Dr. Scott Allen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Allen
Dr. Scott Allen is a cardiovascular disease in Fort Myers, FL, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Allen performed 4,128 Medicare services across 3,324 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Allen received a total of $6,076 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 130 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. Allen 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) | 899 | $96 | $184 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 560 | $10 | $63 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 252 | $45 | $114 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 184 | $144 | $542 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 173 | $8 | $26 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 166 | $66 | $125 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 154 | $4 | $17 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 154 | $99 | $177 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 131 | $144 | $270 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 124 | $145 | $350 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 119 | $9 | $25 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 115 | $115 | $306 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 104 | $11 | $105 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 94 | $319 | $900 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 71 | $63 | $152 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 67 | $55 | $280 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 62 | $640 | $950 |
| Coronary stent placement | 58 | $456 | $1,500 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 55 | $176 | $837 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 47 | $2,241 | $4,700 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 47 | $150 | $377 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 36 | $90 | $253 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 32 | $668 | $3,006 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 32 | $2 | $10 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 32 | $63 | $234 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 27 | $14 | $66 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 25 | $67 | $201 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 25 | $6 | $22 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 24 | $14 | $74 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 21 | $78 | $3,399 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 20 | $330 | $686 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 20 | $21 | $62 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 19 | $82 | $220 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, each additional vessel | 19 | $46 | $188 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 17 | $157 | $482 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 17 | $105 | $253 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 16 | $155 | $390 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $90 | $271 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $151 | $686 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 15 | $15 | $32 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 14 | $18 | $51 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 14 | $70 | $234 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 14 | $75 | $247 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 12 | $44 | $130 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $210 | $940 |
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. Allen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% 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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