Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Neeraj Sharma, MD

Optician · Orange City, FL
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Consulting-driven
2776 ENTERPRISE RD STE 100, Orange City, FL 32763
3867741223
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1265481428 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Sharma

Dr. Neeraj Sharma is an optician in Orange City, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sharma performed 63,788 Medicare services across 3,372 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sharma received a total of $128,869 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 208 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Sharma 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.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 1% volume in FL$ $128,869 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
63,788
Medicare services
Top 1% in FL for optician
3,372
Unique beneficiaries
$5
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~3,357 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Iron infusion (Feraheme)38,765$0$2
Iron sucrose injection (Venofer)8,000$0$1
Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based)5,120$0$0
Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva)3,420$18$43
Dexamethasone injection (steroid)808$0$1
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential757$8$18
Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron)660$1$22
Blood draw (venipuncture)647$4$4
Comprehensive metabolic blood panel556$10$29
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)522$67$219
Phosphate level test499$5$15
Injection, sargramostim (gm-csf), 50 mcg310$46$95
Folic acid level test247$14$42
Vitamin B-12 level test245$15$43
Ferritin level test (iron stores)242$13$39
Iron level test242$6$18
Iron binding capacity test241$9$24
Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less215$21$60
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)205$98$321
Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg176$1$2
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle171$10$76
Prothrombin time test (blood clotting)158$4$15
Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less156$97$415
Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less140$49$117
Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional122$17$60
Injection of drug or substance into vein118$28$92
Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level94$19$49
Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein76$12$41
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity64$94$307
Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg63$1$5
Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg61$1$2
Magnesium level test59$7$18
Ct scan of chest with contrast52$89$979
Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level52$6$16
Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device51$17$55
Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries50$402$560
Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan44$1,099$3,475
Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less43$49$160
Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-342$20$58
Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour41$21$90
CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast36$181$987
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test35$16$57
Initial hospital admission, high complexity31$136$605
Cystatin c (enzyme inhibitor) level29$18$37
Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle26$51$123
New patient office visit (45-59 min)21$131$500
Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour18$10$30
CT scan of chest, without contrast17$70$597
Ct scan of abdomen with contrast15$131$1,072
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity14$63$213
Basic metabolic blood panel12$8$23
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
61.4% high complexity
30.4% medium
8.3% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$128,869
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $18,410/year across 7 years
Top 2% in FL for optician
40
Companies
208
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$88,748 (68.9%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$26,295 (20.4%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$13,826 (10.7%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$18,485
2023
$32,097
2022
$27,909
2021
$6,941
2020
$5,264
2019
$23,508
2018
$14,665

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$48,903
PFIZER INC.
$11,896
Tosoh Bioscience, Inc.
$10,812
Incyte Corporation
$8,086
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$6,739
Seattle Genetics, Inc.
$4,238
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
$3,941
Mylan Institutional Inc.
$3,747
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$3,746
GENZYME CORPORATION
$3,632
Exelixis Inc.
$3,453
BeiGene USA, Inc.
$3,086
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$2,954
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$2,624
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$1,969
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
$1,600
Athenex Pharmaceutical Division, LLC
$1,250
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$1,224
Coherus Biosciences Inc.
$1,183
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$1,167
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$1,100
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$380
ASD Specialty Healthcare, LLC
$298
Cardinal Health 108, LLC
$138
TESARO, Inc.
$125
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$85
Genmab U.S., Inc.
$73
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$71
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$56
ASD SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE, LLC
$48
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$45
Kite Pharma, Inc.
$33
Amgen Inc.
$27
Abbott Laboratories
$27
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$26
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$22
ABBVIE INC.
$19
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$17
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$14
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$13
Top 3 companies account for 55.6% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADCETRIS · AIA-PACK Calibrator Set · Aliqopa · B12 · BRUKINSA · CABOMETYX · CALQUENCE · CINVANTI · Cabometyx · Enhertu · FERAHEME · IBRANCE · ICLUSIG · IMBRUVICA · IMFINZI · IMJUDO · JEVTANA · LIBTAYO · LUMAKRAS · LYNPARZA · Linzess · MEKINIST · MONJUVI · MYLOTARG · NINLARO · OPDIVO · Ogivri · Oral Paclitaxel · PA · PGDX ELIO TISSUE COMPLETE · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · SARCLISA · SOMATULINE DEPOT · ST AIA-PACK · ST AIA-PACK Cystatin C Calibrator Set · TAGRISSO · TALVEY · TIBSOVO · TSH3G · Udenyca · VENCLEXTA · YONSA · Yescarta · ZEJULA · ZEPZELCA · Zevalin · clonoSEQ
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (69%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for optician in FL.

Equivalent to $202 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Opticians within 10 mi
213
Per 100K population
37.5
County median income
$66,581
Nearest hospital
ADVENTHEALTH FISH MEMORIAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Sharma is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 2%), 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Sharma experienced with iron infusion (feraheme)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Sharma performed 38,765 iron infusion (feraheme) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Sharma receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Sharma received a total of $128,869 from 40 companies across 208 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Sharma's costs compare to other opticians in Orange City?
Dr. Sharma's average Medicare payment per service is $5. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Sharma) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →