Dr. Joseph Larkin, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Larkin
Dr. Joseph Larkin is a family medicine in Sarasota, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Larkin performed 10,682 Medicare services across 7,809 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Larkin received a total of $114 from 5 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 6 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Larkin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,421 | $8 | $14 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,377 | $85 | $218 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 870 | $8 | $22 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 727 | $13 | $38 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 687 | $63 | $150 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 649 | $16 | $48 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 618 | $10 | $30 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 382 | $126 | $235 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 344 | $8 | $24 |
| Automated urinalysis | 343 | $2 | $7 |
| Vitamin D level test | 327 | $29 | $81 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 235 | $10 | $28 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 192 | $15 | $43 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 151 | $10 | $51 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 143 | $13 | $39 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 141 | $8 | $23 |
| Iron level test | 134 | $6 | $18 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 131 | $9 | $24 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 130 | $19 | $51 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 117 | $1 | $4 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 116 | $6 | $14 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 116 | $5 | $14 |
| Liver enzyme (sgpt), level | 95 | $5 | $15 |
| Folic acid level test | 93 | $14 | $42 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 89 | $10 | $41 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 85 | $18 | $53 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 80 | $5 | $11 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 66 | $3 | $9 |
| Liver enzyme (sgot), level | 63 | $5 | $15 |
| Uric acid level test | 59 | $5 | $13 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 46 | $16 | $34 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 45 | $5 | $15 |
| Blood creatinine level | 42 | $5 | $15 |
| 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 | 39 | $39 | $108 |
| Kidney function blood test panel | 38 | $9 | $25 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 38 | $162 | $347 |
| Calcium level, total | 36 | $5 | $15 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 35 | $3 | $8 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 35 | $29 | $51 |
| Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | 34 | $16 | $44 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 34 | $40 | $113 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 34 | $30 | $50 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 33 | $9 | $25 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 33 | $72 | $140 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 29 | $30 | $107 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 28 | $271 | $529 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 27 | $25 | $71 |
| Magnesium level test | 19 | $7 | $18 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 14 | $162 | $336 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 13 | $17 | $45 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 13 | $4 | $10 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 13 | $6 | $18 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 12 | $6 | $19 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 11 | $3 | $8 |
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
3.1 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. Larkin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
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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