Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Giancarlo Speziani, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Lakeland, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
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. Speziani 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. Speziani
Dr. Giancarlo Speziani is a cardiovascular disease in Lakeland, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Speziani performed 3,180 Medicare services across 2,276 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Speziani received a total of $77,980 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 623 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Speziani is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 18 years in practice▲ Top 38% volume in FL$ $77,980 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗3,180
Medicare services
Top 38% in FL for cardiovascular disease
2,276
Unique beneficiaries
$69
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~177 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,728 | $7 | $25 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 194 | $147 | $550 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 165 | $79 | $295 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 105 | $2 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 103 | $14 | $54 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 103 | $138 | $524 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 97 | $10 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 83 | $78 | $318 |
| Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 66 | $257 | $961 |
| Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion | 65 | $67 | $250 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 62 | $257 | $961 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 48 | $96 | $361 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 45 | $795 | $2,972 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 38 | $390 | $1,596 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 38 | $91 | $402 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 33 | $115 | $432 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 32 | $60 | $276 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 30 | $73 | $272 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 29 | $86 | $325 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 16 | $622 | $2,442 |
| Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker | 15 | $275 | $1,095 |
| Insertion of catheters for recording and pacing of right heart chambers rhythm and induction of abnormal rhythm | 13 | $511 | $1,914 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | 13 | $701 | $2,620 |
| Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | 12 | $388 | $1,453 |
| Evaluation of single or dual chamber pacing cardioverter-defibrillator and generator at time of implantation or replacement | 12 | $138 | $953 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 12 | $53 | $200 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 12 | $64 | $240 |
| Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under the skin | 11 | $43 | $271 |
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
15.2% high complexity
3.6% medium
81.3% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$77,980
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $11,140/year across 7 years
Top 6% in FL for cardiovascular disease
42
Companies
623
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$40,217 (51.6%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$33,660 (43.2%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$4,104 (5.3%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$2,081
2023$1,755
2022$1,366
2021$12,089
2020$10,724
2019$9,882
2018$40,083
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$27,300
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$14,881
Abbott Laboratories
$14,199
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$7,233
Medtronic, Inc.
$4,485
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,904
BIOTRONIK INC.
$1,919
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics Group - Latin America, L.L.C.
$1,745
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$393
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$248
Amgen Inc.
$217
Terumo Medical Corporation
$198
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$181
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$175
IMPULSE DYNAMICS (USA) INC.
$171
CVRx, Inc.
$157
CAS Medical Systems Inc.
$143
Nuwellis, Inc.
$143
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$135
ATRICURE, INC.
$118
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$110
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$92
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$90
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$90
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$78
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$74
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$71
PFIZER INC.
$52
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$47
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$45
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$39
Stereotaxis Inc
$38
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$37
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$33
Lundbeck LLC
$22
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$19
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$19
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$18
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$18
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$16
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$15
Ethicon US, LLC
$14
Top 3 companies account for 72.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · ACCOLADE SR · ADVISOR · ALLURE QUADRA · AMPERE · AQUADEX SMARTFLOW CONSOLE · ASSURITY · AVEIR · AVIVO · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Accent Pacemaker · Advisa · Advisor Catheter · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · Ampere RF Ablation Generator · Amplia MRI · Arctic Front · Artis pheno · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · Azure · Barostim Neo System · CARTO 3 · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · CRT-Ds · CareLink · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Carto 3 · Carto 3 System · Carto Smarttouch · CartoSound · Claria MRI · Cobalt · Confirm Rx · Connectivity and Remote care · Corlanor · CryoConsole · DiamondTemp · ECM Patch · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · EMBLEM MRI S-ICD · ENSITE · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · EnSite Velocity System Expansion Modules · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · Evera · FARXIGA · FINELINE II Sterox · FORE-SIGHT · FlexAbility Ablation Catheter · Flexitouch Plus · Fortify Assura · GALLANT · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL TACHY · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · LEQVIO · LINQ II · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · MERLIN@HOME · MICRA · MOMENTUM EL ICD VR · MRI Ready Leads · MULTAQ · MYCARELINK · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Micra · Mobicath · MyCareLink · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · Niobe · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPTIMIZER SMART SYSTEM · PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · Pacemakers · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Performa · Pouch · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · RESONATE · RESONATE EL ICD VR · RHYTHMIA · Repatha · Resolute · Reveal LINQ · Rotarex · S ICD · S-ICD System Magnet · STRATAFIX · SYNERGY · THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH · TYRX · TactiCath Quartz CFA Catheter · Tendril Pacing Lead · Thermocool · VADO · VYNDAMAX · Vascepa · Vascular Closure Device · Verquvo · ViewFlex Xtra ICE Catheter · ViewMate Intracardiac Echo · Visia AF · Visitag · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · WORKMATE CLARIS · XARELTO
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →
The majority of payments (52%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for cardiovascular disease in FL.
Equivalent to $2,452 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
70
Per 100K population
9.2
County median income
$63,644
Nearest hospital
LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
6.0 mi
6.0 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. Speziani is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 6%), with 18 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Speziani experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Speziani performed 1,728 ekg interpretation and report services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Speziani receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Speziani received a total of $77,980 from 42 companies across 623 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Speziani's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Lakeland?
Dr. Speziani's average Medicare payment per service is $69. 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. Speziani) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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