Dr. Patricia Fredette-Huffman, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Fredette-Huffman
Dr. Patricia Fredette-Huffman is a family medicine in Edgewater, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fredette-Huffman performed 2,008 Medicare services across 1,526 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fredette-Huffman received a total of $4,413 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 268 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family 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. Fredette-Huffman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 315 | $129 | $158 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 312 | $57 | $110 |
| Annual depression screening | 249 | $18 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 221 | $89 | $154 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 130 | $30 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 129 | $72 | $95 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 113 | $15 | $33 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 104 | $1 | $5 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 100 | $0 | $5 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 96 | $4 | $14 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 45 | $160 | $245 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 38 | $3 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 28 | $42 | $70 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 24 | $47 | $132 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 21 | $49 | $100 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 18 | $30 | $35 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 15 | $282 | $315 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 13 | $5 | $32 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 13 | $7 | $32 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 13 | $50 | $135 |
| 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 | 11 | $41 | $108 |
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
16.5 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. Fredette-Huffman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 12%), 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 →
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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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