Dr. Brendon Colaco, MBBS
What this data tells you about Dr. Colaco
Dr. Brendon Colaco is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in Jacksonville, FL, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Colaco performed 2,608 Medicare services across 2,332 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Colaco received a total of $14,073 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 127 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician. 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. Colaco 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 or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 279 | $15 | $96 |
| Test to measure oxygen level in blood using ear or finger device continuously overnight | 213 | $18 | $132 |
| Methacholine chloride administered as inhalation solution through a nebulizer, per 1 mg | 155 | $0 | $40 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 142 | $41 | $311 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 135 | $40 | $317 |
| Artery puncture collection of blood sample | 125 | $20 | $215 |
| Blood gases measurement, with o2 saturation | 125 | $75 | $243 |
| Carboxyhemoglobin (protein) level | 122 | $12 | $133 |
| Methemoglobin (hemoglobin) analysis, quantitative | 122 | $8 | $105 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 119 | $2 | $40 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 112 | $19 | $211 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 109 | $96 | $450 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 101 | $65 | $296 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 95 | $95 | $452 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 85 | $485 | $6,143 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 77 | $29 | $342 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 57 | $83 | $456 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 57 | $132 | $604 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 52 | $126 | $707 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 49 | $456 | $5,404 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 41 | $106 | $626 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 39 | $9 | $195 |
| Home sleep test (hst) with type iv portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 3 channels | 31 | $71 | $1,408 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 29 | $6 | $91 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 20 | $93 | $1,242 |
| Test to measure the level of nitric oxide gas | 20 | $13 | $133 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $140 | $877 |
| Test to measure lung airway sensitivity | 17 | $45 | $364 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 17 | $162 | $891 |
| Pentamidine isethionate, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, per 300 mg | 17 | $61 | $350 |
| Inhalation treatment for pneumonia | 16 | $22 | $265 |
| Other service or procedure on lung | 12 | $58 | $388 |
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. Colaco is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 16 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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