Dr. Simmy Pinto, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Pinto
Dr. Simmy Pinto is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in Melbourne, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pinto performed 5,794 Medicare services across 4,675 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pinto received a total of $172,029 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 701 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician. 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. Pinto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,885 | $93 | $270 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 705 | $42 | $134 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 700 | $32 | $104 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 586 | $19 | $88 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 447 | $65 | $183 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 320 | $119 | $415 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 227 | $25 | $85 |
| Home sleep test (hst) with type iii portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 4 channels: 2 respiratory movement/airflow, 1 ecg/heart rate and 1 oxygen saturation | 139 | $55 | $754 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 122 | $28 | $150 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 116 | $94 | $450 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 110 | $92 | $400 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 104 | $34 | $120 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 103 | $77 | $273 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 95 | $33 | $132 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 51 | $132 | $364 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 32 | $90 | $636 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 18 | $9 | $130 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 18 | $24 | $50 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 16 | $15 | $37 |
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 (92%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician 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. Pinto is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 7%), 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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