Dr. Mark Dersch, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Dersch
Dr. Mark Dersch is an urology physician in Ocala, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dersch performed 10,968 Medicare services across 3,999 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dersch received a total of $23,569 from 62 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 472 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. Dersch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCG treatment for bladder cancer | 2,700 | $2 | $5 |
| Automated urinalysis | 1,992 | $2 | $5 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,775 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,325 | $91 | $320 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 694 | $6 | $6 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 445 | $8 | $26 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 416 | $65 | $227 |
| Injection, gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, not otherwise specified (nos), per ml | 270 | $1 | $3 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 263 | $48 | $159 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 220 | $22 | $60 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 201 | $59 | $608 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 127 | $118 | $422 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 111 | $135 | $336 |
| Instillation of anti-cancer drug into bladder | 77 | $70 | $219 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 42 | $14 | $57 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 40 | $39 | $142 |
| Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube | 36 | $49 | $156 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 34 | $24 | $81 |
| Mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast | 25 | $132 | $388 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 24 | $66 | $283 |
| Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | 21 | $446 | $1,460 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast | 20 | $200 | $518 |
| Biopsy of bladder using an endoscope | 19 | $90 | $900 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 18 | $127 | $454 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 17 | $106 | $612 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 17 | $64 | $179 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 16 | $82 | $209 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 12 | $106 | $341 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 11 | $99 | $318 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for urology physician in FL.
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. Dersch is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 10%), 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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