Dr. Ariel Soffer, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Soffer
Dr. Ariel Soffer is a cardiovascular disease in Hollywood, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Soffer performed 1,300 Medicare services across 932 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Soffer received a total of $10,134 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 182 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Soffer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 263 | $148 | $609 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 138 | $1,078 | $2,500 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 111 | $104 | $348 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 101 | $138 | $602 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 98 | $88 | $336 |
| Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg | 85 | $160 | $675 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 85 | $48 | $665 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 61 | $148 | $466 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 52 | $51 | $320 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 52 | $133 | $587 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 49 | $353 | $1,596 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 47 | $12 | $61 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 34 | $136 | $549 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 29 | $94 | $377 |
| Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 27 | $50 | $377 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 24 | $58 | $419 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 17 | $176 | $674 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 16 | $180 | $623 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 11 | $103 | $672 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type.
Geographic Context
2.1 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. Soffer is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and mixed engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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