Dr. Loren Bartels, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bartels
Dr. Loren Bartels is an otology & neurotology physician in Tampa, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bartels performed 1,437 Medicare services across 1,136 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bartels received a total of $16,514 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 30 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in otology & neurotology 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. Bartels 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) | 572 | $89 | $230 |
| Exam of ear using a microscope | 147 | $21 | $76 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 143 | $113 | $350 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 106 | $129 | $306 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 87 | $158 | $436 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 68 | $32 | $105 |
| Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing | 54 | $35 | $105 |
| Ct scan of cranial cavity without contrast | 42 | $80 | $282 |
| Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day | 32 | $33 | $150 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 30 | $54 | $96 |
| Simple removal of skin debris and drainage of mastoid cavity | 28 | $62 | $237 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 27 | $25 | $70 |
| Other procedure on external ear | 24 | $81 | $281 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 22 | $61 | $163 |
| Insertion of cochlear device | 15 | $1,062 | $5,828 |
| Incision of fluid canal of inner ear with infusion of drugs | 14 | $171 | $1,000 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 14 | $86 | $150 |
| Obtaining ear cartilage for grafting | 12 | $212 | $1,950 |
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 ›
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. Bartels is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 20%), with 19 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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