Dr. George Carden, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Carden
Dr. George Carden is an infectious disease in West Palm Beach, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Carden performed 8,504 Medicare services across 5,919 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Carden received a total of $2,008 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 114 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in infectious 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. Carden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 616 | $8 | $8 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 607 | $10 | $11 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 562 | $8 | $9 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 418 | $13 | $14 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 413 | $14 | $26 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 385 | $4 | $4 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 373 | $6 | $7 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 361 | $16 | $17 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 353 | $9 | $9 |
| Measurement of substance using immunoassay technique, by radioimmunoassay | 347 | $18 | $19 |
| Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation, high sensitivity | 313 | $13 | $13 |
| Glutamyltransferase (liver enzyme) level | 231 | $7 | $7 |
| Apolipoprotein level | 216 | $14 | $15 |
| Lipoprotein (a) level | 216 | $14 | $21 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 207 | $9 | $16 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 206 | $67 | $248 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 204 | $13 | $14 |
| Uric acid level test | 204 | $4 | $5 |
| Iron level test | 202 | $6 | $6 |
| Phosphate level test | 180 | $5 | $5 |
| Vitamin D level test | 177 | $29 | $30 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 172 | $6 | $8 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 161 | $10 | $10 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 160 | $15 | $15 |
| Magnesium level test | 153 | $7 | $7 |
| Folic acid level test | 147 | $14 | $15 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, complexed | 131 | $18 | $19 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 105 | $38 | $44 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 100 | $25 | $38 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 79 | $69 | $70 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 78 | $32 | $32 |
| Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | 73 | $4 | $6 |
| X-ray of chest, 3 views | 66 | $26 | $125 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 60 | $80 | $361 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for chlamydia pneumoniae, amplified probe technique | 40 | $34 | $35 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for mycoplasma pneumoniae (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 40 | $34 | $35 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 40 | $34 | $35 |
| 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 | 32 | $39 | $62 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 24 | $40 | $185 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 14 | $8 | $8 |
| Amylase (enzyme) level | 14 | $6 | $6 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 13 | $138 | $256 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types of respiratory virus, multiple types or subtypes, 3-5 targets | 11 | $140 | $215 |
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. Carden is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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