Dr. Paul Montoya, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Montoya
Dr. Paul Montoya is a family medicine specialist in Starke, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Montoya performed 3,396 Medicare services across 2,393 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Montoya received a total of $9,383 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 539 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Montoya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 125680 | Clear | January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,200 | $58 | $151 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,163 | $87 | $219 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 458 | $125 | $205 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 86 | $92 | $333 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 75 | $86 | $213 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 69 | $213 | $488 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 64 | $11 | $40 |
| 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 | 44 | $39 | $108 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 34 | $3 | $16 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 34 | $10 | $42 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 29 | $8 | $40 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 27 | $57 | $217 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-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 a | 27 | $27 | $83 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 26 | $85 | $218 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 21 | $124 | $415 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 14 | $46 | $164 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 13 | $162 | $333 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 12 | $30 | $40 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
17.2 mi
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. Montoya is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of FL peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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