Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Alfredo Rego, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery · Doral, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
3650 NW 82ND AVE, Doral, FL 33166
3054063596
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1215934435 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Rego from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Rego

Dr. Alfredo Rego is a thoracic surgery in Doral, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rego performed 146 Medicare services across 126 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rego received a total of $148,163 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 555 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in thoracic surgery. 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. Rego 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.

✓ 20 years in practice▲ 146 Medicare services$ $148,163 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
146
Medicare services
Bottom 39% in FL for thoracic surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
126
Unique beneficiaries
$302
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~7 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity30$97$220
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)19$180$443
Initial hospital admission, high complexity17$142$435
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery16$640$5,134
Harvest of vein using an endoscope16$13$66
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft16$1,354$7,719
Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart16$69$246
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)16$134$303
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
21.9% high complexity
11.0% medium
67.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$148,163
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $21,166/year across 7 years
Top 5% in FL for thoracic surgery
46
Companies
555
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$65,564 (44.3%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$51,974 (35.1%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$30,625 (20.7%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$5,132
2023
$4,610
2022
$25,031
2021
$22,958
2020
$33,160
2019
$29,414
2018
$27,858

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$116,017
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$7,930
ATRICURE, INC.
$4,859
BIOTRONIK INC.
$2,716
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$2,546
Abbott Laboratories
$2,324
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$1,469
AtriCure, Inc.
$1,334
CryoLife, Inc.
$1,247
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$1,025
Bolton Medical Inc
$1,001
Medtronic, Inc.
$752
CVRx, Inc.
$738
ABIOMED
$623
Ethicon US, LLC
$473
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$326
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$325
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$251
Innovation Technologies Inc
$188
ACELL, INC.
$171
Davol Inc.
$164
HemoSonics LLC
$158
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$156
Stryker Corporation
$153
Elutia, Inc.
$142
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$127
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$123
Avanos Medical
$115
KLS-Martin L.P.
$76
Ethicon Inc.
$76
Lexington Medical, Inc.
$70
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$70
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$63
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$47
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC
$45
KCI USA, Inc.
$43
DAVOL INC.
$40
Artivion, Inc.
$38
Mallinckrodt LLC
$26
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$22
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$20
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$17
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$16
ConvaTec Inc.
$15
BSN Medical Inc
$15
Cook Medical LLC
$13
Top 3 companies account for 86.9% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · AQUACEL AG · ASSURITY · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · AVEIR · Acticor · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler · AngioVac · BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE · BIOMONITOR · Bair Hugger · Barostim Neo System · BioGlue · Biogel M · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO II ANNULOPLASTY RING · COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH · COR KNOT · COR-KNOT · CoreValve Evolut · Da Vinci Surgical System · ECM · ECM Patch · EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ENDURANT IIS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · ESSENZ · ETHICON · EVARREST · Edora · Edora 8 DR-T · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Endurant · Essenz · Flexitouch Plus · GIAPREZA · GRAFIX PL · Grafts · Heartstring · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · IRRISEPT · Impella · JOT DX · KONECT RESILIA · LYNPARZA · MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR · MITRACLIP · MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve · MRI Ready Leads · MitraClip System · Monarch Platform · NAVITOR · OFIRMEV · ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · OPTIMIZER · On-X · PATCH · PENDITURE · PLEDGET AND INTRACARDIAC · PREVENA · PROGEL · PROLENE · Perceval · Plexa ProMRI · Pouch · Progel · QUNATRA QPLUS SYSTEM · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM · RIBFIX BLU ADVANTAGE · Relay Grafts · RibFix Blu · Rivacor · Rivacor 7 DR-T · S5 · STERNALOCK 360 SYSTEM · STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM · STRYKER VARISPEED · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Solia · SternaLock 360 · SternaLock Blu · TAGRISSO · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · TYKE · VALIANT CAPTIVIA · VISTASEAL · Valiant Captivia · XARELTO · XTRA Autotransfusion System
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (44%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in thoracic surgery and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for thoracic surgery in FL.

Equivalent to $101,481 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Thoracic Surgerys within 10 mi
87
Per 100K population
3.2
County median income
$68,694
Nearest hospital
LARKIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PALM SPRINGS CAMPUS
2.9 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Rego is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 5%), with 20 years of practice experience.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Rego experienced with hospital follow-up visit, high complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Rego performed 30 hospital follow-up visit, high complexity services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Rego receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Rego received a total of $148,163 from 46 companies across 555 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Rego's costs compare to other thoracic surgerys in Doral?
Dr. Rego's average Medicare payment per service is $302. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Rego) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →