Dr. Samuel Scott Tapper , MD
Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Stuart, FL
2169 Se Ocean Blvd
Stuart, FL 34996
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Samuel Tapper is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Vascular Surgery.
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NPI assigned on July 11, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,677 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 37253 — Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel: 225 service units.
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 168 service units.
- 99212 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 143 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 26 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 698 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) — 257 prescription fills, including refills.
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) — 155 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 70 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Florida (2024, 292 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 687. Middle half: 280 to 1,448.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,923 in 2020 to 1,677 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2169 Se Ocean Blvd
Stuart, FL 34996
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Port St Lucie, FL. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Martin Memorial Medical Center Inc; Symmetry Vascular Center, Inc.. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1986
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Vascular Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
445 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $417,814 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $327,721 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,288 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$290,709 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $995.74 across 18 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $995.74 across 18 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.: $310.97 across 4 records.
- Endologix LLC: $230.52 across 3 records.
- Cook Medical LLC: $192.31 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
40 years (graduated 1986)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1986 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Tapper has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Tapper as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Stuart and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Florida (2024, 292 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 687. Middle half: 280 to 1,448.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Stuart have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Florida (2024, 292 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $80,120. Middle half: $31,689 to $212,218.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Stuart have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Florida (2024, 292 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $61,622. Middle half: $24,290 to $164,564.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Stuart have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Florida (2024, 260 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 120. Middle half: 48 to 248.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Stuart have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Florida (2024, 260 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,526. Middle half: $758 to $42,137.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Stuart have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
5 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery with a practice address in Stuart, FL (401 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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
Medicare Part B services decreased 13% from 1,923 in 2020 to 1,677 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,923
- 2021: 2,050
- 2022: 1,598
- 2023: 1,431
- 2024: 1,677
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 45% from $763,149 in 2020 to $417,814 in 2024.
- 2020: $763,149
- 2021: $792,392
- 2022: $365,008
- 2023: $410,330
- 2024: $417,814
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 46% from $604,887 in 2020 to $327,721 in 2024.
- 2020: $604,887
- 2021: $626,021
- 2022: $284,835
- 2023: $322,192
- 2024: $327,721
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 16% from 829 in 2020 to 698 in 2024.
- 2020: 829
- 2021: 778
- 2022: 740
- 2023: 675
- 2024: 698
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 25% from 1,726 in 2020 to 1,288 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,726
- 2021: 1,471
- 2022: 1,337
- 2023: 1,233
- 2024: 1,288
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 240% from $85,412 in 2020 to $290,709 in 2024.
- 2020: $85,412
- 2021: $209,131
- 2022: $247,994
- 2023: $281,364
- 2024: $290,709
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 100% from $1,328,960.72 in 2021 to $995.74 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,328,960.72
- 2022: $7,768.76
- 2023: $1,087.64
- 2024: $671.17
- 2025: $995.74
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 18 records totaling $995.74.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis | General | $146.88 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ZENITH SPIRAL-Z | General | $130.25 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface | General | $126.34 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Penumbra System | General | $120.46 |
| Endologix LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDOCROSS Device | General | $119.46 |
| Endologix LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System | General | $57.30 |
| Endologix LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System | General | $53.76 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ZILVER PTX | General | $46.54 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $26.63 |
| Surmodics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter | General | $21.68 |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT | General | $20.64 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENDURANT IIS | General | $20.59 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo | General | $18.89 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control | General | $18.86 |
| InspireMD Ltd |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CGuard Prime Carotid Stent System | General | $18.40 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ANGIO-SEAL | General | $17.27 |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT | General | $16.27 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ZILVER PTX | General | $15.52 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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37253
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel
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225 | 42 | $439.81 | $111.15 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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168 | 168 | $434.20 | $172.72 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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143 | 106 | $146.40 | $57.88 |
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93970
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
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126 | 110 | $459.28 | $187.35 |
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99153
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes
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111 | 25 | $29.30 | $12.10 |
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36465
Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance
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91 | 56 | $3931.00 | $1284.26 |
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93925
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts
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87 | 78 | $616.35 | $243.21 |
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93880
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
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85 | 84 | $492.62 | $176.81 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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77 | 73 | $330.60 | $131.99 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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67 | 56 | $231.85 | $93.52 |
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93978
Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts
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64 | 59 | $467.14 | $168.51 |
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36471
Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg
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62 | 36 | $629.00 | $189.06 |
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37252
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel
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56 | 42 | $2312.07 | $626.99 |
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93971
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
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51 | 47 | $252.94 | $120.16 |
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76937
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access
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40 | 30 | $96.38 | $39.34 |
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93926
Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts
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37 | 28 | $283.24 | $128.74 |
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99152
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes
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29 | 25 | $125.78 | $51.03 |
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37765
Removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, 10-20 incisions
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25 | 21 | $1433.00 | $223.24 |
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37225
Removal of plaque in arteries of leg
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23 | 17 | $21225.48 | $1475.56 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $293.73 | $115.80 |
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36466
Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of same leg using ultrasound guidance
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18 | 14 | $4323.29 | $1358.88 |
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37766
Removal of varicose veins of arm or leg, more than 20 incisions
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18 | 14 | $1533.97 | $263.35 |
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93979
Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts
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17 | 14 | $260.37 | $115.57 |
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76937
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access
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14 | 12 | $98.33 | $14.47 |
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35301
Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery
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13 | 12 | $3151.13 | $1160.78 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 257 | 14,431 | $260,945.64 | 67 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 155 | 11,280 | $1,744.24 | 49 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 70 | 5,250 | $764.78 | 19 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 43 | 80 | $94.39 | 36 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 41 | 244 | $210.93 | 37 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 40 | 1,365 | $25,808.83 | — |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 29 | 72 | $33.15 | 27 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 28 | 261 | $251.46 | 25 |
| Cilostazol | Cilostazol | 18 | 1,485 | $726.44 | — |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 17 | 180 | $128.87 | 14 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-08-21NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - VASCULAR SURGERY
I20050517000483
FL
3375536709
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Symmetry Vascular Center, Inc.
2169 Se Ocean Blvd, Stuart, FL 349963305
Phone: 7722865501
Martin Memorial Medical Center Inc
10000 Sw Innovation Way, Port Saint Lucie, FL 349872111
Phone: 7723458100
Secondary Practice Locations
1871 Se Tiffany Ave Ste 120
Port St Lucie, FL 349527585
Phone: 7722865501
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated July 11, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Vascular Surgery Specialists in Stuart
Healthcare providers in StuartMailing Address
2169 Se Ocean Blvd
Stuart, FL 349963305
Phone: 7722865501