Dr. John Gerald Canto, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Canto
Dr. John Gerald Canto is a cardiovascular disease in Lakeland, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Canto performed 8,573 Medicare services across 5,685 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Canto received a total of $744,566 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 872 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Canto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 1,524 | $42 | $149 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 937 | $11 | $43 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 836 | $92 | $194 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 797 | $141 | $560 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 687 | $332 | $421 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 418 | $96 | $192 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 395 | $49 | $190 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 344 | $328 | $1,193 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 288 | $8 | $30 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 256 | $64 | $133 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 248 | $21 | $87 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 247 | $15 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 244 | $131 | $262 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 201 | $11 | $38 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 195 | $17 | $57 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 154 | $319 | $998 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 124 | $57 | $145 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 81 | $20 | $63 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 81 | $623 | $1,764 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 78 | $2,135 | $5,500 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 77 | $142 | $445 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 49 | $10 | $75 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 48 | $116 | $299 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 43 | $51 | $255 |
| Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections | 28 | $6 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 24 | $81 | $865 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 24 | $13 | $377 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 23 | $49 | $126 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 23 | $2 | $167 |
| Professional service for single injection of allergen | 20 | $6 | $24 |
| Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml | 20 | $36 | $185 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $140 | $372 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 15 | $220 | $803 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 15 | $72 | $132 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 11 | $87 | $282 |
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 (99%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for cardiovascular disease in FL.
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. Canto is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), 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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