Dr. Alita Gonsalves Sikora, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Gonsalves Sikora
Dr. Alita Gonsalves Sikora is a physical medicine & rehabilitation in Vero Beach, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gonsalves Sikora performed 7,716 Medicare services across 1,117 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gonsalves Sikora received a total of $3,279 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 75 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physical medicine & rehabilitation. 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. Gonsalves Sikora 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botox injection, per unit | 5,380 | $5 | $12 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 516 | $64 | $150 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 486 | $97 | $225 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 270 | $64 | $187 |
| Acupuncture, initial 15 minutes | 219 | $30 | $100 |
| Acupuncture, each additional 15 minutes | 217 | $23 | $58 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 143 | $71 | $155 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 123 | $1 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 112 | $136 | $300 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 61 | $139 | $425 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 50 | $125 | $345 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 32 | $94 | $225 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 26 | $53 | $135 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 19 | $44 | $120 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 19 | $45 | $135 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 16 | $88 | $225 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 15 | $84 | $276 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $168 | $425 |
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 (62%) 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. Gonsalves Sikora is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 19%), 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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