Dr. Paulas Vyas, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Vyas
Dr. Paulas Vyas is an urology physician in Safety Harbor, FL, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vyas performed 6,117 Medicare services across 3,896 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vyas received a total of $14,846 from 61 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 326 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology 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. Vyas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automated urinalysis | 1,832 | $2 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,642 | $91 | $321 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 457 | $8 | $26 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 371 | $6 | $6 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 363 | $68 | $227 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 221 | $178 | $601 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 207 | $49 | $159 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 202 | $122 | $422 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 94 | $64 | $179 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 74 | $104 | $341 |
| Electronic assessment of bladder emptying | 64 | $9 | $36 |
| Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent | 57 | $19 | $170 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 48 | $128 | $454 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 44 | $0 | $1 |
| Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 41 | $40 | $117 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 40 | $106 | $325 |
| Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube | 37 | $43 | $157 |
| Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | 37 | $29 | $161 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 36 | $10 | $35 |
| Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | 33 | $92 | $397 |
| Removal or manipulation of stone in ureter or kidney using an endoscope | 29 | $63 | $903 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 29 | $105 | $334 |
| Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope | 28 | $329 | $1,062 |
| Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with urethra pressure and voiding pressure studies | 21 | $285 | $945 |
| Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | 21 | $144 | $463 |
| Waterjet destruction of prostrate accessed through the urethra | 18 | $560 | $2,000 |
| Other procedure on male genital system | 16 | $129 | $300 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 15 | $25 | $81 |
| Destruction and/or removal of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, 2.0-5.0 cm | 14 | $211 | $736 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 14 | $41 | $105 |
| Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | 12 | $461 | $1,461 |
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 (87%) 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. Vyas is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 15%).
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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