Dr. Ovidiu Grigoras, M.D., PH.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Grigoras
Dr. Ovidiu Grigoras is a family medicine in North Port, FL, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Grigoras performed 7,356 Medicare services across 4,956 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Grigoras received a total of $807 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 43 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. Grigoras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 1,042 | $24 | $67 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 388 | $8 | $17 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 308 | $120 | $371 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 274 | $10 | $21 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 273 | $8 | $16 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 250 | $13 | $27 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 247 | $15 | $30 |
| Folic acid level test | 247 | $14 | $29 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 238 | $16 | $34 |
| Magnesium level test | 224 | $7 | $13 |
| Vitamin D level test | 221 | $29 | $59 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 219 | $9 | $18 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 216 | $9 | $19 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 210 | $6 | $13 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 206 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 206 | $5 | $10 |
| Lipase (fat enzyme) level | 193 | $7 | $14 |
| Amylase (enzyme) level | 190 | $6 | $13 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 188 | $125 | $267 |
| Annual depression screening | 188 | $18 | $38 |
| Automated urinalysis | 145 | $2 | $4 |
| Iron level test | 137 | $6 | $13 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 135 | $13 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 114 | $9 | $17 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 112 | $5 | $10 |
| Uric acid level test | 110 | $4 | $9 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 107 | $3 | $6 |
| Cortisol (hormone) measurement, total | 93 | $16 | $33 |
| Glutamyltransferase (liver enzyme) level | 91 | $7 | $14 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 61 | $3 | $5 |
| Bilirubin level, direct | 53 | $5 | $10 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 51 | $10 | $30 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 49 | $8 | $16 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 46 | $40 | $83 |
| Phosphate level test | 43 | $5 | $9 |
| Rheumatoid factor level | 41 | $5 | $11 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 41 | $83 | $264 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 41 | $19 | $39 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 38 | $18 | $37 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 38 | $29 | $64 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 37 | $70 | $145 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 37 | $17 | $36 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 31 | $8 | $17 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 31 | $8 | $16 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 28 | $68 | $187 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 22 | $12 | $26 |
| Red blood count, manual test | 21 | $4 | $9 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 18 | $8 | $16 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 18 | $8 | $17 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 17 | $11 | $30 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 11 | $282 | $577 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 11 | $30 | $64 |
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
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. Grigoras is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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