Dr. Brett Sasseen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Sasseen
Dr. Brett Sasseen is a cardiovascular disease in Jacksonville, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sasseen performed 4,278 Medicare services across 1,399 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sasseen received a total of $8,210 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 229 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. Sasseen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,925 | $0 | $2 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 596 | $4 | $21 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 472 | $93 | $248 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 354 | $62 | $157 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 215 | $141 | $384 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 141 | $103 | $265 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 123 | $11 | $29 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 95 | $9 | $22 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 48 | $62 | $165 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 45 | $202 | $644 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 43 | $119 | $335 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 31 | $77 | $176 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 29 | $15 | $30 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 27 | $31 | $77 |
| Coronary stent placement | 26 | $466 | $1,233 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 23 | $87 | $220 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 21 | $39 | $98 |
| Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | 16 | $7 | $18 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 13 | $144 | $494 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 12 | $60 | $160 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 12 | $162 | $404 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 11 | $140 | $384 |
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
5.7 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. Sasseen is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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