Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Akhil Gupta, DO

Dermatology · North Palm Beach, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
840 US 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
5616267546
In practice since 2017 (8 years)
NPI: 1083131395 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Gupta from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Gupta

Dr. Akhil Gupta is a dermatology specialist in North Palm Beach, FL, with 8 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gupta performed 1,045 Medicare services across 555 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gupta received a total of $8,681 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 239 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. 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. Gupta 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.

✓ 8 years in practice ▲ 1,045 Medicare services $8,681 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Osteopathic Physician 16260 Clear March 31, 2028
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,045
Medicare services
Bottom 20% in FL for dermatology
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
555
Unique beneficiaries
$48
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~131 Medicare services per year of practice

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
Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 434 $5 $30
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 211 $73 $114
Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 99 $39 $116
Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 51 $78 $160
Skin biopsy, tangential 44 $68 $150
Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm 26 $73 $150
Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm 25 $90 $170
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth 24 $41 $75
Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes 19 $63 $112
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm 18 $145 $300
Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm 18 $300 $550
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths 18 $138 $250
New patient office visit (30-44 min) 17 $92 $135
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 15 $104 $155
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) 14 $43 $70
Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm 12 $128 $580
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$8,681
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,240/year across 7 years
Top 19% in FL for dermatology
35
Companies
239
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$8,329 (95.9%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$353 (4.1%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,278
2023
$1,359
2022
$1,578
2021
$1,078
2020
$1,234
2019
$1,331
2018
$824

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$1,435
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$1,420
AbbVie Inc.
$560
GENZYME CORPORATION
$425
Lilly USA, LLC
$423
Incyte Corporation
$397
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$394
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$364
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$281
Genentech USA, Inc.
$246
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$240
AbbVie, Inc.
$229
Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$211
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$202
VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$177
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$168
Amgen Inc.
$167
Dermavant Sciences, Inc.
$158
Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc.
$156
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$150
Allergan Inc.
$150
UCB, Inc.
$149
Allergan, Inc.
$125
Celgene Corporation
$98
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$66
PFIZER INC.
$55
Novo Nordisk Inc
$49
LEO Pharma Inc.
$35
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.
$35
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$29
Almirall LLC
$28
MAYNE PHARMA INC.
$23
MIMEDX Group, Inc.
$13
STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc.
$13
Biofrontera Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 39.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADBRY · AKLIEF · AMELUZ · AMZEEQ · ARAZLO · Absorica LD · Activase · BOTOX · BOTOX COSMETIC · CIBINQO · COLLAGENASE SANTYL · COSENTYX · Cimzia · DUOBRII · DUPIXENT · DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION · EUCRISA · Erivedge · HUMIRA · Humira · ILUMYA · Ilumya · JUBLIA · Klisyri · LIBTAYO · OPZELURA · Otezla · REMICADE · RINVOQ · SKYRIZI · Sotyktu · TALTZ · TREMFYA · VALCHLOR · VTAMA · Winlevi · XTRAC · ZILXI
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $831 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Dermatologists within 10 mi
99
Per 100K population
6.6
County median income
$81,115
Nearest hospital
PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER
2.2 mi

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. Gupta is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 19% of FL peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Gupta experienced with destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gupta performed 434 destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Gupta receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gupta received a total of $8,681 from 35 companies across 239 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Gupta's costs compare to other dermatologists in North Palm Beach?
Dr. Gupta's average Medicare payment per service is $48. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Gupta) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →