Dr. Puxiao Cen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Cen
Dr. Puxiao Cen is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in Altamonte Springs, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cen performed 4,980 Medicare services across 3,819 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cen received a total of $1,181 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 17 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician. 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. Cen is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,799 | $6 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 984 | $90 | $381 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 617 | $10 | $44 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 264 | $92 | $378 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 200 | $43 | $183 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 191 | $145 | $571 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 164 | $4 | $13 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 115 | $65 | $270 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 91 | $73 | $336 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 75 | $51 | $208 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 73 | $320 | $1,197 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 55 | $20 | $77 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 46 | $86 | $339 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 37 | $1,177 | $4,429 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 28 | $28 | $109 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 26 | $9 | $35 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 25 | $19 | $71 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 25 | $75 | $287 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 24 | $64 | $240 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 23 | $326 | $1,270 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 20 | $108 | $499 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 19 | $18 | $68 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 17 | $20 | $74 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 17 | $66 | $255 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 15 | $627 | $2,393 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 15 | $13 | $68 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 15 | $66 | $269 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
7.4 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Cen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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