Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ricardo Novoa, D.O.

Family Medicine · Fort Myers, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
13440 PARKER COMMONS BLVD STE 101, Fort Myers, FL 33912
2394329383
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1720094691 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Novoa from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Novoa

Dr. Ricardo Novoa is a family medicine specialist in Fort Myers, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Novoa performed 1,473 Medicare services across 1,205 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Novoa received a total of $5,216 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 183 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. Novoa 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.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 24% volume in FL $5,216 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Osteopathic Physician 6271 Clear March 31, 2028
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,473
Medicare services
Top 24% in FL for family medicine
1,205
Unique beneficiaries
$51
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~78 Medicare services per year of practice

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) 324 $82 $264
Blood draw (venipuncture) 153 $8 $17
Annual wellness visit, follow-up 136 $130 $267
Comprehensive metabolic blood panel 120 $10 $21
Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) 94 $13 $27
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential 88 $8 $16
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 62 $60 $187
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test 56 $16 $34
Flu vaccine administration 56 $32 $64
Flu vaccine, high-dose 52 $72 $145
Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) 49 $9 $19
Annual depression screening 49 $19 $38
Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) 32 $19 $39
Automated urinalysis 27 $2 $4
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity 20 $162 $420
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and 20 $42 $107
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use 19 $267 $575
Pneumonia vaccine administration 19 $30 $64
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 16 $8 $30
Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) 14 $5 $12
Creatinine test (kidney function) 14 $5 $10
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle 14 $9 $30
Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment 14 $168 $343
Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report 13 $7 $30
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit 12 $168 $343
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$5,216
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $745/year across 7 years
Top 10% in FL for family medicine
27
Companies
183
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$5,216 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$552
2023
$914
2022
$332
2021
$470
2020
$684
2019
$1,230
2018
$1,034

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$2,266
ABBVIE INC.
$440
PFIZER INC.
$402
Lilly USA, LLC
$381
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$337
Amgen Inc.
$222
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$147
Novo Nordisk Inc
$126
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$121
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$107
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$99
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$74
Exact Sciences Corporation
$71
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$69
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$61
AbbVie Inc.
$56
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$40
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$34
Almatica Pharma LLC
$33
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$20
Abbott Laboratories
$19
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$17
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$17
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$16
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$16
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$16
Allergan, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 59.6% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIMOVIG · AIRSUPRA · AJOVY · AREXVY · Aimovig · BREZTRI AEROSPHERE · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · Cologuard Collection Kit · DUEXIS · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · EVENITY · FARXIGA · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · GARDASIL · GARDASIL 9 · GRALISE · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · NEXLETOL · NURTEC ODT · Otezla · Ozempic · PNEUMOVAX 23 · PREVNAR 20 · Prolia · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SYMBICORT · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULICITY · TUDORZA PRESSAIR · Tirosint · Truvada · UBRELVY · VRAYLAR · VYVANSE · Vascepa · Veozah · XARELTO
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for family medicine in FL.

Equivalent to $354 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
402
Per 100K population
50.7
County median income
$73,099
Nearest hospital
GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER LEE HEALTH
0.0 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. Novoa is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of FL peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Novoa experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Novoa performed 324 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Novoa receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Novoa received a total of $5,216 from 27 companies across 183 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Novoa's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Fort Myers?
Dr. Novoa's average Medicare payment per service is $51. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Novoa) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →