Dr. Ann Tong, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Tong
Dr. Ann Tong is a cardiovascular disease in Gainesville, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tong performed 6,501 Medicare services across 4,872 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tong received a total of $165,074 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 413 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. Tong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,325 | $10 | $34 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 847 | $91 | $216 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 324 | $38 | $113 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 298 | $140 | $413 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 230 | $131 | $295 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 229 | $57 | $147 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 219 | $4 | $11 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 203 | $18 | $54 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 200 | $20 | $63 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 189 | $137 | $415 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 174 | $133 | $404 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 163 | $63 | $149 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 139 | $93 | $213 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 126 | $309 | $798 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 120 | $160 | $420 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 109 | $15 | $52 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 105 | $52 | $142 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 104 | $72 | $208 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 104 | $19 | $54 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 104 | $17 | $50 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 104 | $28 | $80 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 90 | $23 | $111 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 73 | $65 | $154 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 66 | $86 | $236 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 59 | $173 | $516 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 57 | $57 | $117 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 56 | $17 | $54 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 56 | $133 | $382 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 54 | $8 | $58 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 46 | $137 | $389 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 43 | $37 | $100 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized) | 41 | $13 | $23 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 40 | $1,135 | $2,954 |
| Red blood cell concentration measurement | 40 | $2 | $7 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 40 | $2 | $7 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 34 | $324 | $962 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 29 | $80 | $334 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 28 | $8 | $58 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 26 | $69 | $171 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 23 | $19 | $54 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 22 | $2,094 | $5,342 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 22 | $139 | $355 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 22 | $16 | $45 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 22 | $10 | $30 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 15 | $75 | $239 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 15 | $33 | $88 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 14 | $85 | $322 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 14 | $35 | $100 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 13 | $8 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 13 | $93 | $269 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 12 | $214 | $467 |
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 (93%) 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 3% for cardiovascular disease in FL.
Geographic Context
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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. Tong is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), with 20 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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