Dr. Thomas Saylor, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Saylor
Dr. Thomas Saylor is an orthopedic surgery in North Palm Beach, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Saylor performed 1,559 Medicare services across 1,210 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Saylor received a total of $3,177 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 47 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic 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. Saylor 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) | 324 | $71 | $345 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 231 | $1 | $19 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 144 | $85 | $625 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 89 | $28 | $119 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 76 | $100 | $375 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 73 | $37 | $115 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 66 | $50 | $138 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 66 | $135 | $875 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 62 | $42 | $125 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 61 | $9 | $19 |
| X-ray of wrist, 2 views | 48 | $28 | $100 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 47 | $43 | $125 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 36 | $27 | $119 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 34 | $29 | $81 |
| X-ray of hand, 2 views | 30 | $25 | $100 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 27 | $43 | $106 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 23 | $13 | $750 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 22 | $32 | $113 |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | 17 | $69 | $138 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 16 | $22 | $100 |
| Incision or the tendon covering on the top side of the wrist | 14 | $157 | $4,669 |
| Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device | 14 | $868 | $14,623 |
| Lengthening or shortening of tendon of forearm and/or wrist | 13 | $242 | $7,752 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 13 | $210 | $7,757 |
| Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | 13 | $386 | $7,119 |
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
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. Saylor is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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