Dr. David Axline, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Axline
Dr. David Axline is a cardiovascular disease in Naples, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Axline performed 8,918 Medicare services across 7,412 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Axline received a total of $9,763 from 15 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 103 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular 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. Axline 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) | 2,227 | $92 | $208 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 1,247 | $49 | $151 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,136 | $7 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 778 | $10 | $77 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 305 | $4 | $15 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 273 | $16 | $116 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 273 | $10 | $105 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 265 | $16 | $40 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 243 | $57 | $165 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 211 | $2 | $160 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 200 | $20 | $123 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 173 | $119 | $328 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 158 | $6 | $108 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 147 | $97 | $210 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 132 | $106 | $280 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | 126 | $170 | $500 |
| Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | 122 | $7 | $22 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 114 | $81 | $431 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 112 | $28 | $84 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 89 | $14 | $78 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 73 | $9 | $84 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 52 | $8 | $17 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring, transmission and review and report by health care professional | 48 | $19 | $71 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 47 | $30 | $125 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 46 | $31 | $84 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 34 | $14 | $162 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 33 | $86 | $513 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 30 | $20 | $55 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 28 | $60 | $138 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 28 | $317 | $800 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 25 | $1,293 | $2,955 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | $11 | $104 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 18 | $66 | $146 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 15 | $75 | $334 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 15 | $28 | $87 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 14 | $79 | $100 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 14 | $57 | $200 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 13 | $130 | $410 |
| Nuclear medicine study, spect imaging, 1 area or single acquisition, single day imaging | 12 | $41 | $108 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 12 | $19 | $51 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 12 | $70 | $212 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Axline is a cardiac & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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