Dr. Kaisa Vanderkooi, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Vanderkooi
Dr. Kaisa Vanderkooi is a procedural dermatology physician in Tallahassee, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vanderkooi performed 1,670 Medicare services across 1,242 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vanderkooi received a total of $3,050 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 121 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in procedural dermatology physician. 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. Vanderkooi 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) | 343 | $57 | $156 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 185 | $64 | $172 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 176 | $5 | $44 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 146 | $54 | $285 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 115 | $469 | $1,570 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 114 | $31 | $190 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 98 | $38 | $93 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 81 | $75 | $200 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 81 | $60 | $285 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 60 | $86 | $241 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 55 | $320 | $727 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 40 | $35 | $110 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 31 | $167 | $864 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 30 | $107 | $370 |
| Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) | 23 | $306 | $486 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | 16 | $139 | $635 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 15 | $206 | $603 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 13 | $174 | $501 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 13 | $78 | $236 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 12 | $89 | $540 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 12 | $143 | $996 |
| Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth | 11 | $127 | $325 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
8.6 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 2023 |
| 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. Vanderkooi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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