Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Robert Ettlinger, MD
Family Medicine · Halifax, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ettlinger
Dr. Robert Ettlinger is a family medicine specialist in Halifax, PA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ettlinger performed 2,231 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ettlinger received a total of $18,835 from 57 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1111 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. Ettlinger 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 7% volume in PA
$18,835 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗2,231
Medicare services
Top 7% in PA for family medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$60
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
432 | $49 | $110 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions. |
288 | $45 | $75 |
| 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. |
265 | $76 | $160 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample. |
252 | $8 | $10 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service. |
208 | $121 | $150 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month This service covers an extra 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional for managing two or more chronic conditions each calendar month. |
159 | $35 | $55 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity A follow-up visit by a healthcare provider at a nursing facility for an established patient. The visit involves moderate medical decision making and takes at least 30 minutes. |
138 | $72 | $140 |
| Additional chronic care management time, 60 minutes This service covers an additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional for managing two or more chronic conditions, billed per calendar month. |
86 | $53 | $80 |
| Flu vaccine administration This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient. |
75 | $29 | $45 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent A flu shot containing four strains of the influenza virus to help prevent seasonal influenza infection. |
70 | $76 | $90 |
| Behavioral health care management, 20+ minutes This service involves clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional to manage behavioral health conditions. It requires at least 20 minutes of dedicated clinical staff time. |
66 | $32 | $55 |
| Complex chronic care management, first 60 minutes This service involves clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional to manage two or more chronic conditions over a calendar month. It covers the first 60 minutes of this coordinated care effort. |
33 | $100 | $150 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity A home visit for an established patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 40 minutes of time if time is used to determine the level of service. |
27 | $87 | $198 |
| Transitional care management, high complexity Coordination of care for a patient transitioning from a short-term hospital stay or other facility to home or another care setting. This service addresses a high-complexity medical problem. |
21 | $198 | $350 |
| Transitional care management services, moderate complexity Services provided to coordinate care during the transition from an inpatient or other facility setting back to the community. This includes follow-up and management of a health problem of at least moderate complexity. |
17 | $155 | $240 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) An intramuscular injection of the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. It is used to protect against diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. |
15 | $281 | $310 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration This procedure involves the injection of a vaccine to protect against pneumococcal disease. It is administered by a healthcare provider. |
15 | $29 | $45 |
| Initial nursing facility care, moderate complexity Initial care provided to a patient in a nursing facility with moderate medical decision making, taking at least 35 minutes. |
14 | $96 | $195 |
| 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. |
13 | $41 | $75 |
| Retinal photography (fundus photo) This procedure involves taking photographs of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. It is used to document the condition of the eye's interior structures. |
13 | $11 | $95 |
| 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. |
13 | $158 | $175 |
| 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. |
11 | $37 | $109 |
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.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$18,835
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,691/year across 7 years
Top 2% in PA for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
57
Companies
1,111
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
$3,538
2023
$2,834
2022
$1,799
2021
$2,924
2020
$2,684
2019
$2,246
2018
$2,810
Payments by company (2024)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$654
ABBVIE INC.
$403
Lilly USA, LLC
$392
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$281
PFIZER INC.
$263
Dexcom, Inc.
$203
Novo Nordisk Inc
$200
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$190
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$169
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$91
Exact Sciences Corporation
$89
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$88
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$85
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$80
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$53
Lundbeck LLC
$52
Amgen Inc.
$50
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$44
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$34
CeQur Corporation
$32
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$28
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$22
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$20
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 40.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$2,900
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$1,552
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,518
Lilly USA, LLC
$1,473
PFIZER INC.
$1,295
ABBVIE INC.
$1,076
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$870
Amgen Inc.
$551
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$498
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$465
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$459
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$458
Aytu Bioscience, Inc
$400
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$390
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$387
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$387
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$383
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$349
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$309
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$304
Exact Sciences Corporation
$265
Dexcom, Inc.
$258
AbbVie Inc.
$248
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$201
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$159
Lundbeck LLC
$141
DEXCOM, INC.
$119
Allergan, Inc.
$113
Genentech USA, Inc.
$105
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$94
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$91
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$90
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$88
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$76
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$74
Allergan Inc.
$73
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$72
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$70
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$68
CeQur Corporation
$49
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$44
ITI, Inc.
$34
Eisai Inc.
$30
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$25
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$24
Abbott Laboratories
$23
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$23
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$22
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$21
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$20
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$18
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$18
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$16
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$15
Advanced Respiratory, Inc
$14
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$11
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$1
Top 3 companies account for 31.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADVAIR · AIMOVIG · AIRSUPRA · AJOVY · ANORO · ANORO ELLIPTA · AREXVY · AUSTEDO · Aimovig · Austedo XR · Auvelity · BASAGLAR · BELSOMRA · BEXSERO · BREO · BREZTRI · BREZTRI AEROSPHERE · BYDUREON · BYSTOLIC · CAMZYOS · CAPLYTA · CHANTIX · COMIRNATY · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · CeQur Simplicity · Cologuard Collection Kit · DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · Entyvio · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · FREESTYLE LIBRE · GARDASIL · GARDASIL 9 · GEMTESA · GVOKE HYPOPEN · HETLIOZ · INGREZZA · INJECTAFER · INSPIRE · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Jornay PM 20mg capsules (Bottle of 100) · Kerendia · LYRICA · Livalo · MENACTRA · MENQUADFI · MEPRON · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Morphabond ER · Myrbetriq · NURTEC ODT · Natesto · OXYCONTIN · Otezla · Ozempic · PENTACEL · PNEUMOVAX 23 · PREMARIN · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 13 · PREVNAR 20 · QULIPTA · REXULTI · REYVOW · ROTATEQ · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SAPHNELO · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SPIRIVA · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · STIOLTO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · TOUJEO · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULICITY · TUDORZA PRESSAIR · The Vest System Model 105 Home Care · Tresiba · Trintellix · Trulance · UBRELVY · Uloric · Utibron · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · VYEPTI · VYNDAQEL · VYVANSE · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Vyvanse · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · XIFAXANIBSD · Xofluza · Xultophy 100/3.6 · Yupelri · ZENPEP · ZOSTAVAX
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 →
Geographic Context
Family medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
445
County median income
$74,159
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
PENNSYLVANIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE
12.4 mi
12.4 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. Ettlinger is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in PA), 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. Ettlinger experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ettlinger performed 432 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 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. Ettlinger receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ettlinger received a total of $18,835 from 57 companies across 1,111 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. Ettlinger's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Halifax?
Dr. Ettlinger's average Medicare payment per service is $60. 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. Ettlinger) 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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