Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Pedro Ramirez, MD

Neurological Surgery · Lake Mary, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
978 INTERNATIONAL PKWY STE 1440, Lake Mary, FL 32746
4076245028
Registered in NPPES since 2008
NPI: 1689847733 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Ramirez from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ramirez

Dr. Pedro Ramirez is a neurological surgery specialist in Lake Mary, FL, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ramirez performed 121 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ramirez received a total of $142,018 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 466 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ramirez is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 18 years of NPI registration ▲ 121 Medicare services $142,018 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Medical Doctor 120929 Clear January 31, 2028
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
121
Medicare services
Bottom 25% in FL for neurological surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$195
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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 (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
43 $66 $320
Spinal neurostimulator generator insertion
Surgical placement of a spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver device.
37 $183 $1,280
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
24 $87 $450
Spinal bone removal for neurostimulator electrode insertion
This procedure involves removing a portion of the spine bone to create space for inserting a neurostimulator electrode plate into the spinal area.
17 $698 $3,010
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$142,018
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $20,288/year across 7 years
Top 10% in FL for neurological surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
43
Companies
466
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$27,988
2023
$20,335
2022
$15,993
2021
$11,908
2020
$3,404
2019
$33,094
2018
$29,297

Payments by company (2024)

SurGenTec
$22,399
Spine Wave, Inc.
$4,124
MML US, Inc.
$408
Arthrex, Inc.
$315
Abbott Laboratories
$245
Medtronic, Inc.
$115
Nevro Corp.
$95
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$94
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$88
Boston Scientific Corporation
$42
Kerecis Limited
$30
ZIMVIE INC.
$17
Centinel Spine, LLC
$17
Top 3 companies account for 96.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
SurGenTec
$41,381
Spine Wave, Inc.
$39,207
Captiva Spine Inc
$25,916
SI-BONE, Inc.
$11,955
Abbott Laboratories
$5,064
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$4,422
Augmedics Inc.
$3,440
Nevro Corp.
$3,316
Nexxt Spine LLC
$1,143
Boston Scientific Corporation
$843
Medtronic, Inc.
$817
SI-BONE, INC.
$663
MML US, Inc.
$625
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$437
Stryker Corporation
$408
Arthrex, Inc.
$315
Radius Health, Inc.
$294
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$291
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$167
Axonics, Inc.
$164
Curonix LLC
$155
ZIMVIE INC.
$105
Choice Spine, LLC
$104
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$94
HT Medical, LLC
$84
NuVasive, Inc.
$75
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.
$73
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$68
Lilly USA, LLC
$51
Spineology Inc.
$47
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$44
Zyla Life Sciences
$40
IRRAS USA, Inc.
$31
Kerecis Limited
$30
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$21
Almatica Pharma LLC
$19
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$18
Penumbra, Inc.
$17
Centinel Spine, LLC
$17
ARKIS BIOSCIENCES INC
$16
Ceribell, Inc.
$15
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$15
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 75.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
10MM · ACTIVOS 10 BONE CEMENT · ARAI SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM · ARKIS CEREBRO FLO EVD CATHETER · Artemis · Axonics · Biomet SpinalPak · Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System · Blackhawk · CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM · CODMAN CERTAS · COFLEX INTERLAMINAR TECHNOLOGY · CONFIRM RX · CapLOX II · Ceribell Rapid Response EEG · Cervical-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator · CoverEdge 32 · ETERNA · EXCEED BIPLANAR EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM · FORTEO · GRALISE · IFUSE IMPLANT · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · ION Facet Screw · ION Facet Screw System · IRRAFLOW · IVS - AVA · IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS · Intracept · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · MAZOR X SYSTEM · MazorX - Renaissance · Medical Device · Modulus · NSE - CUTTING ACCESSORIES · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · Nexxt Matrixx · Nexxt Spine Product Portfolio · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM · Omnia · OptiMesh Graft Containment · Other - Miscellaneous · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROCLAIM · PRODISC C VIVO · Penta SCS Leads · Posterior Fixation · Posterior Fusion · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Qutenza · Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion System · ReActiv8 · SCS IPGs · SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPINAL IMPLANT · SPINE PRODUCT · SPRIX · SYNCHROMED · SYNCHROMEDII · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Spinal Implants · StealthStation · StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver · Superion · TRITANIUM · Ti3D · TiLink · Tymlos · Vanta · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XLIF · Xvision · YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM · ZORVOLEX · iFuse Implant
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Neurological surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
51
County median income
$83,030
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
CENTRAL FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL
3.7 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Ramirez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 18 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Ramirez experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ramirez performed 43 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Ramirez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ramirez received a total of $142,018 from 43 companies across 466 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Ramirez's costs compare to other neurological surgerists in Lake Mary?
Dr. Ramirez's average Medicare payment per service is $195. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Ramirez) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →