Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ronald Falcon, M.D.

Dermatology · Long Beach, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
604 E PARK AVE, Long Beach, NY 11561
5164320011
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1801853965 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Falcon

Dr. Ronald Falcon is a dermatology specialist in Long Beach, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Falcon performed 2,643 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Falcon received a total of $3,991 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 204 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Falcon 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.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 29% volume in NY $3,991 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,643
Medicare services
Top 29% in NY for dermatology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$49
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14
This procedure involves the removal or destruction of two to fourteen precancerous skin lesions. It is performed to eliminate abnormal skin cells that have the potential to develop into cancer.
789 $6 $50
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.
633 $75 $195
Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1
Removal of a single precancerous skin growth. This procedure destroys abnormal skin cells to prevent them from developing into cancer.
401 $48 $300
Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14
This procedure involves the removal or destruction of one to fourteen skin growths. It is a minor surgical intervention performed on the skin surface.
260 $100 $500
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.
187 $48 $150
Skin biopsy, tangential
A procedure to remove a sample of the first identified skin growth for laboratory examination.
70 $83 $350
Steroid injection (triamcinolone)
A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered.
69 $1 $10
Additional skin growth biopsy
Removal of a sample of an additional skin growth for laboratory examination. This code is used for each extra lesion biopsied during the same session.
64 $48 $175
Injection into skin growths, 1-7
A procedure involving the injection of medication into one to seven skin growths.
52 $42 $225
Destruction of 15 or more precancerous skin growths
This procedure involves the removal or destruction of fifteen or more precancerous skin lesions. It is performed to treat abnormal skin cells that have the potential to develop into cancer.
31 $156 $375
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.
27 $89 $250
Acne surgery
A surgical procedure to treat acne. The specific techniques and extent of the surgery are not defined in this general code description.
23 $112 $325
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.
21 $102 $225
New patient office visit, 15-29 minutes
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting 15 to 29 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter meets this duration threshold.
16 $60 $225
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
0.9% high complexity
9.6% medium
89.5% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$3,991
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $570/year across 7 years
Top 38% in NY for dermatology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
39
Companies
204
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$339
2023
$428
2022
$545
2021
$106
2020
$163
2019
$1,337
2018
$1,073

Payments by company (2024)

ABBVIE INC.
$189
Lilly USA, LLC
$46
Incyte Corporation
$28
Amgen Inc.
$27
GENZYME CORPORATION
$25
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$23
Top 3 companies account for 77.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$630
Lilly USA, LLC
$455
ABBVIE INC.
$419
GENZYME CORPORATION
$233
PFIZER INC.
$221
Biofrontera Inc.
$216
AbbVie, Inc.
$189
Amgen Inc.
$189
Sandoz Inc.
$161
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$118
Mayne Pharma Inc.
$114
Promius Pharma LLC
$94
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$64
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$64
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$63
Allergan, Inc.
$56
Incyte Corporation
$55
AbbVie Inc.
$54
Glenmark Therapeutics Inc.
$51
Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$48
MAYNE PHARMA INC.
$41
TARO PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
$39
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$36
Allergan Inc.
$36
Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$36
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$34
Celgene Corporation
$31
Genentech USA, Inc.
$31
LEO Pharma Inc.
$25
Almirall LLC
$24
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$24
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
$22
DERMIRA, INC.
$21
Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$18
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$18
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$17
Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc.
$16
Dermavant Sciences, Inc.
$14
Exeltis, USA Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 37.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
0.25% · AKLIEF · AMELUZ · Ameluz · BOTOX · BOTOX COSMETIC · COSENTYX · Cloderm Cream · Cordran Tape · DERMATITIS - DISEASE · DORYX · DUPIXENT · DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION · EUCRISA · Ecoza · Enbrel · Erivedge · FINACEA · Finacea · HUMIRA · Humira · KERYDIN · LEVULAN KERASTICK · LEXETTE · Mupirocin Cream · NAFTIN · OPZELURA · Olux · Otezla · REGRANEX · REMICADE · RHOFADE · SILIQ · SKYRIZI · SOOLANTRA · Santyl · Sernivo Spray · Skyrizi · Sotyktu · TALTZ · TOPICORT (desoximetasone) Topical Spray · Tremfya · Trianex · ULTRAVATE · ULTRAVATE (halobetasol propionate) lotion · VALCHLOR · VTAMA
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Dermatologists in nearby ZIP areas
798
County median income
$143,408
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MOUNT SINAI SOUTH NASSAU
2.9 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included 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. Falcon is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 29% in NY), with 20 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. Falcon experienced with destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Falcon performed 789 destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Falcon receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Falcon received a total of $3,991 from 39 companies across 204 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Falcon's costs compare to other dermatologists in Long Beach?
Dr. Falcon's average Medicare payment per service is $49. 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. Falcon) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →