Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Vania Fernandez, MD
Pain Medicine · Hollywood, FL
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice
— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Fernandez
Dr. Vania Fernandez is a pain medicine specialist in Hollywood, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fernandez performed 2,751 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fernandez received a total of $44,627 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 202 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Fernandez is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 35% volume in FL
$44,627 industry payments
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 98334 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | — |
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance.
License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
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Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗2,751
Medicare services
Top 35% in FL for pain medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$28
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram. |
1,532 | $0 | $35 |
| Lidocaine HCl injection for IV infusion, 10 mg Administration of a 10 mg dose of lidocaine hydrochloride via intravenous infusion. |
357 | $0 | $40 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less Use of imaging technology to guide a medical procedure. This service lasts 60 minutes or less. |
196 | $34 | $300 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
170 | $88 | $650 |
| Methylprednisolone acetate injection, 80 mg An injection of 80 mg of methylprednisolone acetate, a corticosteroid medication. |
122 | $9 | $130 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
75 | $192 | $900 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
71 | $138 | $750 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Use of real-time X-ray imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
49 | $94 | $550 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
47 | $55 | $650 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection. |
33 | $134 | $880 |
| Spinal injection with imaging guidance A procedure where medication is injected into the middle or upper part of the spinal canal. Imaging technology is used to guide the needle to the correct location. |
28 | $210 | $900 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
21 | $202 | $600 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 20 | $180 | $1,200 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
17 | $98 | $850 |
| Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
13 | $194 | $1,550 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
13.0% high complexity
75.8% medium
11.3% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$44,627
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $6,375/year across 7 years
Top 3% in FL for pain medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
41
Companies
202
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$20,311
2023
$18,591
2022
$2,078
2021
$647
2020
$372
2019
$1,253
2018
$1,375
Payments by company (2024)
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$17,165
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,040
Medtronic, Inc.
$337
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$293
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$148
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$109
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$80
ABBVIE INC.
$41
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$35
SI-BONE, INC.
$32
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$30
Top 3 companies account for 96.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$35,230
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,151
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$1,146
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,111
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$1,032
Abbott Laboratories
$577
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$455
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$338
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$293
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$288
Radius Health, Inc.
$234
Stryker Corporation
$150
Allergan, Inc.
$142
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$130
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$126
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$124
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$112
Nevro Corp.
$104
Mentor Worldwide LLC
$104
Lilly USA, LLC
$96
PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS LLC
$80
SI-BONE, Inc.
$65
ABBVIE INC.
$61
Amgen Inc.
$58
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$52
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$36
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$35
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$34
SI-BONE, INC.
$32
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$30
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$27
Interventional Pain Technologies Inc.
$25
Allergan Inc.
$21
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$21
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$19
PFIZER INC.
$18
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$16
BioTissue Holdings, Inc.
$16
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$13
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 86.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
BD Intelliport · BELBUCA · BOTOX · BRIDION · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · Biomet SpinalPak · CONDUIT · ELYXYB - CELECOXIB · EMGALITY · EVENITY · Evoke · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Intracept · Iovera · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · LICART · Levorphanol · M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc · MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer · NALOCET · NEOX · NURTEC ODT · Nalu Neurostimulation System · NucyntaER · Omnia · PROCLAIM · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Qutenza · Roxybond · SCS IPGs · SPRINT PNS System · SYMPROIC · SYNCHROMED · SYNCHROMEDII · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver · Tymlos · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XIA · XIFAXAN · XTAMPZA · ZTLido · iFuse Implant · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
Geographic Context
Pain medicines in nearby ZIP areas
61
County median income
$74,534
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL
2.1 mi
2.1 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Fernandez is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Fernandez experienced with dexamethasone injection (steroid)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Fernandez performed 1,532 dexamethasone injection (steroid) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Fernandez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Fernandez received a total of $44,627 from 41 companies across 202 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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's costs compare to other pain medicines in Hollywood?
Dr. Fernandez'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) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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About this page
This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Data Coverage reflects 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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