Dr. Roberto Von Sohsten, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Von Sohsten
Dr. Roberto Von Sohsten is a cardiovascular disease in Boynton Beach, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Von Sohsten performed 9,176 Medicare services across 5,937 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Von Sohsten received a total of $15,049 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 762 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Von Sohsten 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) | 2,416 | $97 | $267 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,281 | $11 | $36 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 898 | $6 | $9 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 624 | $147 | $427 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 451 | $88 | $215 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 362 | $43 | $220 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 298 | $20 | $56 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 287 | $69 | $190 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 253 | $64 | $154 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 235 | $124 | $354 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 230 | $49 | $149 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 230 | $21 | $56 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 227 | $342 | $998 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 218 | $96 | $220 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 201 | $23 | $66 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 185 | $141 | $429 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 181 | $30 | $84 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 92 | $21 | $56 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 92 | $666 | $1,459 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 82 | $28 | $95 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 47 | $15 | $54 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 47 | $14 | $56 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 44 | $145 | $379 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 29 | $81 | $230 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 28 | $14 | $39 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 28 | $2 | $7 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 27 | $150 | $483 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 26 | $61 | $136 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 16 | $88 | $233 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 15 | $3,458 | $10,674 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 15 | $46 | $117 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 11 | $63 | $178 |
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
3.9 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. Von Sohsten is a electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 17%), 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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