Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Veronique Fernandez-Salvador, MD

Urology Physician · Fort Myers, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
7451 GLADIOLUS DR, Fort Myers, FL 33908
2396898800
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1538185939 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. Fernandez-Salvador 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. Fernandez-Salvador

Dr. Veronique Fernandez-Salvador is an urology physician in Fort Myers, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fernandez-Salvador performed 4,823 Medicare services across 2,112 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fernandez-Salvador received a total of $11,155 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 271 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. 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. Fernandez-Salvador 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 26% volume in FL $11,155 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
Medical Doctor 96154 Clear January 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 ↗
4,823
Medicare services
Top 26% in FL for urology physician
2,112
Unique beneficiaries
$28
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~254 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
BCG treatment for bladder cancer 1,500 $2 $9
Bladder ultrasound after voiding 963 $8 $65
Automated urinalysis 582 $2 $10
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 523 $65 $226
Urinalysis with microscopic exam 453 $3 $14
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 377 $95 $335
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 147 $129 $526
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope 118 $191 $705
Insertion of temporary bladder tube 62 $32 $391
Instillation of anti-cancer drug into bladder 45 $69 $382
Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming 21 $42 $352
Insertion of lower leg neurostimulator electrode 20 $88 $419
New patient office visit (30-44 min) 12 $70 $342
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 ↗
$11,155
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,594/year across 7 years
Top 19% in FL for urology physician
45
Companies
271
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
$8,985 (80.6%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$1,875 (16.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$295 (2.6%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$5,431
2023
$1,624
2022
$1,725
2021
$354
2020
$307
2019
$653
2018
$1,061

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Axonics, Inc.
$3,079
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$1,895
Telix Pharmaceuticals
$878
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$833
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$513
PFIZER INC.
$397
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$392
Tolmar, Inc.
$250
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$240
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$213
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$194
Valencia Technologies Corporation
$177
GENZYME CORPORATION
$161
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$140
TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$139
Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$131
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$125
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$116
Mission Pharmacal Company
$108
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$105
PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$103
UROVANT SCIENCES INC
$81
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America
$70
Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.
$70
Boston Scientific Corporation
$67
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
$64
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$59
Allergan, Inc.
$58
ABBVIE INC.
$53
Teleflex LLC
$52
NeoTract Inc.
$45
Endo USA, Inc.
$44
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$43
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$42
Photocure Inc
$35
Olympus America Inc.
$27
Allergan Inc.
$22
IMMUNITYBIO, INC.
$21
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.
$18
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$17
UroGen Pharma, Inc.
$17
Hollister Incorporated
$17
Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited
$16
Myovant Sciences Inc.
$15
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 52.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
8.5 FR. X 675MM · ADSTILADRIN · AMVUTTRA · ANKTIVA · AVEED · Axonics · Axonics r-SNM System · Axumin · BOTOX · Bulkamid · CMOS VIDEO URETEROSCOPE · Cysview · EDEX · ELIGARD · ERLEADA · ESTRACE CREAM · Eclipse · Erleada · FIRMAGON · GEMTESA · GENERAL BPH · GREENLIGHT · ILLUCCIX · IMVEXXY · INTERSTIM · INTERSTIM ICON · Infyna Chic · JELMYTO · JEVTANA · KEYTRUDA · LITHOVUE · LYNPARZA · MYRBETRIQ · Myrbetriq · Noctiva · Nubeqa · ORGOVYX · Olympus Laser Devices · Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter · PLUVICTO · PREMARIN · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 20 · PROVENGE · PVC · PYLARIFY · SpaceOAR System · TOVIAZ · URIBEL · URIBEL TABS · UROLIFT · Urgent PC Neuromodulation System · Uribel · UroLift · UroLift System · VESICARE · XIAFLEX · XTANDI · XYOSTED · Xofigo · Xtandi · eCoin Device Kit · iTIND System
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 (81%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $231 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Urology physicians within 10 mi
48
Per 100K population
6.1
County median income
$73,099
Nearest hospital
PARK ROYAL HOSPITAL
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. Fernandez-Salvador is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 19% 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. Fernandez-Salvador experienced with bcg treatment for bladder cancer?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Fernandez-Salvador performed 1,500 bcg treatment for bladder cancer 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. Fernandez-Salvador receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Fernandez-Salvador received a total of $11,155 from 45 companies across 271 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. Fernandez-Salvador's costs compare to other urology physicians in Fort Myers?
Dr. Fernandez-Salvador's average Medicare payment per service is $28. 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. Fernandez-Salvador) 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 →