Dr. Luke Hyder, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Hyder
Dr. Luke Hyder is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in Pensacola, FL, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hyder performed 5,786 Medicare services across 4,062 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hyder received a total of $3,317 from 9 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 33 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in mohs-micrographic surgery physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hyder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 1,168 | $438 | $2,929 |
| Affinity, per square centimeter | 488 | $319 | $1,611 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 423 | $185 | $2,439 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 415 | $316 | $1,781 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 355 | $78 | $587 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 323 | $457 | $2,692 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 277 | $5 | $84 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 262 | $49 | $378 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 189 | $175 | $1,650 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 174 | $147 | $1,002 |
| Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | 130 | $779 | $4,230 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 130 | $1 | $16 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 105 | $93 | $696 |
| Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound | 94 | $63 | $280 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 85 | $54 | $263 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 80 | $39 | $205 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 75 | $32 | $304 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, initial | 75 | $76 | $667 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 67 | $125 | $920 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 62 | $183 | $1,201 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 58 | $104 | $782 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth, each additional block after 5 tissue blocks | 52 | $62 | $352 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 50 | $304 | $1,663 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 48 | $131 | $1,046 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 42 | $113 | $788 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 41 | $756 | $5,110 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 40 | $133 | $954 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 34 | $93 | $936 |
| Biopsy of ear | 33 | $41 | $678 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 31 | $598 | $3,757 |
| Full thickness skin graft to forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 20.0 sq cm or less | 30 | $729 | $3,922 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 29 | $195 | $3,039 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 27 | $81 | $759 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 26 | $101 | $654 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm | 25 | $141 | $941 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 24 | $11 | $72 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 24 | $40 | $148 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 5.1-7.5 cm | 23 | $142 | $1,213 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 22 | $109 | $1,062 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 20 | $92 | $477 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 19 | $685 | $4,508 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 17 | $57 | $419 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 3.1-4.0 cm | 16 | $175 | $1,339 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 15 | $596 | $3,694 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 14 | $67 | $618 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 13 | $105 | $864 |
| Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | 13 | $77 | $260 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | 12 | $858 | $5,560 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 11 | $121 | $671 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Hyder is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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