Dr. Robert Kimber, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kimber
Dr. Robert Kimber is an orthopedic surgery in Sebring, FL, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kimber performed 1,962 Medicare services across 1,416 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kimber received a total of $4,227 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 59 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic 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. Kimber 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 200 | $167 | $550 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 196 | $216 | $3,146 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 191 | $96 | $275 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 190 | $63 | $200 |
| Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 165 | $192 | $2,644 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 136 | $134 | $300 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 99 | $176 | $2,446 |
| Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft | 89 | $139 | $2,296 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 60 | $1,401 | $14,296 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 55 | $328 | $2,546 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 54 | $638 | $11,176 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 53 | $333 | $2,946 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 51 | $217 | $3,482 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 48 | $407 | $5,398 |
| Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | 46 | $302 | $4,146 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with re-exploration, release of upper or lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, each additional interspace | 40 | $441 | $4,626 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 39 | $640 | $7,476 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 38 | $362 | $4,246 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 31 | $1,397 | $9,646 |
| Removal of segmental stabilizing device from back of spine | 31 | $296 | $6,021 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 29 | $642 | $6,646 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 26 | $634 | $6,776 |
| Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach | 22 | $1,043 | $10,796 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with re-exploration, release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, 1 interspace | 22 | $1,583 | $6,346 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 20 | $542 | $20,546 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments | 17 | $636 | $7,646 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | 14 | $611 | $7,246 |
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. Kimber is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 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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