Dr. Julio Barcena, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Barcena
Dr. Julio Barcena is a cardiovascular disease in Doral, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Barcena performed 1,946 Medicare services across 1,109 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Barcena received a total of $39,769 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 614 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. Barcena 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) | 589 | $94 | $270 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 254 | $11 | $32 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 229 | $36 | $105 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 203 | $39 | $110 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 104 | $7 | $13 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 88 | $37 | $110 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 83 | $156 | $424 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 76 | $128 | $360 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 59 | $31 | $91 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 42 | $53 | $150 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 42 | $351 | $500 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 40 | $313 | $793 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 25 | $65 | $195 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 21 | $348 | $960 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 20 | $2,281 | $4,880 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 16 | $135 | $252 |
| Annual depression screening | 16 | $19 | $39 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 13 | $151 | $500 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 13 | $22 | $57 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 13 | $687 | $1,860 |
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 (62%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for cardiovascular disease in FL.
Geographic Context
2.9 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. Barcena is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%), 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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