Dr. Ronald Barnes, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Barnes
Dr. Ronald Barnes is a family medicine in Niceville, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Barnes performed 5,955 Medicare services across 2,314 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Barnes received a total of $328 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 18 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. Barnes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,861 | $18 | $39 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,279 | $46 | $84 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,060 | $81 | $244 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 344 | $126 | $201 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 289 | $18 | $38 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 242 | $55 | $172 |
| Annual depression screening | 194 | $18 | $37 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 104 | $36 | $76 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 72 | $31 | $83 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 64 | $30 | $45 |
| Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) | 64 | $48 | $130 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 63 | $71 | $100 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 50 | $37 | $102 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 49 | $30 | $41 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 39 | $104 | $335 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 26 | $131 | $150 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 26 | $34 | $122 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent | 24 | $253 | $275 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 21 | $162 | $303 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 20 | $51 | $133 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 19 | $162 | $268 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 18 | $10 | $52 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 16 | $215 | $486 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 11 | $140 | $358 |
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. Barnes is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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