Dr. Robert Poling, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Poling
Dr. Robert Poling is a family medicine specialist in Marco Island, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Poling performed 10,045 Medicare services across 7,845 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Poling received a total of $5,942 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 332 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. Poling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 92849 | Clear | January 31, 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) | 1,378 | $86 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 855 | $8 | $17 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 757 | $9 | $19 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 752 | $8 | $16 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 742 | $16 | $34 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 737 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 694 | $13 | $27 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 543 | $130 | $267 |
| Annual depression screening | 543 | $18 | $38 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 316 | $15 | $30 |
| Vitamin D level test | 241 | $29 | $59 |
| Automated urinalysis | 238 | $2 | $4 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 234 | $19 | $39 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 213 | $9 | $18 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 175 | $17 | $34 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 133 | $3 | $6 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 130 | $31 | $64 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 117 | $18 | $37 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 109 | $71 | $144 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 99 | $10 | $30 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 91 | $8 | $16 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 89 | $1 | $3 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 86 | $13 | $27 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 83 | $4 | $9 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 80 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 80 | $5 | $10 |
| Uric acid level test | 73 | $4 | $9 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 62 | $161 | $420 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 51 | $53 | $187 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 36 | $3 | $5 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 30 | $40 | $107 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 27 | $6 | $13 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 26 | $8 | $16 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 26 | $8 | $17 |
| Magnesium level test | 21 | $7 | $13 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 21 | $18 | $36 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 19 | $22 | $45 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 18 | $16 | $47 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 17 | $131 | $267 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 17 | $137 | $370 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 17 | $32 | $64 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 16 | $5 | $10 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 16 | $168 | $343 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 14 | $11 | $30 |
| Iron level test | 12 | $6 | $13 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 11 | $9 | $30 |
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 8% for family medicine in FL.
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. Poling is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 8% of FL peers, 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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