Dr. Sukumaran Ramaswami, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ramaswami
Dr. Sukumaran Ramaswami is an internal medicine in Dunnellon, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ramaswami performed 3,324 Medicare services across 2,362 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ramaswami received a total of $15,424 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 684 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Ramaswami 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) | 1,109 | $85 | $214 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 380 | $80 | $124 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 366 | $126 | $221 |
| Annual depression screening | 355 | $18 | $38 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 194 | $55 | $146 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 181 | $63 | $142 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 177 | $3 | $50 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 82 | $8 | $26 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 55 | $3 | $12 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 54 | $45 | $150 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 48 | $212 | $462 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 44 | $90 | $211 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 36 | $40 | $106 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 34 | $17 | $40 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 33 | $103 | $274 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 24 | $86 | $333 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 21 | $158 | $328 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 18 | $83 | $372 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 17 | $10 | $37 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 16 | $26 | $126 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 16 | $6 | $38 |
| Evaluation of use of breathing device | 16 | $12 | $37 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 16 | $29 | $94 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 16 | $39 | $122 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 16 | $162 | $338 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for internal medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
11.6 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. Ramaswami is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 4%), 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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