Dr. Fariba Ghazizadeh, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ghazizadeh
Dr. Fariba Ghazizadeh is a family medicine in Naples, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ghazizadeh performed 3,325 Medicare services across 2,341 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ghazizadeh received a total of $2,218 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 96 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Ghazizadeh 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) | 595 | $86 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 284 | $8 | $17 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 187 | $10 | $21 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 177 | $131 | $267 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 173 | $8 | $16 |
| Annual depression screening | 171 | $19 | $38 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 170 | $84 | $171 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 164 | $59 | $187 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 145 | $16 | $34 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 119 | $10 | $19 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 118 | $13 | $27 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 99 | $9 | $18 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 93 | $11 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 68 | $120 | $371 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 60 | $8 | $16 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 55 | $3 | $6 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 41 | $70 | $144 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 40 | $32 | $64 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 39 | $15 | $30 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 38 | $3 | $7 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 36 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 36 | $5 | $10 |
| Vitamin D level test | 31 | $29 | $59 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 29 | $209 | $570 |
| Magnesium level test | 26 | $7 | $13 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 25 | $8 | $16 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 25 | $8 | $17 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 25 | $37 | $117 |
| Folic acid level test | 24 | $14 | $29 |
| Urinalysis using microscope | 23 | $3 | $6 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 23 | $281 | $573 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 23 | $10 | $31 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 23 | $32 | $64 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 21 | $8 | $17 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 21 | $5 | $10 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 17 | $13 | $27 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 16 | $3 | $5 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 14 | $42 | $107 |
| Automated urinalysis | 13 | $2 | $4 |
| Iron level test | 13 | $6 | $13 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 13 | $9 | $17 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 12 | $18 | $36 |
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
3.9 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. Ghazizadeh is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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