Dr. Kathryn Heim, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Heim
Dr. Kathryn Heim is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Summerfield, FL, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Heim performed 5,637 Medicare services across 2,461 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Heim received a total of $6,112 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 22 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopaedic hand 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. Heim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 1,605 | $1 | $5 |
| Injection, collagenase, clostridium histolyticum, 0.01 mg | 1,260 | $51 | $136 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 699 | $26 | $102 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 535 | $64 | $220 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 276 | $30 | $104 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 263 | $73 | $328 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 230 | $39 | $137 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 222 | $94 | $325 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 92 | $111 | $501 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 86 | $39 | $390 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 55 | $335 | $1,981 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 43 | $27 | $96 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 36 | $44 | $396 |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | 34 | $72 | $202 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 28 | $176 | $1,113 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon | 24 | $46 | $132 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 24 | $70 | $194 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 24 | $21 | $89 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 24 | $18 | $59 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 22 | $42 | $132 |
| Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | 21 | $44 | $123 |
| Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 21 | $11 | $37 |
| Injection of medication into palm | 13 | $61 | $210 |
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 (67%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in orthopaedic hand surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
10.2 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. Heim is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), and speaking/promotional industry engagement.
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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