Dr. Christopher Thaver, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Thaver
Dr. Christopher Thaver is a family medicine in West Melbourne, FL, with 7 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thaver performed 8,660 Medicare services across 4,646 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thaver received a total of $600 from 10 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 33 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Thaver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) | 2,610 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 960 | $91 | $250 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 919 | $65 | $175 |
| Automated urinalysis | 260 | $2 | $14 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 232 | $58 | $165 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 222 | $6 | $15 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 221 | $5 | $50 |
| Annual depression screening | 216 | $18 | $50 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 211 | $20 | $72 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 193 | $126 | $250 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 184 | $11 | $45 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 40 mg | 177 | $3 | $8 |
| Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique, single step method | 157 | $9 | $15 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 156 | $5 | $19 |
| Test for balance and posture | 156 | $36 | $150 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 135 | $4 | $18 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 132 | $0 | $2 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 131 | $13 | $45 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 129 | $79 | $168 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 120 | $9 | $40 |
| Thallium tl-201 thallous chloride, diagnostic, per millicurie | 116 | $59 | $100 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 91 | $78 | $147 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 88 | $1 | $10 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 87 | $12 | $200 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 83 | $136 | $300 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 62 | $105 | $177 |
| Ultrasound of within the brain blood flow | 61 | $75 | $178 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 58 | $43 | $100 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $83 | $350 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 35 | $57 | $107 |
| Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 35 | $55 | $102 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 29 | $271 | $484 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 29 | $16 | $30 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 29 | $20 | $50 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 29 | $90 | $175 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 29 | $88 | $372 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 29 | $6 | $20 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 26 | $4 | $20 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 25 | $72 | $75 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 25 | $30 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 24 | $140 | $244 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 24 | $113 | $177 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 23 | $11 | $46 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 19 | $214 | $500 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 17 | $38 | $145 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 16 | $173 | $400 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 13 | $144 | $223 |
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
8.4 mi
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. Thaver is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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