Dr. Gilbert Postler, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Postler
Dr. Gilbert Postler is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Wesley Chapel, FL, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Postler performed 5,819 Medicare services across 3,718 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Postler received a total of $12,154 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 587 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Postler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 1,060 | $43 | $145 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 756 | $142 | $510 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 528 | $348 | $895 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 339 | $44 | $177 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 327 | $27 | $93 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 308 | $11 | $43 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 304 | $94 | $273 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 288 | $121 | $415 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 261 | $332 | $1,178 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 240 | $65 | $186 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 236 | $16 | $62 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 199 | $20 | $68 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 162 | $23 | $79 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 129 | $20 | $68 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 116 | $134 | $496 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 114 | $56 | $162 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | 88 | $32 | $105 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 79 | $52 | $219 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 75 | $28 | $113 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 29 | $139 | $479 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 28 | $9 | $37 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 28 | $18 | $62 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 19 | $178 | $629 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 19 | $10 | $125 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 17 | $65 | $212 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 17 | $83 | $273 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 15 | $19 | $67 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 14 | $208 | $807 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 12 | $9 | $37 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 12 | $20 | $68 |
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 (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 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. Postler is a cardiac & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 years of NPI registration.
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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