Dr. Lew Little, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Little
Dr. Lew Little is an anesthesiology in Englewood, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Little performed 10,519 Medicare services across 2,021 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Little received a total of $148 from 3 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 8 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in anesthesiology. 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. Little 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 3,269 | $1 | $11 |
| Manual therapy (hands-on treatment), per 15 min | 3,248 | $17 | $68 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 1,487 | $129 | $454 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 936 | $100 | $320 |
| Chronic pain management and treatment, monthly bundle including, diagnosis; assessment and monitoring; administration of a validated pain rating scale or tool; the development, implementation, revision, and/or maintenance of a person-centered care plan tha | 288 | $63 | $152 |
| Injection, dimenhydrinate, up to 50 mg | 271 | $6 | $55 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 219 | $12 | $55 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 95 | $70 | $227 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 85 | $176 | $438 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 81 | $250 | $613 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 79 | $94 | $229 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 79 | $426 | $1,118 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 72 | $160 | $559 |
| Contrast dye for imaging, lower concentration | 61 | $0 | $200 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 50 | $51 | $165 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 47 | $46 | $157 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 41 | $194 | $652 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into suprascapular shoulder nerve | 27 | $68 | $224 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 26 | $170 | $481 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 23 | $89 | $244 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 20 | $81 | $320 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into spine and pelvis nerve using imaging guidance | 15 | $178 | $577 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2021 ↗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 (2021)
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
4.6 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 2021 |
| 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. Little is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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