Dr. Valerie Dorn, A.R.N.P.
What this data tells you about Dr. Dorn
Dr. Valerie Dorn is an optician in Sebring, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dorn performed 5,346 Medicare services across 3,313 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dorn received a total of $1,237 from 19 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 69 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Dorn 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 (30-39 min) | 930 | $72 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 567 | $8 | $17 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 344 | $10 | $21 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 341 | $8 | $16 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 321 | $13 | $27 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 252 | $106 | $267 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 251 | $69 | $171 |
| Annual depression screening | 251 | $15 | $38 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 245 | $10 | $19 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 183 | $53 | $187 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 179 | $16 | $34 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 128 | $15 | $30 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 127 | $13 | $27 |
| Iron level test | 125 | $6 | $13 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 125 | $9 | $17 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 120 | $9 | $18 |
| Folic acid level test | 109 | $14 | $29 |
| Vitamin D level test | 102 | $29 | $59 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 71 | $29 | $64 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 69 | $71 | $144 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 57 | $8 | $30 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 56 | $8 | $30 |
| Automated urinalysis | 52 | $2 | $4 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 52 | $1 | $3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 41 | $18 | $36 |
| Uric acid level test | 34 | $4 | $9 |
| Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | 33 | $35 | $88 |
| Magnesium level test | 31 | $7 | $13 |
| Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | 30 | $33 | $83 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 19 | $40 | $83 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 16 | $3 | $7 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 15 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 15 | $5 | $10 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $59 | $347 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 15 | $180 | $570 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 14 | $32 | $101 |
| 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 | 11 | $34 | $107 |
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. Dorn is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), 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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