Dr. Michael Hernandez, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hernandez
Dr. Michael Hernandez is a critical care medicine in Miami, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hernandez performed 3,076 Medicare services across 1,983 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hernandez received a total of $143,727 from 64 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1046 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in critical care medicine. 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. Hernandez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 950 | $68 | $200 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 715 | $105 | $294 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 221 | $36 | $116 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 215 | $47 | $147 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 154 | $139 | $452 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 150 | $22 | $95 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 118 | $102 | $285 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 99 | $112 | $385 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 97 | $146 | $559 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 72 | $31 | $158 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 71 | $8 | $49 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 37 | $107 | $295 |
| Evaluation of use of breathing device | 36 | $14 | $46 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 36 | $120 | $425 |
| Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making) | 25 | $30 | $78 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 16 | $186 | $777 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 14 | $64 | $232 |
| Therapy procedure using a positive pressure ventilator | 13 | $52 | $174 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 13 | $16 | $41 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 12 | $28 | $92 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 12 | $76 | $201 |
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 (82%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in critical care medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for critical care medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
3.0 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. Hernandez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), 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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