Dr. Iftekhar Baig, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Baig
Dr. Iftekhar Baig is an internal medicine specialist in Bradenton, FL, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Baig performed 1,925 Medicare services across 1,430 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Baig received a total of $207,465 from 60 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 801 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Baig 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteopathic Physician | 12229 | Clear | March 31, 2028 | — |
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) | 410 | $93 | $225 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 349 | $62 | $153 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 219 | $133 | $435 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 171 | $10 | $67 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 142 | $91 | $220 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 100 | $10 | $42 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 65 | $144 | $749 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 48 | $73 | $357 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 45 | $39 | $157 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 44 | $12 | $62 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 40 | $155 | $443 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 38 | $58 | $287 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 34 | $55 | $213 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 33 | $67 | $200 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 31 | $213 | $1,238 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 26 | $89 | $564 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 21 | $18 | $73 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 18 | $368 | $2,485 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 18 | $63 | $153 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 18 | $104 | $300 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 16 | $532 | $2,916 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 15 | $8 | $47 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 13 | $335 | $1,542 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 11 | $2 | $14 |
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 (67%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for internal medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
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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. Baig is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 22% in FL), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 1% of FL peers.
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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