Dr. Kevin Eugene Behrns , MD
Surgery โข Gainesville, FL
1601 Sw Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 326081135
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NPI assigned on June 22, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 14 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 47562 โ Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1601 Sw Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 326081135
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Gainesville, FL; Leesburg, FL. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $9,622 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $7,707 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $28.29 in 2021
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Gainesville and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Behrns are from 2022.
73 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Gainesville, FL (1,888 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Gainesville
8.2% of these 73 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
57.5% of these 73 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2022 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2022 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2022 only.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2021 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Open Payments (2021), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2021 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2021): fewer than 11 records totaling $28.29.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MitraClip System | General | $28.29 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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47562
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
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14 | 14 | $2663.86 | $687.27 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-06-30NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Secondary Practice Locations
1600 Sw Archer Rd
Gainesville, FL 326103003
Phone: 3522650761
601 E Dixie Ave Ste 801
Leesburg, FL 347485994
Phone: 3523231451
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Social Worker - Clinical
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1601 SW ARCHER RD, GAINESVILLE, FL 326081135 (Tel: 3525486000)
Registered at 601 E DIXIE AVE STE 801, LEESBURG, FL 347485994 (Tel: 3523231451)
Registered at 600 E DIXIE AVE, LEESBURG, FL 347485925
Registered at PO BOX 100286, GAINESVILLE, FL 326100286
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1600 SW ARCHER RD, GAINESVILLE, FL 326103003 (Tel: 3522650761)
Registered at PO BOX 918025, ORLANDO, FL 328918025
Recorded as KEVIN BEHRNS, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: FL ME94966)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Gainesville
- Dr. Timothy Hipp, MD
- Dr. Eittel Oppenheimer Gonzalez, MD, FACS
- Dr. Panagiotis Sarantos, MD
- Dr. Carlos Delgado, MD
- Dr. Anne-Marie Fassler, MD
- Dr. Chand Rohatgi, MD
Mailing Address
600 E Dixie Ave
Leesburg, FL 347485925