Dr. Frank Ditz, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ditz
Dr. Frank Ditz is a family medicine in Melbourne, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ditz performed 3,253 Medicare services across 1,662 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ditz received a total of $40,116 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 603 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ditz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 730 | $93 | $214 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 609 | $63 | $146 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 446 | $8 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 420 | $132 | $287 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 196 | $5 | $14 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 124 | $126 | $221 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 122 | $41 | $90 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 76 | $10 | $37 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 55 | $16 | $40 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 49 | $22 | $50 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 49 | $30 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 46 | $39 | $88 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 46 | $69 | $150 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 38 | $3 | $8 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 32 | $75 | $200 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 32 | $214 | $463 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 31 | $49 | $166 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 29 | $63 | $218 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 28 | $11 | $48 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | 23 | $62 | $216 |
| Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | 17 | $41 | $91 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 16 | $34 | $107 |
| Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | 14 | $39 | $76 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 13 | $88 | $200 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 12 | $103 | $333 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (76%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in family medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for family medicine 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. Ditz is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 1%), 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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