Medicare Enrolled

Luis Cardenas, APRN

Q: Does Cardenas receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Cardenas received a total of $1,831 from 20 companies across 95 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

Q: What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Cardenas) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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.

Nurse Practitioner - Family · Florida City, FL

139 N REDLAND RD STE 5, Florida City, FL 33034

3052697887

Registered in NPPES since 2020

NPI: 1609492685 verify on NPPES ↗

Moderate

DATA COVERAGE

Data in 3 of 4 federal sources

Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality

Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Cardenas 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 Cardenas

Luis Cardenas is a nurse practitioner - family in Florida City, FL, with 6 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Cardenas received a total of $1,831 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 95 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Cardenas is Moderate — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 6 years of NPI registration $1,831 industry payments

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗

$1,831

Total received (2021-2024)

Avg $458/year across 4 years

Top 17% in FL for nurse practitioner - family

A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.

Companies

Payment records

Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024

$18

2023

$33

2022

$16

2021

$1,763

Payments by company (2024)

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

$18

Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2024 payments

All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

$295

AbbVie Inc.

$239

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

$183

Novo Nordisk Inc

$153

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

$109

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

$102

Lilly USA, LLC

$101

SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

$100

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$93

Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$92

PFIZER INC.

$92

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation

$61

Amarin Pharma Inc.

$38

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

$38

SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC

$33

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$26

Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC

$26

ABBVIE INC.

$18

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

$16

Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC

$16

Top 3 companies account for 39.1% of all-time payments

Associated products mentioned in payments ›

ArmonAir Digihaler · BREZTRI · BYDUREON · CONTRAVE · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · FARXIGA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · LINZESS · Livalo · NURTEC ODT · Ozempic · PREMARIN · SOLIQUA 100/33 · Strensiq · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULICITY · UBRELVY · UNITHROID · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Wegovy · XIFAXAN · XIGDUO · ZTLido

Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →

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Geographic Context

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521

County median income

$68,694

Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)

WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL
17.9 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry	✓ NPPES	NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment	✓ PECOS	PECOS snapshot
Practice Data	— No data	N/A
Industry Payments	✓ Open Payments	CY 2024
Disciplinary History	— Not included	N/A

This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Moderate. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Cardenas is a nurse practitioner - family.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Cardenas receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Cardenas received a total of $1,831 from 20 companies across 95 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Cardenas) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?

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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, 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. Data Coverage reflects 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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