Dr. Stuart Krost, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Krost
Dr. Stuart Krost is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in Lake Worth, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Krost performed 3,304 Medicare services across 1,722 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Krost received a total of $18,576 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 767 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician. 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. Krost 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) | 712 | $68 | $140 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 529 | $135 | $266 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 463 | $25 | $150 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 289 | $12 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 276 | $100 | $189 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 154 | $9 | $50 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 115 | $27 | $125 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 90 | $66 | $200 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 76 | $123 | $650 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 75 | $104 | $225 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 65 | $207 | $988 |
| Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing | 64 | $62 | $300 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 64 | $95 | $410 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 61 | $110 | $996 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 42 | $79 | $300 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study | 28 | $49 | $155 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 24 | $48 | $800 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 20 | $229 | $915 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 20 | $536 | $1,488 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 20 | $292 | $1,488 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 19 | $117 | $895 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 18 | $210 | $594 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 18 | $96 | $444 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 16 | $44 | $275 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 16 | $5 | $50 |
| Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies | 15 | $107 | $1,800 |
| Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | 15 | $170 | $2,000 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in FL.
Geographic Context
3.2 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. Krost is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%), with 19 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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