Mark Bickert, DO
Facial Plastic Surgery · Melbourne, FLNPI 1528012242
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 10 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 42.6% of the total. 2023 is the largest year on record at $117, 5.0 times the $24 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for facial plastic surgery clinicians in FL, where the typical reported total is $1,698.
Across 10 payments — averaging $27.53 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$117
- Sanofi$48
- Acclarent, Inc$31
- Smith+Nephew$28
- Checkpoint Surgical, Inc$20
- Phadia US Inc.$17
- plus $15 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$275100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $117 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $48 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $31 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $28 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$275 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 49 facial plastic surgery providers in Florida.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 85 | $11,906 |
| Famotidine | 276 | $5,232 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 144 | $4,539 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 189 | $3,266 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 76 | $2,366 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 56 | $2,103 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 36 | $827 |
| Cefdinir | 33 | $644 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 11 | $541 |
| Acyclovir | 21 | $533 |
| Clotrimazole | 14 | $450 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 12 | $394 |
| Prednisone | 100 | $354 |
| Methylprednisolone | 47 | $344 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 15 | $298 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other facial plastic surgery in Melbourne
- Salvatore GrimaldiWest Palm Beach$310K
- Ryan GreeneWeston$101K
- Curtis JohnsonPlantation$37K
- John HolcombSarasota$23K
- Vijay SharmaJupiter$16K
- Zeeshan AzizFernandina Beach$15K
- Wilson DumornayPlantation$9K
- Deidre LeakeSt Augustine$8K
- Nathan NachlasBoca Raton$5K
- Nikolaus HjelmMiami$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.