Dr. Mark Gerber, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Gerber
Dr. Mark Gerber is a neurological surgery in Naples, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gerber performed 1,583 Medicare services across 1,339 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gerber received a total of $5,543 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 146 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. 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. Gerber 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) | 364 | $102 | $250 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 294 | $71 | $169 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 287 | $130 | $440 |
| 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 | 116 | $42 | $150 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 96 | $233 | $3,633 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 65 | $257 | $5,630 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 44 | $41 | $642 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 32 | $922 | $15,474 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 32 | $34 | $540 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 29 | $1,541 | $24,220 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 28 | $166 | $4,839 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 24 | $360 | $5,532 |
| Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device | 23 | $4,635 | $25,000 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 22 | $684 | $10,722 |
| Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance | 20 | $4,670 | $25,000 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 20 | $1,601 | $26,088 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 19 | $181 | $488 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 16 | $181 | $3,007 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 15 | $1,127 | $21,293 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 13 | $712 | $20,707 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 13 | $691 | $10,693 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 11 | $804 | $13,494 |
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. Gerber is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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