Dr. Joe Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR
What this data tells you about Dr. Gay
Dr. Joe Gay is an internal medicine specialist in Marianna, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gay performed 11,752 Medicare services across 5,355 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gay received a total of $1,023 from 8 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 69 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Gay 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 | 57012 | Clear | January 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) | 3,006 | $89 | $248 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 2,251 | $48 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,194 | $59 | $175 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 676 | $37 | $68 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 545 | $104 | $161 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 475 | $11 | $27 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 396 | $127 | $250 |
| Annual depression screening | 374 | $18 | $35 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 301 | $3 | $7 |
| Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 30 minutes provided personally by health care professional, per calendar month | 286 | $68 | $165 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 223 | $10 | $28 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 216 | $16 | $33 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 214 | $78 | $162 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 188 | $56 | $102 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 156 | $40 | $85 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 142 | $133 | $348 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 109 | $4 | $9 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 106 | $210 | $534 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 103 | $5 | $19 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | 71 | $3 | $7 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 48 | $38 | $109 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring and review and report by health care professional | 42 | $133 | $335 |
| Strapping, unna boot | 41 | $50 | $122 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $84 | $325 |
| 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 | 37 | $40 | $100 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 33 | $106 | $363 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-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 a | 32 | $31 | $80 |
| Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | 30 | $53 | $212 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 30 | $22 | $44 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 29 | $15 | $41 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 29 | $30 | $37 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 28 | $10 | $27 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 27 | $38 | $93 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; interpretation and report only, performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination | 27 | $5 | $16 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report, performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination | 26 | $3 | $12 |
| Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | 23 | $4 | $9 |
| Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 22 | $49 | $207 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 21 | $163 | $322 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | 19 | $42 | $169 |
| Inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction, first hour | 19 | $43 | $111 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 18 | $48 | $127 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 18 | $112 | $373 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 17 | $40 | $129 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 17 | $16 | $33 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 15 | $66 | $219 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 12 | $46 | $103 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $124 | $454 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 11 | $124 | $430 |
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
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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. Gay is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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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