Dr. Pamela Rama, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Rama
Dr. Pamela Rama is a nuclear cardiology physician in Jacksonville Beach, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rama performed 5,344 Medicare services across 4,034 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rama received a total of $167,946 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 644 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nuclear cardiology physician. 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. Rama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,816 | $92 | $320 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 508 | $50 | $175 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 387 | $10 | $69 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 309 | $8 | $29 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 253 | $16 | $55 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 252 | $10 | $37 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 203 | $95 | $258 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 198 | $57 | $195 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 197 | $4 | $11 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 148 | $118 | $423 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 117 | $20 | $66 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 114 | $6 | $30 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 106 | $135 | $499 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 92 | $2 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 77 | $137 | $454 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 74 | $29 | $101 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 66 | $19 | $63 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 65 | $14 | $45 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 58 | $62 | $179 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 53 | $103 | $341 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 48 | $84 | $272 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 45 | $67 | $228 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 41 | $82 | $391 |
| Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | 39 | $51 | $175 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 25 | $5 | $19 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 22 | $14 | $47 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 17 | $44 | $142 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 14 | $68 | $4,950 |
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 (94%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in nuclear cardiology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for nuclear cardiology physician 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. Rama is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 4%), 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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