Dr. James Connors, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Connors
Dr. James Connors is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in St Petersburg, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Connors performed 5,340 Medicare services across 3,804 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Connors received a total of $28,413 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 325 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in mohs-micrographic surgery physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Connors 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 (20-29 min) | 1,030 | $63 | $221 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 769 | $91 | $311 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 480 | $475 | $1,642 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 335 | $58 | $244 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 305 | $318 | $994 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 266 | $31 | $163 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 235 | $39 | $121 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block | 137 | $42 | $130 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 134 | $430 | $1,539 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 132 | $83 | $332 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 130 | $78 | $244 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 129 | $202 | $1,152 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 125 | $5 | $15 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 104 | $68 | $274 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 90 | $2 | $11 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 82 | $74 | $296 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 72 | $81 | $356 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into growth, 1-7 | 72 | $46 | $202 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 62 | $304 | $948 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 59 | $25 | $138 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 53 | $124 | $410 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 45 | $247 | $1,037 |
| Biopsy of ear | 44 | $49 | $234 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 36 | $187 | $740 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 3.1-4.0 cm | 31 | $134 | $760 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 31 | $117 | $433 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 26 | $88 | $331 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 24 | $166 | $1,042 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 23 | $157 | $681 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 22 | $253 | $965 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 22 | $113 | $439 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 21 | $61 | $283 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 21 | $87 | $275 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 20 | $152 | $948 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 19 | $106 | $404 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 18 | $604 | $1,884 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 17 | $101 | $313 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 17 | $195 | $1,220 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 16 | $119 | $597 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 16 | $44 | $243 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 2.0 cm | 15 | $103 | $370 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 15 | $67 | $299 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 15 | $162 | $641 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 14 | $50 | $246 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 11 | $90 | $339 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (81%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in mohs-micrographic surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for mohs-micrographic surgery physician 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. Connors is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 9%), 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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