Dr. Franz Kerdel, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Kerdel
Dr. Franz Kerdel is a student in an organized health care education/training program specialist in South Miami, FL, with 11 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kerdel performed 5,889 Medicare services across 3,049 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kerdel received a total of $22,026 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 827 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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. Kerdel 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 13540 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,333 | $5 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 826 | $67 | $146 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 482 | $35 | $108 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 479 | $90 | $206 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 447 | $83 | $182 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 377 | $67 | $163 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 128 | $76 | $185 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 126 | $137 | $275 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 123 | $42 | $81 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 73 | $39 | $93 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 61 | $104 | $214 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 56 | $128 | $291 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 54 | $103 | $272 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 40 | $2 | $4 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into growth, 1-7 | 34 | $48 | $133 |
| Acne surgery | 28 | $87 | $188 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 28 | $1 | $2 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 25 | $104 | $398 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 22 | $99 | $203 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 22 | $37 | $91 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 19 | $78 | $281 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 18 | $249 | $494 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 17 | $298 | $647 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 15 | $340 | $693 |
| Biopsy of ear | 15 | $63 | $158 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 14 | $64 | $163 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 14 | $161 | $307 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 13 | $95 | $204 |
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for student in an organized health care education/training program in FL.
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. Kerdel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 2% of FL peers.
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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