Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Clifford Stermer, M.D.

Rheumatology · Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
11380 PROSPERITY FARMS RD STE E-121, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
5615591110
Registered in NPPES since 2013
NPI: 1730529918 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Stermer from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Stermer

Dr. Clifford Stermer is a rheumatology specialist in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with 13 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Stermer performed 2,668 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Stermer received a total of $129,533 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 718 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Stermer is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 13 years of NPI registration ▲ 2,668 Medicare services $129,533 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Medical Doctor 153669 Clear January 31, 2028
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,668
Medicare services
Bottom 42% in FL for rheumatology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$52
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) 1,740 $19 $45
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
354 $134 $330
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
210 $89 $233
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 163 $166 $521
Non-hormonal chemotherapy injection
This procedure involves administering non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy medication via injection into the skin or muscle tissue.
121 $60 $189
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
29 $122 $415
Methylprednisolone acetate injection, 80 mg
An injection of 80 mg of methylprednisolone acetate, a corticosteroid medication.
22 $8 $35
Joint injection, major joint
Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space.
18 $49 $175
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
11 $71 $184
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$129,533
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $18,505/year across 7 years
Top 7% in FL for rheumatology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
37
Companies
718
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$37,060
2023
$39,204
2022
$25,455
2021
$21,622
2020
$4,372
2019
$787
2018
$1,032

Payments by company (2024)

GENZYME CORPORATION
$17,666
Lilly USA, LLC
$14,279
Amgen Inc.
$831
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$730
UCB, Inc.
$601
ABBVIE INC.
$496
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$450
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$413
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$308
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$275
PFIZER INC.
$202
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$182
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$123
Radius Health, Inc.
$92
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$89
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$83
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$80
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$49
SOBI, INC
$38
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$33
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$22
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$17
Top 3 companies account for 88.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Lilly USA, LLC
$73,764
GENZYME CORPORATION
$38,321
UCB, Inc.
$6,062
Amgen Inc.
$2,253
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$1,103
AbbVie Inc.
$1,005
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$922
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$908
ABBVIE INC.
$817
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$799
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$441
PFIZER INC.
$428
AbbVie, Inc.
$345
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$329
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$275
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$256
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$231
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$217
Genentech USA, Inc.
$202
Radius Health, Inc.
$144
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$116
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$100
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$83
SOBI, INC
$56
Celgene Corporation
$52
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$49
Horizon Pharma plc
$39
Novo Nordisk Inc
$39
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$33
Biocon Biologics Inc
$22
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$22
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$20
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$19
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$17
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$17
Sobi, Inc
$16
Organon LLC
$14
Top 3 companies account for 91.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTHAR · AMJEVITA · AVSOLA · Actemra · Arcalyst · BENLYSTA · Bimzelx · COSENTYX · CYLTEZO · Cimzia · Crysvita · EVENITY · Enbrel · FORTEO · HADLIMA · HUMIRA · Hulio · Humira · IDACIO · KEVZARA · KINERET · KRYSTEXXA · Kineret · LUPKYNIS · NUCALA · OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) · OFEV · OPSUMIT · ORENCIA · Otezla · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Prolia · RINVOQ · Repatha · Rinvoq · Rituxan · SAPHNELO · SIMPONI ARIA · SKYRIZI · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · STELARA · SYNVISC-ONE · TALTZ · TAVNEOS · TREMFYA · Tymlos · UPTRAVI · XELJANZ · ZTLido · Zilretta
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Rheumatologists in nearby ZIP areas
32
County median income
$81,115
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Stermer is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Stermer experienced with denosumab injection (prolia/xgeva)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Stermer performed 1,740 denosumab injection (prolia/xgeva) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Stermer receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Stermer received a total of $129,533 from 37 companies across 718 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Stermer's costs compare to other rheumatologists in Palm Beach Gardens?
Dr. Stermer's average Medicare payment per service is $52. 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. Stermer) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Data Coverage reflects 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →