ulseth is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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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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