Dr. Robert Ullman, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ullman
Dr. Robert Ullman is a cardiovascular disease in Boca Raton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ullman performed 2,240 Medicare services across 1,045 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ullman received a total of $35,622 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 50 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Ullman 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) | 490 | $79 | $337 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 485 | $7 | $21 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 214 | $5 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 192 | $137 | $455 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 104 | $9 | $22 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 75 | $64 | $179 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 73 | $91 | $168 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 68 | $123 | $334 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 68 | $123 | $374 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 52 | $3,535 | $22,126 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 52 | $7,189 | $20,976 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 52 | $41 | $101 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, each additional vessel | 38 | $859 | $3,000 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 37 | $154 | $712 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 36 | $32 | $63 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 34 | $158 | $655 |
| Balloon dilation of groin artery, initial vessel | 33 | $1,021 | $6,226 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 32 | $125 | $370 |
| Balloon dilation of groin artery, each additional vessel | 31 | $508 | $5,000 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, each additional vessel | 28 | $672 | $3,000 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 23 | $12 | $54 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $179 | $822 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 11 | $86 | $190 |
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 (54%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for cardiovascular disease 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. Ullman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 10%), 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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