Dr. Noeli Pinelo Nicholson, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Pinelo Nicholson
Dr. Noeli Pinelo Nicholson is a family medicine specialist in Fort Myers, FL, with 7 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pinelo Nicholson performed 3,906 Medicare services across 2,363 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pinelo Nicholson received a total of $2,394 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 129 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Pinelo Nicholson 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 | 156268 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
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) | 1,745 | $94 | $296 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 263 | $26 | $75 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 261 | $131 | $420 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 248 | $11 | $75 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 242 | $11 | $122 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 242 | $84 | $130 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 193 | $1 | $10 |
| Annual depression screening | 175 | $19 | $30 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 121 | $18 | $68 |
| Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | 81 | $41 | $84 |
| Automated urinalysis | 78 | $2 | $23 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 52 | $0 | $45 |
| Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | 45 | $43 | $84 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 43 | $59 | $475 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 34 | $6 | $30 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 33 | $51 | $235 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 18 | $11 | $122 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 16 | $135 | $335 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 16 | $223 | $540 |
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. Pinelo Nicholson is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 20% 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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