Dr. Nicholas Heathscott, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Heathscott
Dr. Nicholas Heathscott is a family medicine in Plant City, FL, with 8 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Heathscott performed 1,332 Medicare services across 944 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Heathscott received a total of $14,324 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 213 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Heathscott 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) | 299 | $89 | $264 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 158 | $0 | $0 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 108 | $8 | $17 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 76 | $122 | $267 |
| Annual depression screening | 74 | $17 | $38 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 68 | $61 | $187 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 53 | $13 | $27 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 50 | $7 | $16 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 40 | $9 | $19 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 37 | $10 | $21 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 37 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 37 | $5 | $10 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 37 | $16 | $34 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $97 | $347 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 31 | $9 | $18 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 23 | $50 | $137 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 22 | $8 | $17 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 21 | $83 | $222 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 21 | $3 | $7 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 20 | $282 | $576 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 20 | $30 | $64 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 14 | $28 | $64 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 13 | $15 | $30 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 12 | $13 | $27 |
| Iron level test | 12 | $6 | $13 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 12 | $9 | $17 |
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 (70%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
3.3 mi
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. Heathscott is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% in FL), and high industry engagement (research-focused, top 2%).
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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