Dr. Kristian Ulloa, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ulloa
Dr. Kristian Ulloa is a vascular surgery physician in Bradenton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ulloa performed 2,139 Medicare services across 1,813 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ulloa received a total of $5,580 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 62 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. 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. Ulloa 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 (20-29 min) | 360 | $74 | $117 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 251 | $53 | $240 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 237 | $10 | $18 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 187 | $206 | $574 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 146 | $150 | $435 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 130 | $94 | $267 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 103 | $156 | $444 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 103 | $88 | $175 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 82 | $107 | $338 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 81 | $44 | $85 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 70 | $848 | $2,340 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 49 | $145 | $420 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 41 | $150 | $361 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 40 | $124 | $262 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 36 | $109 | $218 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 29 | $33 | $53 |
| Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow | 23 | $92 | $200 |
| Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | 21 | $10,000 | $24,888 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 20 | $93 | $305 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 19 | $6,053 | $18,173 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 17 | $106 | $173 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 16 | $114 | $356 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 15 | $204 | $620 |
| Creation of artery-vein connection using tube graft for hemodialysis | 13 | $528 | $1,126 |
| Revision of hemodialysis graft | 13 | $556 | $1,232 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 13 | $81 | $257 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 12 | $5,533 | $18,426 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 12 | $95 | $227 |
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
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | — Not enrolled | N/A |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 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. Ulloa is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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