Dr. Joseph Hilton, NP
What this data tells you about Dr. Hilton
Dr. Joseph Hilton is a nurse practitioner - family in Marco Island, FL, with 10 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hilton performed 5,374 Medicare services across 4,955 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hilton received a total of $2,702 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 137 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nurse practitioner - family. 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. Hilton 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Practice Registered Nurse | 9263329 | Clear | April 30, 2027 | — |
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) | 655 | $78 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 371 | $8 | $17 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 323 | $8 | $16 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 302 | $9 | $19 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 293 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 278 | $13 | $27 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 272 | $16 | $34 |
| Annual depression screening | 269 | $16 | $38 |
| Vitamin D level test | 266 | $29 | $59 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 265 | $110 | $267 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 260 | $15 | $30 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 244 | $9 | $18 |
| Magnesium level test | 192 | $7 | $13 |
| Automated urinalysis | 172 | $2 | $4 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 123 | $3 | $6 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 110 | $18 | $37 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 78 | $8 | $16 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 72 | $0 | $1 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 64 | $8 | $30 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 61 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 61 | $5 | $10 |
| Stool analysis for blood, by peroxidase activity | 56 | $4 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 52 | $119 | $371 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 51 | $19 | $39 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 50 | $10 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 42 | $32 | $64 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 42 | $1 | $3 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 38 | $72 | $143 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 29 | $32 | $64 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 27 | $99 | $346 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 25 | $3 | $7 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 25 | $8 | $16 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 25 | $8 | $17 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 25 | $131 | $267 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 25 | $143 | $343 |
| Iron level test | 21 | $6 | $13 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 21 | $190 | $570 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 20 | $7 | $30 |
| Uric acid level test | 19 | $4 | $9 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 17 | $143 | $342 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 11 | $8 | $17 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 11 | $9 | $17 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 11 | $140 | $420 |
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.
Geographic Context
9.5 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. Hilton is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 12% of FL peers.
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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