Dr. Adam Alpers, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Alpers
Dr. Adam Alpers is a family medicine - adult in Ocala, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Alpers performed 15,932 Medicare services across 11,487 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Alpers received a total of $1,126 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 73 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine - adult. 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. Alpers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,546 | $7 | $12 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,371 | $8 | $16 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 1,354 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 1,346 | $13 | $27 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 1,289 | $16 | $34 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 1,203 | $3 | $7 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 853 | $5 | $10 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 843 | $9 | $19 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 829 | $6 | $12 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 705 | $9 | $18 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 504 | $80 | $246 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 423 | $16 | $34 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 297 | $54 | $181 |
| Vitamin D level test | 280 | $29 | $59 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 218 | $15 | $30 |
| Folic acid level test | 169 | $14 | $29 |
| Iron level test | 157 | $6 | $13 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 153 | $13 | $27 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 150 | $40 | $83 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 135 | $19 | $38 |
| Phosphate level test | 129 | $5 | $9 |
| Total protein level, urine | 127 | $4 | $7 |
| Annual depression screening | 113 | $18 | $35 |
| Drug screening test | 72 | $61 | $124 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 63 | $127 | $254 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 56 | $17 | $64 |
| Cystatin c (enzyme inhibitor) level | 55 | $18 | $37 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 54 | $9 | $48 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 36 | $55 | $175 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 24 | $37 | $132 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 23 | $25 | $73 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 23 | $29 | $82 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 23 | $39 | $106 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 22 | $7 | $27 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 21 | $18 | $37 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 17 | $8 | $17 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 17 | $76 | $143 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 17 | $80 | $325 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 17 | $29 | $30 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 16 | $8 | $17 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 16 | $35 | $112 |
| Blood creatinine level | 15 | $5 | $10 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 15 | $25 | $52 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 13 | $116 | $373 |
| Uric acid level test | 12 | $4 | $9 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 11 | $23 | $73 |
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. Alpers is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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