Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Almira Dukovic, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Newport Beach, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
1401 AVOCADO AVE STE 709, Newport Beach, CA 92660
9496445800
In practice since 2013 (13 years)
NPI: 1376884338 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Dukovic from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Dukovic

Dr. Almira Dukovic is a physician assistant in Newport Beach, CA, with 13 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dukovic performed 1,024 Medicare services across 289 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dukovic received a total of $14,439 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 616 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physician assistant. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Dukovic 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.

✓ 13 years in practice ▲ Top 13% volume in CA $14,439 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,024
Medicare services
Top 13% in CA for physician assistant
289
Unique beneficiaries
$81
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~79 Medicare services per year of practice

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 (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.
923 $87 $309
Steroid injection (triamcinolone)
A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered.
83 $1 $6
Bilateral facial and neck nerve muscle paralysis injection
Injection of a chemical agent to paralyze muscles in the face and neck on both sides.
18 $111 $365
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$14,439
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $3,610/year across 4 years
Top 1% in CA for physician assistant
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
47
Companies
616
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$14,439 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$2,924
2023
$3,287
2022
$4,318
2021
$3,910

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$671
Abbott Laboratories
$582
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$266
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$249
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$218
PFIZER INC.
$186
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$166
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$107
Lundbeck LLC
$98
PAINTEQ LLC
$75
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$59
Lilly USA, LLC
$46
Boston Scientific Corporation
$46
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$39
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$29
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$27
Medtronic, Inc.
$24
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.
$22
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$15
Top 3 companies account for 52.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
ABBVIE INC.
$2,201
Abbott Laboratories
$1,357
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$767
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$690
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$661
AbbVie Inc.
$625
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$621
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$615
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$498
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$483
Amgen Inc.
$474
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$399
PFIZER INC.
$379
Lundbeck LLC
$372
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$330
Lilly USA, LLC
$317
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$316
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$266
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$237
PAINTEQ LLC
$226
Almatica Pharma LLC
$224
UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
$220
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$211
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$202
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$182
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$161
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$156
Boston Scientific Corporation
$143
Eisai Inc.
$135
IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$123
FORTE BIO-PHARMA LLC
$121
Medtronic, Inc.
$100
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$77
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$75
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$68
Allergan, Inc.
$54
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$54
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$52
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.
$45
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$38
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$32
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$29
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$28
Masimo Corporation
$23
Curonix LLC
$21
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$17
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 30.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AJOVY · Aimovig · BELBUCA · BOTOX · Belbuca · COMIRNATY · CONTRAVE · DALVANCE · Dayvigo · EMGALITY · ETERNA · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GRALISE · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · HORIZANT · Horizant · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Intracept · Iovera · LICART · Licart · MOVANTIK · Movantik · NALOCET · NAPRELAN · NURTEC ODT · Nalu Neurostimulation System · ONZETRA XSAIL · PAINTEQ · PAXLOVID · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROCLAIM · PROLATE · Patient SafetyNet System · Proclaim IPG · Prospera · Protege Family of SCS IPGs · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · QUVIVIQ · RELISTOR · REYVOW · SEGLENTIS · SPRINT PNS System · Seglentis · TEFLARO · TOSYMRA · Talicia · Tirosint · Trudhesa · UBRELVY · VYEPTI · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XTAMPZA · Xeomin · ZEMBRACE SYMTOUCH · ZTLido · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for physician assistant in CA.

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Geographic Context

Physician assistants within 10 mi
1,755
Per 100K population
55.5
County median income
$113,702
Nearest hospital
COLLEGE HOSPITAL COSTA MESA
2.8 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public 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. Dukovic is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in CA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 1% of CA peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Dukovic experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Dukovic performed 923 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Dukovic receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Dukovic received a total of $14,439 from 47 companies across 616 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Dukovic's costs compare to other physician assistants in Newport Beach?
Dr. Dukovic's average Medicare payment per service is $81. 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. Dukovic) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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 →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): 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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →