Dr. Ross Clevens, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Clevens
Dr. Ross Clevens is a plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician in Melbourne, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Clevens performed 741 Medicare services across 520 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Clevens received a total of $208,403 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 264 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician. 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. Clevens 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 (20-29 min) | 326 | $66 | $222 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 75 | $84 | $327 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 74 | $127 | $459 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 48 | $45 | $135 |
| Self soft tissue graft | 40 | $198 | $1,515 |
| Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 26 | $318 | $1,221 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.1-3.0 cm | 22 | $218 | $978 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 17 | $49 | $198 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 17 | $1 | $11 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 16 | $68 | $296 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 16 | $75 | $342 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 15 | $43 | $165 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 13 | $475 | $2,382 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 13 | $41 | $100 |
| Extensive removal of growth of face or scalp, less than 2.0 cm | 12 | $541 | $2,217 |
| Creation of nerve and blood vessel skin graft | 11 | $726 | $2,883 |
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 (98%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery) physician in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | — Not enrolled | N/A |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 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. Clevens is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 6%), with 20 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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