Dr. Marcus Malone, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Malone
Dr. Marcus Malone is a hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in Vero Beach, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Malone performed 10,238 Medicare services across 3,989 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Malone received a total of $2,087 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 96 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) 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. Malone 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) | 2,493 | $97 | $330 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 1,449 | $31 | $141 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 1,418 | $1 | $7 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 1,401 | $51 | $191 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 623 | $111 | $303 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 614 | $67 | $165 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 360 | $66 | $210 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 228 | $43 | $162 |
| Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) | 211 | $51 | $137 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 157 | $81 | $812 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 154 | $80 | $242 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 154 | $147 | $330 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 124 | $131 | $400 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 120 | $47 | $158 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 109 | $54 | $185 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 99 | $100 | $512 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 89 | $32 | $152 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 65 | $40 | $216 |
| Nerve conduction, 11-12 studies | 60 | $203 | $754 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 43 | $68 | $150 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study | 38 | $50 | $149 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 28 | $37 | $135 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, each additional 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 27 | $39 | $150 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 26 | $86 | $812 |
| Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | 24 | $169 | $695 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 22 | $27 | $115 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 17 | $31 | $140 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 17 | $44 | $194 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 15 | $58 | $591 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 14 | $95 | $633 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 14 | $28 | $120 |
| 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 | 13 | $40 | $135 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 12 | $27 | $140 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗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 (2022)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) 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 2022 |
| 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. Malone 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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