Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Pedro Sevilla Saez-Benito, MD

Pulmonary Disease · Miami, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
7000 SW 97TH AVE STE 120, Miami, FL 33173
7862995419
In practice since 2008 (17 years)
NPI: 1902071939 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. Sevilla Saez-Benito 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. Sevilla Saez-Benito

Dr. Pedro Sevilla Saez-Benito is a pulmonary disease in Miami, FL, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sevilla Saez-Benito performed 2,820 Medicare services across 1,683 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sevilla Saez-Benito received a total of $22,366 from 57 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 840 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pulmonary disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Sevilla Saez-Benito 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.

✓ 17 years in practice▲ Top 20% volume in FL$ $22,366 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,820
Medicare services
Top 20% in FL for pulmonary disease
1,683
Unique beneficiaries
$77
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~166 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
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity1,101$68$200
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)635$106$294
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity181$111$385
Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout148$36$116
Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases146$47$147
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration130$32$158
Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production128$8$49
New patient office visit (45-59 min)126$139$452
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity52$102$283
Test for exercise-induced lung stress28$28$92
Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time27$123$425
Critical care, first 30-74 min27$186$777
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes25$105$295
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume19$23$95
Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making)19$30$78
Therapy procedure using a positive pressure ventilator14$53$174
Initial hospital admission, high complexity14$148$559
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$22,366
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,195/year across 7 years
Top 11% in FL for pulmonary disease
57
Companies
840
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.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$22,366 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$2,791
2023
$4,381
2022
$3,773
2021
$3,546
2020
$1,423
2019
$4,093
2018
$2,360

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$4,994
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$2,247
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,831
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$1,730
Ethicon Inc.
$1,362
Genentech USA, Inc.
$823
Pulmonx Corporation
$821
GENZYME CORPORATION
$811
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$770
Insmed, Inc.
$766
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$744
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$568
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$565
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$551
United Therapeutics Corporation
$495
Amgen Inc.
$428
Baxter Healthcare
$302
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$231
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$224
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$194
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$170
Electromed, Inc.
$150
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$128
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$115
PFIZER INC.
$107
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$87
Shire North American Group Inc
$79
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$78
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$70
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$63
Resmed Corp
$59
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$58
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$56
Mallinckrodt LLC
$56
Medtronic, Inc.
$52
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$45
Grifols USA, LLC
$45
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$38
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$36
Optinose US, Inc.
$35
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$33
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$33
Advanced Respiratory, Inc
$32
Phadia US Inc.
$30
ABBVIE INC.
$27
Vapotherm Inc
$26
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$25
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$23
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc
$23
Itamar Medical Inc
$22
Inogen, Inc.
$20
Ambu Inc.
$17
ADVANCED RESPIRATORY, INC
$17
Allergan Inc.
$16
Boston Scientific Corporation
$16
Philips North America LLC
$16
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$13
Top 3 companies account for 40.6% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(8874) inCourage · (AK6) Vest Therapy · ACQUIRE · ACTHAR · AIRCURVE · AIRSENSE · AIRSUPRA · ANORO · ANORO ELLIPTA · AVYCAZ · Adempas · AirSense · Arikayce · BREO · BREZTRI · BREZTRI AEROSPHERE · CHANTIX · CUVITRU · Carto 3 System · Cresemba · DUAKLIR PRESSAIR · DUPIXENT · Da Vinci Surgical System · Dymista · ELIQUIS · Erivedge · Esbriet · FASENRA · FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE · GLASSIA · HYQVIA · Hillrom - Life 2000 Ventilation System · Hillrom - Vest System Model 105 Home Care · Hillrom - Volara System · ILLUMISITE · INOGEN ONE G5 OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR - BLUETOOTH · INSPIRE · ImmunoCAP · KEYTRUDA · LONHALA MAGNAIR · MONARCH · Monarch Platform · NUCALA · NUZYRA · OFEV · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Prolastin-C Liquid · Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV · Ryaltris · SMARTVEST · SPIRIVA · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · STIOLTO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · TEZSPIRE · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TUDORZA PRESSAIR · TYVASO · The Vest System Model 105 Home Care · Trilogy 100 · ULTRAFLEX · UPTRAVI · UTIBRON · Utibron · Veklury · WINREVAIR · WatchPAT · Wellcentive Undiv · XARELTO · XOLAIR · XYREM · XYWAV · Xhance · Xolair · YUPELRI · Yupelri · ZERBAXA · inCourage
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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $793 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Pulmonary Diseases within 10 mi
120
Per 100K population
4.5
County median income
$68,694
Nearest hospital
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI
3.0 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. Sevilla Saez-Benito is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 11%), with 17 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. Sevilla Saez-Benito experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Sevilla Saez-Benito performed 1,101 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 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. Sevilla Saez-Benito receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Sevilla Saez-Benito received a total of $22,366 from 57 companies across 840 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. Sevilla Saez-Benito's costs compare to other pulmonary diseases in Miami?
Dr. Sevilla Saez-Benito's average Medicare payment per service is $77. 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. Sevilla Saez-Benito) 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 →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures 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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →