Dr. Paul Hartsfield, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hartsfield
Dr. Paul Hartsfield is a family medicine in Tallahassee, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hartsfield performed 6,171 Medicare services across 3,856 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hartsfield received a total of $71 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 5 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. Hartsfield 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 (30-39 min) | 2,203 | $83 | $172 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 300 | $8 | $15 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 265 | $10 | $48 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 265 | $8 | $35 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 250 | $16 | $76 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 241 | $13 | $60 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 239 | $22 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 235 | $30 | $34 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 224 | $44 | $119 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 221 | $10 | $41 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 178 | $0 | $10 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 132 | $10 | $44 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 128 | $15 | $34 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 123 | $0 | $10 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 117 | $4 | $18 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 103 | $3 | $14 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 91 | $67 | $175 |
| 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 | 89 | $41 | $114 |
| Automated urinalysis | 86 | $2 | $10 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 76 | $3 | $12 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 72 | $10 | $80 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 66 | $5 | $23 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 61 | $6 | $8 |
| Vitamin D level test | 61 | $29 | $134 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 57 | $1 | $20 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 55 | $0 | $40 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 38 | $9 | $41 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 37 | $19 | $77 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 31 | $33 | $86 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 30 | $76 | $195 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 26 | $17 | $83 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 24 | $16 | $54 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 19 | $15 | $68 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 15 | $35 | $100 |
| Uric acid level test | 13 | $4 | $20 |
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 (77%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Hartsfield is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in FL), 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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