Dr. Karla Quevedo, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Quevedo
Dr. Karla Quevedo is a cardiovascular disease in Fort Myers, FL, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Quevedo performed 4,580 Medicare services across 3,565 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Quevedo received a total of $3,049 from 9 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 39 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Quevedo 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) | 947 | $94 | $277 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 522 | $51 | $269 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 486 | $11 | $63 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 361 | $99 | $385 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 201 | $58 | $290 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 199 | $4 | $16 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 172 | $24 | $115 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 156 | $17 | $93 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 151 | $135 | $750 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 126 | $128 | $424 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 120 | $11 | $55 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 105 | $17 | $82 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 98 | $64 | $193 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 82 | $21 | $98 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 64 | $9 | $45 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 61 | $50 | $212 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 61 | $16 | $120 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 52 | $5 | $32 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 52 | $65 | $270 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 49 | $119 | $306 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 46 | $28 | $165 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 46 | $29 | $147 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 38 | $47 | $187 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 36 | $21 | $97 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 35 | $87 | $411 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 32 | $19 | $89 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 32 | $255 | $1,290 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 29 | $18 | $95 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 29 | $6 | $28 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 29 | $2 | $12 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 27 | $10 | $55 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 27 | $84 | $403 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 26 | $10 | $55 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 25 | $14 | $67 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 22 | $15 | $97 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 19 | $85 | $438 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 17 | $152 | $449 |
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
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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. Quevedo is a electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 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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