Dr. Joseph Vickaryous, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Vickaryous
Dr. Joseph Vickaryous is a family medicine specialist in Marco Island, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vickaryous performed 9,676 Medicare services across 5,888 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vickaryous received a total of $1,350 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 68 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. Vickaryous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 9338 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
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) | 1,956 | $90 | $144 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 626 | $5 | $7 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 598 | $11 | $17 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 564 | $11 | $19 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 544 | $1 | $2 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 459 | $1 | $2 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 349 | $18 | $21 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 346 | $83 | $94 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 343 | $27 | $29 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 337 | $131 | $145 |
| Annual depression screening | 337 | $19 | $20 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 248 | $351 | $499 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 237 | $16 | $19 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 227 | $55 | $78 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 215 | $31 | $48 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 214 | $76 | $86 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 187 | $54 | $94 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 184 | $91 | $143 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 178 | $106 | $177 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 141 | $91 | $154 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 137 | $71 | $122 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 124 | $287 | $437 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 124 | $47 | $97 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 110 | $127 | $230 |
| Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg | 94 | $3 | $5 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 90 | $4 | $9 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 85 | $47 | $76 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 84 | $50 | $72 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 75 | $3 | $3 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 74 | $31 | $51 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes | 62 | $28 | $35 |
| Albuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 1 mg | 51 | $0 | $1 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 39 | $32 | $61 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 38 | $28 | $53 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 29 | $33 | $55 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 26 | $176 | $259 |
| Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | 23 | $62 | $96 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | 23 | $47 | $96 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 21 | $54 | $79 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent | 19 | $252 | $279 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 17 | $130 | $244 |
| Inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction, first hour | 14 | $45 | $62 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 14 | $92 | $140 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 13 | $166 | $186 |
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. Vickaryous is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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