Dr. Lee Anton, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Anton
Dr. Lee Anton is a pediatrics in North Port, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Anton performed 4,394 Medicare services across 3,342 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Anton received a total of $4,740 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 271 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pediatrics. 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. Anton 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) | 688 | $86 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 316 | $8 | $17 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 255 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 246 | $13 | $27 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 242 | $126 | $267 |
| Annual depression screening | 239 | $18 | $38 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 211 | $81 | $171 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 202 | $16 | $34 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 197 | $8 | $16 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 178 | $124 | $371 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 165 | $9 | $19 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 106 | $1 | $2 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 93 | $9 | $18 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 90 | $16 | $34 |
| Vitamin D level test | 83 | $29 | $59 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 76 | $10 | $31 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 65 | $15 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 65 | $30 | $64 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 58 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 58 | $5 | $10 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 57 | $76 | $155 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 57 | $19 | $39 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 48 | $12 | $25 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 46 | $3 | $7 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 41 | $1 | $3 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 38 | $11 | $30 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 37 | $259 | $575 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 36 | $13 | $27 |
| Iron level test | 36 | $6 | $13 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 36 | $9 | $17 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 35 | $29 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 34 | $64 | $187 |
| Folic acid level test | 31 | $14 | $29 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 29 | $18 | $37 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 29 | $162 | $342 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 21 | $8 | $16 |
| Magnesium level test | 18 | $7 | $13 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 18 | $78 | $347 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 16 | $64 | $139 |
| Uric acid level test | 15 | $4 | $9 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 15 | $119 | $457 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 15 | $214 | $569 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 15 | $162 | $343 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 13 | $137 | $420 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 13 | $7 | $30 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 12 | $45 | $137 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for pediatrics in FL.
Geographic Context
7.5 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. Anton is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 3%), 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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