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Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Peter Dovgan, MD

Vascular Surgery Physician · Melbourne, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Mixed engagement
655 S APOLLO BLVD, Melbourne, FL 32901
3217512707
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1396857611 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. Dovgan 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. Dovgan

Dr. Peter Dovgan is a vascular surgery physician in Melbourne, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dovgan performed 2,126 Medicare services across 1,429 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dovgan received a total of $70,943 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 177 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Dovgan 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.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 17% volume in FL$ $70,943 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,126
Medicare services
Top 17% in FL for vascular surgery physician
1,429
Unique beneficiaries
$278
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~112 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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)473$68$183
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes231$9$27
New patient office visit (45-59 min)152$122$415
Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries130$57$201
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers114$88$290
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers108$133$460
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts104$173$584
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)91$93$270
Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts76$95$312
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access67$31$79
Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance66$850$3,753
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow57$140$467
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes55$38$127
Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts54$131$442
Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg48$158$444
Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes45$14$37
Ultrasound of leg arteries at rest and after exercise44$109$422
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel38$136$522
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity36$40$101
Removal of plaque in arteries of leg28$5,187$26,574
Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries27$86$339
Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image22$101$343
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel20$737$3,371
Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel16$6,231$26,220
Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg13$8,655$35,980
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)11$33$109
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.
3.2% high complexity
39.1% medium
57.7% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$70,943
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $10,135/year across 7 years
Top 6% in FL for vascular surgery physician
35
Companies
177
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.

Other
Charitable contributions, space rental, and other categories
$61,198 (86.3%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$7,199 (10.1%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$2,547 (3.6%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$9,186
2023
$47,698
2022
$6,403
2021
$3,207
2020
$453
2019
$3,713
2018
$282

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$63,764
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$2,566
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$1,093
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$706
Cook Medical LLC
$663
Surmodics, Inc.
$239
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$178
Abbott Laboratories
$174
CVRx, Inc.
$160
Medtronic, Inc.
$160
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$151
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$128
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$112
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$95
Boston Scientific Corporation
$84
Cardio Flow, Inc.
$79
Penumbra, Inc.
$60
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$56
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$47
QAPEL MEDICAL INC
$43
CSL Behring
$43
KCI USA, Inc.
$41
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$37
Teleflex LLC
$36
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$35
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$31
Inari Medical, Inc.
$27
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$25
KCI USA, Inc
$22
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$19
Avinger Inc.
$17
CashFlow Solutions, LLC
$14
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$13
EKOS Corporation
$13
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 95.0% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6536) Phoenix · ABSOLUTE PRO · ADVANCE · ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · Advance · Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac · Balloon Sheath with Dilator · Barostim Neo System · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CLOSUREFAST · CLOSURERFG · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · ClosureFast · Concerto · Cook Medical AFEN · Cook Medical Accessories · Cook Medical Angioplasty · Cook Medical Catheters · Cook Medical Introducers · Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention · Cook Medical Wire Guides · Cook Medical Zilver PTX · Diamondback Peripheral · EKOSONIC · ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ESPRIT · FLEXITOUCH · FLOSEAL · Flexitouch Plus · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE ACUSEAL Cardiovascular Patch Vascular · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin · INVOKANA · Indigo System · Interventional Products · JETSTREAM · Kcentra · LUTONIX · LYMPHA PRESS OPTIMAL PLUS(US) BT · MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device · PANTHERIS · PERFORMER · PREVENA · PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Pico 14 · Pounce Thrombectomy · RESTOREFLOW · ROSEN · Rotarex · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Santyl · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · TORCON NB · Torcon NB · V.A.C. DERMATAC · VAC ATS · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · Varithena Administration Pack · Vascular Closure Device · VenaCure 1470 Pro · Venclose Maven Catheter · XARELTO · ZILVER PTX · ZYNRELEF · Zilver PTX · Zilver Vena
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 →

Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for vascular surgery physician in FL.

Equivalent to $3,337 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Vascular Surgery Physicians within 10 mi
9
Per 100K population
1.5
County median income
$75,817
Nearest hospital
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Dovgan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 6%), 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Dovgan experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Dovgan performed 473 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 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. Dovgan receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Dovgan received a total of $70,943 from 35 companies across 177 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. Dovgan's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Melbourne?
Dr. Dovgan's average Medicare payment per service is $278. 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. Dovgan) 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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