Dr. Seth Perkins, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Perkins
Dr. Seth Perkins is a family medicine in Lady Lake, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Perkins performed 4,094 Medicare services across 2,903 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Perkins received a total of $102 from 1 pharmaceutical and/or device company across 1 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family 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. Perkins 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 (30-39 min) | 1,027 | $87 | $195 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 400 | $10 | $49 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 392 | $8 | $25 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 381 | $13 | $75 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 276 | $16 | $94 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 262 | $60 | $137 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 167 | $10 | $54 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 133 | $9 | $65 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 129 | $17 | $88 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 97 | $10 | $30 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 97 | $128 | $198 |
| Annual depression screening | 94 | $18 | $28 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 78 | $29 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 74 | $72 | $80 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 47 | $15 | $84 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 47 | $19 | $50 |
| Folic acid level test | 45 | $14 | $47 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 45 | $110 | $254 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 41 | $24 | $84 |
| Uric acid level test | 28 | $4 | $25 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 26 | $64 | $170 |
| Vitamin D level test | 24 | $29 | $79 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 22 | $8 | $15 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 21 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 21 | $5 | $30 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 18 | $10 | $55 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 16 | $13 | $76 |
| Iron level test | 16 | $6 | $36 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 13 | $4 | $22 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 12 | $18 | $50 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 12 | $33 | $65 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 11 | $19 | $50 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 11 | $5 | $29 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 11 | $34 | $138 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2019 ↗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 (2019)
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 2019 |
| 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. Perkins is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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