Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Waqas Ghumman, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Physician · Atlantis, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
180 JFK DR, Atlantis, FL 33462
5615484900
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1619931516 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. Ghumman 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. Ghumman

Dr. Waqas Ghumman is a transplant surgery physician in Atlantis, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ghumman performed 500 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ghumman received a total of $338,159 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 578 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ghumman 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.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 12% volume in FL $338,159 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Medical Doctor 126314 Clear January 31, 2028
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
500
Medicare services
Top 12% in FL for transplant surgery physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$82
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service.
266 $65 $153
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.
97 $78 $170
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity
Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
74 $97 $220
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
63 $141 $435
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$338,159
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $48,308/year across 7 years
Top 2% in FL for transplant surgery physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
34
Companies
578
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$34,244
2023
$37,192
2022
$64,359
2021
$31,755
2020
$16,366
2019
$88,966
2018
$65,277

Payments by company (2024)

ABIOMED
$18,225
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$7,395
Lilly USA, LLC
$7,260
Abbott Laboratories
$284
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$202
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$113
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$100
PFIZER INC.
$96
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$79
Amgen Inc.
$74
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$62
United Therapeutics Corporation
$62
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$55
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$53
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$41
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$36
CVRx, Inc.
$32
Medtronic, Inc.
$26
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$25
Novo Nordisk Inc
$24
Top 3 companies account for 96.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
ABIOMED
$124,658
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$112,379
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$54,199
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$19,547
Lilly USA, LLC
$15,938
Abbott Laboratories
$6,262
PFIZER INC.
$937
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$841
United Therapeutics Corporation
$546
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$378
CVRx, Inc.
$351
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$324
Boston Scientific Corporation
$304
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$193
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$176
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$134
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$118
Amgen Inc.
$102
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$92
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$89
Medtronic, Inc.
$86
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$82
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$79
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$62
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$44
Relypsa, Inc.
$42
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$41
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$29
Astute Medical, Inc.
$27
Novo Nordisk Inc
$24
HeartFlow, Inc.
$20
Sensible Medical Innovations Inc
$19
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$19
Sobi, Inc
$18
Top 3 companies account for 86.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AVEIR · Adempas · Assure WCD · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CardioMEMS HF System · CoreValve Evolut · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FFRct · FREESTYLE LIBRE · FUROSCIX · HVAD PUMP IMPLANT KIT · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · HeartWare HVAD · Impella · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LOKELMA · LifeVest · MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR · MITRACLIP · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · Nephrocheck · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · ORENITRAM · Optimizer · Optimizer Smart System · PRADAXA · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · REMODULIN · RESONATE · RESONATE EL ICD VR · ReDS system · Repatha · Soundstar · TEGSEDI · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · TYVASO · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Veltassa · Verquvo · Viva · WAINUA · WINREVAIR · Wegovy · XARELTO
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Transplant surgery physicians in nearby ZIP areas
3
County median income
$81,115
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL
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Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included 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. Ghumman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in FL), with 20 years of NPI registration.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Ghumman experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ghumman performed 266 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Ghumman receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ghumman received a total of $338,159 from 34 companies across 578 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Ghumman's costs compare to other transplant surgery physicians in Atlantis?
Dr. Ghumman's average Medicare payment per service is $82. 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. Ghumman) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →