Dr. Mowaffak Atfeh, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Atfeh
Dr. Mowaffak Atfeh is a cardiovascular disease in Brooksville, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Atfeh performed 4,131 Medicare services across 2,799 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Atfeh received a total of $14,967 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 358 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. Atfeh 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) | 918 | $87 | $175 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 750 | $10 | $40 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 277 | $103 | $200 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 248 | $63 | $100 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 245 | $4 | $5 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 202 | $88 | $200 |
| Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg | 176 | $3 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 105 | $59 | $125 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 103 | $54 | $100 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 102 | $43 | $200 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 101 | $326 | $700 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 98 | $133 | $300 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 98 | $36 | $80 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 97 | $136 | $215 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 86 | $199 | $500 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 68 | $115 | $225 |
| Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) | 58 | $0 | $11 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 51 | $66 | $100 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 49 | $11 | $50 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 48 | $16 | $50 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 37 | $66 | $150 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 34 | $83 | $220 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 29 | $143 | $250 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 28 | $17 | $60 |
| Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | 27 | $58 | $110 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 25 | $617 | $1,700 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 23 | $40 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 17 | $20 | $70 |
| Coronary stent placement | 16 | $479 | $800 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $85 | $250 |
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 (98%) 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 | ✓ 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. Atfeh is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 17%), with 18 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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