Dr. Andrew Petrella, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Petrella
Dr. Andrew Petrella is an orthopedic surgery in Lecanto, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Petrella performed 8,274 Medicare services across 4,270 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Petrella received a total of $1,115,306 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 324 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Petrella 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint lubricant injection (TriVisc) | 2,650 | $7 | $33 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 943 | $88 | $325 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 566 | $62 | $220 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 564 | $49 | $365 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 499 | $5 | $21 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 424 | $24 | $94 |
| X-ray of both knees while standing | 344 | $28 | $114 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 325 | $32 | $123 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 283 | $100 | $501 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 237 | $6 | $21 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 156 | $56 | $320 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 126 | $24 | $107 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 122 | $31 | $132 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 121 | $66 | $331 |
| Total knee replacement | 113 | $1,042 | $6,249 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 112 | $69 | $357 |
| Total hip replacement | 74 | $1,026 | $6,068 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 73 | $73 | $345 |
| Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, for removal of loose body, foreign body, debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) at the time of other surgical knee arthroscopy in a different compartment of the same knee | 58 | $69 | $280 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 48 | $26 | $102 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 37 | $81 | $328 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 35 | $101 | $3,051 |
| Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | 35 | $437 | $1,700 |
| X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views | 34 | $33 | $145 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 33 | $37 | $136 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 32 | $340 | $1,981 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 31 | $200 | $1,113 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 31 | $31 | $104 |
| Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | 28 | $352 | $2,498 |
| Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | 28 | $455 | $1,768 |
| Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff | 26 | $691 | $3,309 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 23 | $22 | $371 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 22 | $69 | $317 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 21 | $29 | $111 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 20 | $22 | $97 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for orthopedic surgery in FL.
Geographic Context
7.4 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. Petrella is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 2%), with 19 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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