Dr. Stephen Pyles, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Pyles
Dr. Stephen Pyles is a pain medicine specialist in Ocala, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pyles performed 2,800 Medicare services across 1,411 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pyles received a total of $128,657 from 55 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 824 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Pyles 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 40627 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | — |
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 (20-29 min) | 848 | $62 | $136 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 615 | $93 | $177 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 238 | $9 | $17 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 197 | $0 | $3 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with simple spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 177 | $37 | $75 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 93 | $9 | $16 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 82 | $137 | $272 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 73 | $189 | $365 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 70 | $106 | $253 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 58 | $1,319 | $3,493 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 55 | $164 | $335 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 52 | $133 | $258 |
| Maintenance of spinal canal or brain drug infusion pump by health care professional | 52 | $74 | $180 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 41 | $40 | $81 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 36 | $188 | $616 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 34 | $38 | $78 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 27 | $47 | $99 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into knee nerve branch using imaging guidance | 21 | $165 | $311 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 17 | $41 | $85 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 14 | $89 | $173 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (73%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in pain medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for pain medicine 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. Pyles is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 2% of FL peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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