Dr. Simone Nader, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Nader
Dr. Simone Nader is a nuclear cardiology physician in Jacksonville, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nader performed 4,776 Medicare services across 3,732 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nader received a total of $25,009 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 523 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. Nader 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) | 1,995 | $92 | $320 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 579 | $10 | $69 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 420 | $53 | $175 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 203 | $11 | $37 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 201 | $16 | $55 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 182 | $62 | $179 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 167 | $58 | $195 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 164 | $118 | $423 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 96 | $99 | $341 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 93 | $93 | $258 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 81 | $19 | $63 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 79 | $8 | $29 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 70 | $4 | $11 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 67 | $2 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 46 | $142 | $454 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 40 | $6 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 39 | $6 | $19 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 36 | $129 | $499 |
| 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 | 36 | $6 | $21 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 33 | $9 | $94 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 31 | $14 | $47 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 28 | $14 | $45 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 26 | $71 | $228 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 24 | $82 | $272 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 22 | $173 | $705 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 18 | $79 | $391 |
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 (63%) 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.
Geographic Context
4.9 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. Nader is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 30% in FL), and speaking/promotional 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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