Dr. Michael Lipinski, MD, PHD
What this data tells you about Dr. Lipinski
Dr. Michael Lipinski is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Fort Myers, FL, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lipinski performed 4,172 Medicare services across 3,097 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lipinski received a total of $243,922 from 8 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 124 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Lipinski 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 | 174311 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 914 | $87 | $200 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 754 | $10 | $79 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 400 | $137 | $947 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 273 | $32 | $43 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 223 | $59 | $75 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 198 | $10 | $154 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 135 | $186 | $1,219 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 120 | $6 | $35 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 118 | $48 | $369 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 114 | $57 | $135 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 110 | $332 | $1,403 |
| Coronary stent placement | 89 | $366 | $1,268 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 68 | $9 | $123 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 64 | $93 | $198 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 49 | $18 | $112 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 48 | $113 | $309 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 45 | $61 | $138 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 44 | $19 | $120 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 38 | $102 | $258 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 37 | $16 | $96 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 37 | $11 | $64 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 37 | $136 | $381 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 36 | $166 | $971 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 28 | $40 | $267 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 28 | $143 | $999 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 26 | $19 | $158 |
| Injection, octafluoropropane microspheres, per ml | 23 | $28 | $110 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 21 | $63 | $136 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 20 | $47 | $219 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 20 | $137 | $270 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 16 | $63 | $413 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 14 | $9 | $112 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 13 | $10 | $123 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $239 | $1,373 |
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 (100%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for cardiovascular disease in FL.
Geographic Context
3.3 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. Lipinski is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% in FL), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 2% of FL peers, with 18 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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