Dr. Sumeet Bhanot, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bhanot
Dr. Sumeet Bhanot is a facial plastic surgery physician in Sarasota, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bhanot performed 1,725 Medicare services across 1,445 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bhanot received a total of $112 from 2 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 2 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in facial plastic surgery 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. Bhanot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | 364 | $310 | $1,226 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 289 | $82 | $328 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 200 | $65 | $218 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 144 | $604 | $2,366 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 119 | $9 | $70 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 119 | $1 | $7 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 108 | $491 | $2,316 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, each additional 30.0 sq cm | 67 | $179 | $701 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 61 | $697 | $2,867 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 47 | $765 | $3,083 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 39 | $186 | $817 |
| Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | 35 | $800 | $3,079 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.1-3.0 cm | 24 | $237 | $970 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 22 | $170 | $1,277 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | 19 | $762 | $3,294 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 17 | $170 | $716 |
| Creation of flap graft to eyelids, nose, ears, lips, or mouth | 15 | $545 | $2,458 |
| Creation of flap graft to nose, forehead, temple, or scalp | 14 | $605 | $3,476 |
| Reshaping of nasal cartilage | 11 | $274 | $1,910 |
| Suture repair of turning-outward upper or lower eyelid defect | 11 | $386 | $2,800 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2018 ↗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 (2018)
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 2018 |
| 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. Bhanot is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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