Dr. Charles King, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. King
Dr. Charles King is an urology physician in Ocala, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. King performed 3,071 Medicare services across 2,459 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. King received a total of $13,341 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 80 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. King 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinalysis, manual | 752 | $3 | $54 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 422 | $66 | $96 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 327 | $92 | $200 |
| Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg | 207 | $2 | $7 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 204 | $4 | $21 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 203 | $184 | $565 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 135 | $135 | $520 |
| Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation | 130 | $30 | $268 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 115 | $11 | $27 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 84 | $0 | $1 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 71 | $118 | $259 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 63 | $102 | $357 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 62 | $189 | $598 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 56 | $8 | $193 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 45 | $26 | $70 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 44 | $56 | $72 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 42 | $8 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 30 | $138 | $250 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 26 | $48 | $80 |
| Injection, vancomycin hcl, 500 mg | 26 | $2 | $3 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 14 | $16 | $50 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 13 | $15 | $35 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type.
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. King is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 17%), 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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