Dr. Kenneth Towe, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Towe
Dr. Kenneth Towe is a cardiovascular disease in Fort Myers, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Towe performed 5,678 Medicare services across 3,831 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Towe received a total of $8,995 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 182 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. Towe 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) | 1,309 | $94 | $184 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 912 | $65 | $112 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 554 | $11 | $63 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 436 | $43 | $114 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 270 | $98 | $157 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 212 | $8 | $26 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 203 | $4 | $17 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 202 | $150 | $515 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 187 | $144 | $338 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 142 | $319 | $900 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 130 | $11 | $105 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 126 | $54 | $276 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 100 | $90 | $253 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 72 | $225 | $885 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 71 | $2,238 | $4,700 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 71 | $150 | $377 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 64 | $9 | $25 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 61 | $60 | $152 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 56 | $335 | $686 |
| Coronary stent placement | 49 | $481 | $1,500 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 46 | $14 | $66 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 37 | $661 | $950 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 35 | $2 | $10 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 35 | $129 | $686 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 23 | $119 | $270 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 21 | $21 | $62 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 19 | $87 | $271 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 19 | $77 | $201 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 19 | $86 | $263 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 19 | $14 | $51 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 17 | $49 | $130 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 16 | $6 | $22 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 15 | $19 | $51 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 15 | $75 | $247 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $111 | $306 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 14 | $15 | $74 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 13 | $17 | $71 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 13 | $11 | $71 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 13 | $75 | $119 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 13 | $109 | $253 |
| Shockwave destruction of calcified plaque in coronary artery accessed through skin using catheter | 12 | $142 | $1,200 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 11 | $10 | $84 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $88 | $216 |
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
3.4 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 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. Towe is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% 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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