Dr. Syed Abid, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Abid
Dr. Syed Abid is an optician in St Petersburg, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Abid performed 40,621 Medicare services across 1,189 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Abid received a total of $14,729 from 82 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 749 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. Abid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Feraheme) | 19,380 | $0 | $1 |
| Iron infusion (Injectafer) | 14,250 | $1 | $3 |
| Epoetin alfa injection (Retacrit) for anemia | 3,283 | $5 | $17 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 870 | $0 | $1 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 460 | $8 | $23 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 458 | $8 | $18 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 212 | $10 | $32 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 193 | $11 | $34 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 141 | $13 | $34 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 141 | $22 | $68 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 139 | $6 | $15 |
| Magnesium level test | 139 | $7 | $17 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 124 | $93 | $310 |
| Iron level test | 120 | $6 | $16 |
| Phosphate level test | 116 | $5 | $12 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 93 | $49 | $151 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 73 | $100 | $307 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 66 | $65 | $219 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 62 | $1 | $3 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 52 | $168 | $537 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 51 | $15 | $38 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 47 | $1 | $4 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 39 | $12 | $37 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 36 | $9 | $23 |
| Folic acid level test | 25 | $14 | $37 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 24 | $19 | $47 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 14 | $139 | $427 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 13 | $12 | $32 |
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 (90%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for optician 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. Abid is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 10%), 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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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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