Dr. John Sylvester, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Sylvester
Dr. John Sylvester is a radiology - diagnostic in Lakewood Ranch, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sylvester performed 13,813 Medicare services across 2,643 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sylvester received a total of $414,019 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 172 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in radiology - diagnostic. 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. Sylvester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 4,700 | $274 | $1,348 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 4,642 | $93 | $672 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 947 | $67 | $338 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 842 | $154 | $659 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 613 | $52 | $249 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 330 | $38 | $149 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 303 | $97 | $542 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 182 | $129 | $592 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 178 | $67 | $247 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 165 | $360 | $2,037 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 157 | $1,407 | $7,325 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 154 | $130 | $576 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 64 | $333 | $1,854 |
| Ultrasound scan of prostate through rectum | 62 | $136 | $634 |
| 3d radiation therapy planning | 57 | $369 | $2,843 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for administration of radiation therapy | 56 | $72 | $420 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 49 | $8 | $69 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 40 | $19 | $98 |
| Complex application of radiation source | 40 | $362 | $2,057 |
| Injection of biodegradable material next to prostate | 37 | $2,234 | $12,700 |
| Placement of device in prostate for radiation therapy | 37 | $62 | $1,889 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 37 | $46 | $695 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning for delivery of internal radiation | 33 | $339 | $1,253 |
| Special radiation treatment | 30 | $111 | $1,192 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 16 | $149 | $716 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 15 | $197 | $1,098 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 14 | $91 | $368 |
| Insertion of needle or tube into prostate for radiation therapy | 13 | $597 | $2,882 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for radiology - diagnostic in FL.
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. Sylvester is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 0%), 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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