Dr. Christopher Boyes, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Boyes
Dr. Christopher Boyes is a vascular surgery physician in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Boyes performed 3,881 Medicare services across 2,313 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Boyes received a total of $88,888 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 376 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. 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. Boyes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 729 | $97 | $341 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 721 | $95 | $378 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 551 | $1,055 | $4,812 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 323 | $172 | $656 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 314 | $149 | $610 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 189 | $190 | $801 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 141 | $142 | $630 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 129 | $98 | $471 |
| Chemical destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance | 108 | $1,342 | $6,400 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 104 | $125 | $521 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 101 | $134 | $593 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 78 | $140 | $642 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 63 | $57 | $270 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 35 | $885 | $4,527 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 33 | $63 | $231 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 31 | $101 | $491 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 29 | $31 | $106 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 29 | $137 | $459 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 28 | $41 | $159 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 27 | $104 | $419 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 27 | $125 | $535 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial second order branch | 25 | $377 | $2,827 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | 21 | $139 | $4,741 |
| Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | 16 | $852 | $2,589 |
| Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | 15 | $9,052 | $42,447 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg | 14 | $262 | $7,706 |
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 (62%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in vascular surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for vascular surgery 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. Boyes is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 5%), with 15 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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