Dr. Sami Baddoura, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Baddoura
Dr. Sami Baddoura is an interventional cardiology in Lakeland, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Baddoura performed 3,452 Medicare services across 2,368 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Baddoura received a total of $133,529 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 287 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Baddoura 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 838 | $6 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 285 | $85 | $310 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 274 | $8 | $28 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 260 | $44 | $153 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 214 | $10 | $36 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 200 | $137 | $467 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 182 | $4 | $11 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 145 | $277 | $350 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 130 | $138 | $427 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 128 | $49 | $169 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 105 | $16 | $53 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 86 | $136 | $454 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 73 | $331 | $1,033 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 73 | $23 | $74 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 59 | $95 | $293 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 54 | $120 | $407 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 33 | $24 | $90 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 33 | $140 | $447 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 30 | $16 | $51 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 30 | $11 | $34 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 27 | $8 | $22 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 27 | $72 | $233 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 24 | $13 | $34 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 19 | $58 | $190 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 18 | $49 | $172 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 16 | $8 | $21 |
| Magnesium level test | 15 | $7 | $17 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 14 | $92 | $309 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 13 | $2 | $3 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $20 | $63 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $621 | $1,952 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $179 | $568 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 11 | $51 | $219 |
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 (98%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in interventional cardiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for interventional cardiology 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. Baddoura is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 30% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 6%), 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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