Dr. Leonard Gitter, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Gitter
Dr. Leonard Gitter is a medical oncology in Lakeland, FL, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gitter performed 191,468 Medicare services across 2,690 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gitter received a total of $2,683 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 121 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical oncology. 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. Gitter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Injectafer) | 101,250 | $1 | $3 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 36,000 | $43 | $124 |
| Paclitaxel chemotherapy injection | 12,099 | $0 | $1 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 11,640 | $19 | $49 |
| Epoetin alfa injection (Retacrit) for anemia | 8,560 | $6 | $24 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 6,150 | $0 | $5 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 3,319 | $0 | $1 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 2,541 | $1 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,207 | $97 | $194 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,126 | $64 | $132 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 840 | $98 | $338 |
| Injection, leucovorin calcium, per 50 mg | 801 | $3 | $14 |
| Anti-nausea injection (ondansetron/Zofran) | 776 | $0 | $1 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 606 | $2 | $7 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 518 | $22 | $77 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 512 | $11 | $50 |
| Injection, carboplatin, 50 mg | 435 | $2 | $11 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 333 | $54 | $177 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 333 | $135 | $562 |
| Injection, triptorelin pamoate, 3.75 mg | 282 | $299 | $1,000 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 201 | $24 | $81 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 195 | $22 | $71 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 193 | $63 | $133 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 191 | $17 | $61 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 181 | $47 | $168 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 164 | $49 | $161 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 134 | $82 | $197 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 117 | $1 | $3 |
| Collection of blood sample from implanted device | 112 | $19 | $50 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 109 | $136 | $372 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein using push technique | 108 | $42 | $154 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 79 | $134 | $262 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 54 | $116 | $300 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 52 | $15 | $51 |
| Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique; initiation of infusion in the office/clinic setting using office/clinic pump/supplies, with continuation of the infusion in the community setting (e.g., home, domiciliary, rest home or assisted l | 49 | $130 | $344 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 44 | $12 | $55 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 44 | $2 | $7 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 39 | $1 | $6 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 31 | $25 | $139 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 22 | $17 | $36 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 21 | $166 | $377 |
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 (89%) 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. Gitter is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 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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