Dr. Kenneth Vives, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Vives
Dr. Kenneth Vives is a neurological surgery in Sarasota, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vives performed 485 Medicare services across 437 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vives received a total of $2,166 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 28 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. 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. Vives 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 (10-19 min) | 84 | $41 | $57 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 75 | $93 | $137 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 65 | $63 | $89 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 48 | $80 | $117 |
| Insertion of brain neurostimulator pulse device with connection to single electrode array | 41 | $423 | $608 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 38 | $65 | $88 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 37 | $38 | $51 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 37 | $9 | $14 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 20 | $134 | $230 |
| Removal of skull bone with computer-assisted insertion of neurostimulator electrodes in brain with recording, first array | 15 | $1,894 | $2,430 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 14 | $47 | $70 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted brain, spinal cord, or peripheral neurostimulator generator with brain stimulator programming, first 15 minutes with qualified health professional | 11 | $38 | $58 |
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. Vives is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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