Dr. Santosh Nair, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Nair
Dr. Santosh Nair is an optician in Orange City, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nair performed 72,481 Medicare services across 3,733 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nair received a total of $45,599 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 137 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. Nair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Feraheme) | 27,037 | $0 | $2 |
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 18,202 | $0 | $1 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 9,002 | $43 | $120 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 4,500 | $0 | $0 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 3,841 | $18 | $43 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,250 | $0 | $1 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,001 | $8 | $18 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 805 | $4 | $4 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 801 | $1 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 719 | $65 | $219 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 645 | $10 | $29 |
| Phosphate level test | 563 | $5 | $15 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 276 | $22 | $60 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 269 | $11 | $76 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 240 | $13 | $39 |
| Iron level test | 240 | $6 | $18 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 238 | $9 | $24 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 237 | $15 | $43 |
| Folic acid level test | 237 | $14 | $42 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 219 | $98 | $415 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 164 | $47 | $117 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 162 | $137 | $605 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 159 | $62 | $213 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 139 | $28 | $92 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 137 | $94 | $307 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 110 | $22 | $90 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 109 | $12 | $41 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 96 | $20 | $58 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 80 | $1 | $2 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 77 | $6 | $16 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 75 | $402 | $560 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 70 | $1 | $5 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 68 | $1,098 | $3,475 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 68 | $10 | $30 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 55 | $19 | $49 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 55 | $4 | $15 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 54 | $83 | $979 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 54 | $49 | $160 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 52 | $97 | $321 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 51 | $15 | $60 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 46 | $18 | $55 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 42 | $16 | $57 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 40 | $87 | $327 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 38 | $24 | $97 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 37 | $2 | $6 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 36 | $171 | $987 |
| Magnesium level test | 32 | $7 | $18 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 30 | $52 | $123 |
| Cystatin c (enzyme inhibitor) level | 23 | $18 | $37 |
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 (49%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for optician 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. Nair is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 4%), 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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