Dr. Karina Findlay, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Findlay
Dr. Karina Findlay is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in Tampa, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Findlay performed 28,091 Medicare services across 2,067 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Findlay received a total of $33,422 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 87 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Findlay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eye injection (Vabysmo/faricimab) | 21,300 | $29 | $100 |
| Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg | 1,715 | $180 | $1,000 |
| Retinal imaging (OCT scan) | 1,449 | $28 | $65 |
| Eye injection for retinal disease | 955 | $91 | $611 |
| Aflibercept eye injection (Eylea) | 694 | $686 | $2,000 |
| Retinal photography (fundus photo) | 654 | $27 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 331 | $64 | $150 |
| Comprehensive eye exam, established patient | 256 | $86 | $200 |
| Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing | 205 | $17 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 190 | $90 | $200 |
| Compounded drug, not otherwise classified | 94 | $64 | $500 |
| Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye | 69 | $105 | $200 |
| Removal of eye fluid | 55 | $89 | $316 |
| Comprehensive eye exam, new patient | 47 | $102 | $220 |
| 2d ultrasound scan of eye tissue and structures | 30 | $34 | $150 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $120 | $250 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 21 | $82 | $175 |
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)
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Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type.
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. Findlay is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 17%), 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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