Dr. John Sullivan, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Sullivan
Dr. John Sullivan is an ophthalmology in Jacksonville, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sullivan performed 36,243 Medicare services across 11,411 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sullivan received a total of $13,067 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 90 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in ophthalmology. 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. Sullivan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eye injection (Vabysmo/faricimab) | 10,381 | $29 | $72 |
| Retinal imaging (OCT scan) | 7,328 | $29 | $102 |
| Eye injection for retinal disease | 4,154 | $92 | $364 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 3,465 | $65 | $183 |
| Compounded drug, not otherwise classified | 2,554 | $66 | $300 |
| Aflibercept eye injection (Eylea) | 2,516 | $690 | $1,469 |
| Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye | 1,244 | $101 | $211 |
| Comprehensive eye exam, established patient | 742 | $82 | $307 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 650 | $92 | $269 |
| Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg | 630 | $55 | $300 |
| Injection, dexamethasone, intravitreal implant, 0.1 mg | 415 | $158 | $302 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 349 | $77 | $273 |
| Retinal photography (fundus photo) | 312 | $25 | $162 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 304 | $126 | $414 |
| Comprehensive eye exam, new patient | 156 | $108 | $370 |
| Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina | 154 | $897 | $2,909 |
| Eye exam, established patient, focused | 154 | $68 | $212 |
| 2d ultrasound scan of eye tissue and structures | 100 | $37 | $229 |
| Destruction of growth of retina using a laser | 95 | $404 | $1,355 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 89 | $1 | $4 |
| Destruction of leaking blood vessels of retina using laser | 79 | $290 | $2,227 |
| Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina | 65 | $185 | $1,320 |
| Destruction of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina using a laser | 47 | $755 | $2,433 |
| Repair of detached retina with drainage and removal of eye fluid between lens and retina | 33 | $922 | $3,031 |
| Complex repair of detached retina and drainage of eye fluid between lens and retina | 30 | $1,017 | $3,382 |
| Corneal topography and eye depth measurement | 28 | $24 | $92 |
| Unclassified drugs | 28 | $53 | $298 |
| Injection of drug or substance into membrane covering eyeball | 25 | $38 | $245 |
| Exchange of prosthetic lens | 22 | $436 | $2,288 |
| Removal of implant material from inside of eye | 19 | $411 | $2,287 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 19 | $44 | $109 |
| Repair of detached retina by injection of air or gas | 17 | $611 | $2,195 |
| Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina | 14 | $624 | $2,268 |
| Removal of membrane of retina | 13 | $901 | $2,906 |
| Repair of detached retina using a laser | 12 | $198 | $742 |
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
5.7 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. Sullivan is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 12%), 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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