Dr. Felipe Albuquerque, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Albuquerque
Dr. Felipe Albuquerque is an interventional cardiology specialist in Fort Lauderdale, FL, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Albuquerque performed 2,786 Medicare services across 2,181 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Albuquerque received a total of $41,420 from 19 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 154 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Albuquerque 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 132127 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 738 | $6 | $31 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 530 | $72 | $328 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 340 | $96 | $378 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 281 | $53 | $369 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 185 | $104 | $460 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 143 | $104 | $452 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 106 | $11 | $43 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 93 | $193 | $1,063 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 79 | $137 | $666 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 57 | $8 | $32 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 56 | $65 | $256 |
| Coronary stent placement | 38 | $478 | $2,161 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 25 | $308 | $1,342 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 25 | $117 | $483 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 23 | $81 | $340 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 17 | $634 | $4,434 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 15 | $18 | $87 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 12 | $12 | $49 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 12 | $61 | $263 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 11 | $13 | $193 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (51%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work.
Geographic Context
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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. Albuquerque is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with research-focused industry engagement in the top 13% of FL peers, with 15 years of NPI registration.
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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