Dr. Carlos Sotolongo, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Sotolongo
Dr. Carlos Sotolongo is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Jacksonville Beach, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sotolongo performed 5,167 Medicare services across 4,178 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sotolongo received a total of $9,180 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 292 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. Sotolongo 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 70357 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
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) | 1,514 | $93 | $320 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 501 | $50 | $175 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 438 | $11 | $69 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 295 | $136 | $454 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 252 | $16 | $55 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 251 | $8 | $29 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 250 | $11 | $37 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 198 | $56 | $195 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 174 | $115 | $423 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 173 | $4 | $11 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 169 | $62 | $179 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 113 | $102 | $341 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 101 | $29 | $101 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 98 | $6 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 86 | $2 | $8 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 59 | $14 | $45 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 49 | $139 | $499 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 44 | $18 | $63 |
| Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | 44 | $50 | $175 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 43 | $12 | $35 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 40 | $82 | $272 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 38 | $80 | $391 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 37 | $10 | $126 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 35 | $237 | $776 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 29 | $14 | $47 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 28 | $19 | $66 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 20 | $5 | $19 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 20 | $170 | $559 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 17 | $39 | $142 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 15 | $95 | $258 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | 13 | $99 | $342 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 12 | $64 | $228 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 11 | $15 | $62 |
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
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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. Sotolongo is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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