Dr. Edison Valle-Giler, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Valle-Giler
Dr. Edison Valle-Giler is a neurological surgery specialist in Fort Myers, FL, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Valle-Giler performed 712 Medicare services across 647 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Valle-Giler received a total of $73,867 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 223 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Valle-Giler 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) | 170 | $94 | $264 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 95 | $136 | $481 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 56 | $228 | $879 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 55 | $171 | $689 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 43 | $142 | $390 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 42 | $104 | $280 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 38 | $145 | $358 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 32 | $71 | $276 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 20 | $10 | $104 |
| Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance | 18 | $431 | $6,570 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 18 | $97 | $262 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 17 | $1,444 | $5,277 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 17 | $337 | $1,293 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 17 | $65 | $181 |
| Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device | 13 | $394 | $4,444 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 13 | $756 | $5,562 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 12 | $1,337 | $5,354 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 12 | $688 | $2,898 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 12 | $841 | $3,334 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 12 | $92 | $319 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type.
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. Valle-Giler is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 16% of FL peers.
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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