Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Linnette Lopez Lopez, MD

Rheumatology · Melbourne, FL
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice — Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
7630 N WICKHAM RD STE 104, Melbourne, FL 32940
3217251600
Registered in NPPES since 2007
NPI: 1942499041 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. Lopez Lopez 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. Lopez Lopez

Dr. Linnette Lopez Lopez is a rheumatology specialist in Melbourne, FL, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lopez Lopez performed 79,706 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lopez Lopez received a total of $27,772 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1065 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. Lopez Lopez 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 ▲ Top 30% volume in FL $27,772 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 118971 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 ↗
79,706
Medicare services
Top 30% in FL for rheumatology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$7
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
Certolizumab injection (Cimzia)
An injection of certolizumab pegol administered under the direct supervision of a physician.
62,000 $4 $11
Golimumab infusion (Simponi Aria)
Administration of golimumab medication directly into a vein. This code specifies the dosage amount of 1 milligram for intravenous delivery.
16,100 $11 $27
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.
784 $92 $270
Non-hormonal chemotherapy injection
This procedure involves administering non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy medication via injection into the skin or muscle tissue.
312 $55 $189
Intravenous chemotherapy infusion, 1 hour or less
Administration of chemotherapy medication directly into a vein. The procedure takes one hour or less to complete.
211 $94 $345
Steroid injection (triamcinolone)
A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered.
164 $1 $15
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
96 $120 $415
Ultrasound-guided large joint aspiration or injection
This procedure uses ultrasound imaging to guide the removal of fluid from or the injection of medication into a large joint.
39 $80 $233
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.
20.5% high complexity
78.4% medium
1.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$27,772
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,967/year across 7 years
Top 16% in FL for rheumatology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
48
Companies
1,065
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
$3,288
2023
$3,240
2022
$2,965
2021
$2,915
2020
$6,577
2019
$6,344
2018
$2,443

Payments by company (2024)

Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$765
Amgen Inc.
$353
PFIZER INC.
$340
UCB, Inc.
$282
ABBVIE INC.
$264
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$217
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$212
Lilly USA, LLC
$167
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$151
Radius Health, Inc.
$143
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$72
Organon Llc
$60
Sandoz Inc.
$59
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$50
GENZYME CORPORATION
$48
Biocon Biologics Inc
$24
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$24
SOBI, INC
$22
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$20
Genentech USA, Inc.
$17
Top 3 companies account for 44.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$7,870
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$2,802
Amgen Inc.
$2,280
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$2,026
PFIZER INC.
$1,416
Radius Health, Inc.
$1,353
UCB, Inc.
$1,224
Lilly USA, LLC
$1,021
ABBVIE INC.
$1,010
AbbVie Inc.
$732
AbbVie, Inc.
$636
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$610
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$591
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$577
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$554
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$551
GENZYME CORPORATION
$445
Genentech USA, Inc.
$382
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$287
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$241
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$139
Celgene Corporation
$134
Exeltis, USA Inc.
$83
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$75
Organon Llc
$60
Sandoz Inc.
$59
Organon LLC
$55
Mallinckrodt LLC
$48
Sobi, Inc
$42
SOBI, INC
$41
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$38
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$36
MEDAC PHARMA, INC.
$35
Horizon Pharma plc
$34
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$33
MEDEXUS PHARMA, INC.
$27
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$26
Biocon Biologics Inc
$24
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$23
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$22
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$20
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$20
Mylan Institutional Inc.
$19
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals
$19
Bioventus LLC
$16
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$16
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$16
FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
$5
Top 3 companies account for 46.6% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTHAR · AMJEVITA · AVSOLA · Actemra · Arcalyst · BENLYSTA · Bimzelx · COSENTYX · CYLTEZO · Cimzia · DUZALLO · EVENITY · Enbrel · FORTEO · GELSYN 3 · HADLIMA · HUMIRA · HYALGAN · HYRIMOZ · Hulio · Humira · INFLECTRA · KEVZARA · KINERET · KRYSTEXXA · Kineret · LUPKYNIS · LYRICA · Mitigare · OFEV · ORENCIA · ORTHOVISC · Otezla · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Prolia · Quzyttir · RAYOS · REMICADE · RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DISEASE · RINVOQ · Rasuvo · Rinvoq · Rituxan · SAPHNELO · SIMPONI · SIMPONI ARIA · SKYRIZI · STELARA · STRENSIQ · TALTZ · TAVNEOS · TREMFYA · Tavneos · Truxima · Tymlos · XARELTO · XELJANZ · XIAFLEX · XYOSTED
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

Rheumatologists in nearby ZIP areas
9
County median income
$75,817
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
VIERA HOSPITAL
0.0 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. Lopez Lopez is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 30% in FL), 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. Lopez Lopez experienced with certolizumab injection (cimzia)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Lopez Lopez performed 62,000 certolizumab injection (cimzia) 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. Lopez Lopez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Lopez Lopez received a total of $27,772 from 48 companies across 1,065 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. Lopez Lopez's costs compare to other rheumatologists in Melbourne?
Dr. Lopez Lopez's average Medicare payment per service is $7. 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. Lopez Lopez) 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 →