Dr. Giuseppe Paese, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Paese
Dr. Giuseppe Paese is an interventional pain medicine physician in Boca Raton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Paese performed 3,012 Medicare services across 1,672 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Paese received a total of $145,736 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 665 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Paese 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 770 | $99 | $260 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 368 | $20 | $53 |
| Drug screening test | 231 | $61 | $2,500 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 223 | $9 | $60 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 205 | $242 | $2,500 |
| X-ray of spine, 1 view | 185 | $20 | $107 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 105 | $133 | $425 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 103 | $112 | $2,500 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 66 | $232 | $1,368 |
| X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | 63 | $49 | $339 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 61 | $137 | $1,725 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 61 | $94 | $500 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 50 | $194 | $1,177 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 47 | $105 | $690 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 41 | $57 | $244 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 39 | $32 | $173 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 35 | $22 | $152 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 32 | $73 | $175 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 29 | $40 | $99 |
| Injection of contrast for imaging of hip joint | 26 | $183 | $1,238 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 26 | $93 | $819 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 26 | $205 | $1,164 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 25 | $105 | $700 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 20 | $1,406 | $9,859 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 20 | $681 | $7,459 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views | 19 | $50 | $282 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 18 | $1 | $125 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 17 | $0 | $225 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 30 minutes | 16 | $76 | $500 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 13 | $523 | $1,847 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 13 | $27 | $144 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 13 | $41 | $500 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 12 | $284 | $1,700 |
| X-ray of both hips, 2 views | 12 | $33 | $250 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 11 | $39 | $158 |
| Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg | 11 | $1 | $9 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (81%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in interventional pain medicine physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for interventional pain medicine physician in FL.
Geographic Context
1.9 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. Paese is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 2%), with 19 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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