Dr. Nedgie Joseph Surlin, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
What this data tells you about Dr. Joseph Surlin
Dr. Nedgie Joseph Surlin is a nurse practitioner - family in Port Saint Lucie, FL, with 5 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Joseph Surlin performed 3,210 Medicare services across 594 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Joseph Surlin received a total of $3,801 from 6 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 49 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nurse practitioner - family. 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. Joseph Surlin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, heparin sodium, per 1000 units | 856 | $0 | $1 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 577 | $3 | $11 |
| Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg | 493 | $2 | $3 |
| Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation | 448 | $50 | $292 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 218 | $80 | $225 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 216 | $0 | $3 |
| Insertion of lower leg neurostimulator electrode | 179 | $76 | $421 |
| Injection, vancomycin hcl, 500 mg | 85 | $2 | $9 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 52 | $1 | $5 |
| Injection, hydrocortisone sodium succinate, up to 100 mg | 44 | $9 | $22 |
| Insertion of temporary bladder tube | 42 | $28 | $199 |
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 (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for nurse practitioner - family in FL.
Geographic Context
12.2 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. Joseph Surlin is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 8%).
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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