Dr. William Steele, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Steele
Dr. William Steele is a student in an organized health care education/training program specialist in Miami, FL, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Steele performed 656 Medicare services across 513 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Steele received a total of $19,851 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 153 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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. Steele 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 (20-29 min) | 163 | $66 | $136 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 90 | $126 | $353 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 78 | $97 | $212 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 62 | $323 | $3,221 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 53 | $213 | $2,126 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 37 | $694 | $9,202 |
| Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | 28 | $232 | $2,684 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 28 | $120 | $405 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 24 | $816 | $12,713 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 23 | $1,294 | $13,193 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 21 | $174 | $1,735 |
| Computer-assisted spinal procedure | 20 | $192 | $1,909 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 17 | $630 | $6,286 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $177 | $450 |
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 ›
Most payments (52%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for student in an organized health care education/training program 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. Steele is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 2% of FL peers.
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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