Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Beata Styka, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Styka from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Styka
Dr. Beata Styka is a geriatric medicine physician in Palos Heights, IL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Styka performed 7,942 Medicare services across 4,628 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Styka received a total of $6,142 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 429 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in geriatric medicine (internal medicine) 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. Styka is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice
▲ Top 1% volume in IL
$6,142 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗7,942
Medicare services
Top 1% in IL for geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician
4,628
Unique beneficiaries
$53
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~418 Medicare services per year of practice
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 (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
2,226 | $65 | $105 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample. |
1,969 | $8 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
901 | $92 | $150 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service. |
550 | $134 | $160 |
| Annual depression screening | 550 | $19 | $50 |
| Home health agency supervision, complex multidisciplinary care Supervision by a physician or allowed practitioner for a patient receiving Medicare-covered services from a participating home health agency. This involves complex and multidisciplinary care modalities, with the patient not present during the supervision. |
249 | $82 | $150 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle A procedure involving the administration of a medication or substance via injection into the subcutaneous tissue or muscle. |
229 | $10 | $40 |
| Vitamin B-12 injection An injection of vitamin B-12 (cyanocobalamin) with a dose of up to 1000 mcg. |
225 | $1 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
162 | $99 | $175 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram. |
116 | $0 | $20 |
| Influenza virus detection test A laboratory test that uses an immunoassay technique to detect the presence of the influenza virus through direct visual observation. |
98 | $16 | $35 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
87 | $99 | $235 |
| Quadrivalent influenza vaccine, preservative-free A flu shot containing four strains of the influenza virus, formulated without preservatives, administered in a 0.5 ml dose. |
83 | $22 | $65 |
| Flu vaccine administration This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient. |
83 | $32 | $35 |
| Ear wax removal A procedure to remove impacted ear wax from the ear canal. |
71 | $36 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
65 | $145 | $225 |
| COVID-19 immunoassay detection test A laboratory test that uses an immunoassay method to detect the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) through direct visual observation. |
49 | $41 | $75 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
32 | $145 | $270 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 30 | $164 | $260 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min This service covers the care provided by a physician or qualified healthcare professional on the day a patient is discharged from the hospital. It requires more than 30 minutes of total time spent on the day of discharge. |
27 | $96 | $200 |
| Strep A rapid test A rapid test to detect Group A Streptococcus bacteria using an immunoassay method with direct visual observation. |
26 | $16 | $50 |
| Initial preventive physical examination, new Medicare beneficiary A comprehensive preventive health visit for new Medicare beneficiaries during their first 12 months of enrollment. The service is conducted as a face-to-face visit and is limited to preventive care. |
26 | $171 | $200 |
| Same-day hospital admission and discharge, moderate complexity This code covers initial hospital care for a patient admitted and discharged on the same day. It applies when the visit involves moderate medical decision making and lasts at least 70 minutes. |
25 | $133 | $250 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
24 | $61 | $195 |
| Vaccine administration The process of giving a vaccine to a patient. This code covers the administration service only and does not include the cost of the vaccine itself. |
20 | $17 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
19 | $34 | $73 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$6,142
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $877/year across 7 years
Top 4% in IL for geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
35
Companies
429
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$6,142 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,024
2023
$1,100
2022
$698
2021
$956
2020
$819
2019
$793
2018
$752
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
PFIZER INC.
$222
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$205
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$114
ABBVIE INC.
$81
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$80
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$60
Lilly USA, LLC
$57
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$56
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$24
Lundbeck LLC
$23
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$21
Amgen Inc.
$19
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$16
Novo Nordisk Inc
$16
Exact Sciences Corporation
$15
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 52.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
PFIZER INC.
$1,713
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$916
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$397
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$367
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$357
AbbVie Inc.
$192
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$188
Novo Nordisk Inc
$184
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$172
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$168
Allergan Inc.
$122
Allergan, Inc.
$119
Amgen Inc.
$117
Lilly USA, LLC
$112
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$109
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$108
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$99
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$98
ABBVIE INC.
$81
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$80
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$74
Corium, LLC
$49
Exact Sciences Corporation
$46
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$43
Lundbeck LLC
$37
Eisai Inc.
$35
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$31
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$21
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$17
Shire North American Group Inc
$17
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$16
Almatica Pharma LLC
$16
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC
$14
DERMIRA, INC.
$13
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$13
Top 3 companies account for 49.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIRSUPRA · ANORO ELLIPTA · Adlarity · BREZTRI · BYSTOLIC · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · Cologuard Collection Kit · DIFICID · Dayvigo · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · EUFLEXXA · EVENITY · FARXIGA · JANUVIA · LINZESS · LOREEV XR · Livalo · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Mitigare · Myrbetriq · Otezla · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · PREMARIN · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 20 · Prolia · QULIPTA · REXULTI · RYBELSUS · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · SYNTHROID · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULICITY · Tobradex ST · Tresiba · Trintellix · UBRELVY · UNITHROID · VIIBRYD · VOQUEZNA · VOWST · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · YUPELRI · Yupelri
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in IL.
Geographic Context
Geriatric medicine physicians within 10 mi
109
Per 100K population
2.1
County median income
$81,797
Nearest hospital
PALOS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Styka is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in IL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 4% of IL peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Styka experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Styka performed 2,226 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Styka receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Styka received a total of $6,142 from 35 companies across 429 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Styka's costs compare to other geriatric medicine physicians in Palos Heights?
Dr. Styka's average Medicare payment per service is $53. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Styka) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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