Dr. James Talano, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Talano
Dr. James Talano is a cardiovascular disease in Naples, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Talano performed 5,140 Medicare services across 3,572 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Talano received a total of $3,100 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 70 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. Talano 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) | 770 | $97 | $226 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 760 | $46 | $120 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 735 | $102 | $380 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 384 | $25 | $90 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 325 | $11 | $36 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 266 | $320 | $560 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 222 | $89 | $236 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 212 | $70 | $153 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 198 | $131 | $361 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 141 | $13 | $36 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 135 | $28 | $80 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 128 | $2,143 | $4,170 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 128 | $130 | $330 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 122 | $304 | $1,022 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 94 | $138 | $302 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 76 | $11 | $40 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 59 | $163 | $437 |
| Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml | 56 | $34 | $134 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 38 | $66 | $151 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 34 | $20 | $55 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 33 | $64 | $225 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 30 | $97 | $218 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 29 | $93 | $486 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 28 | $668 | $1,515 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 23 | $17 | $42 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 21 or more minutes | 23 | $37 | $100 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 20 | $145 | $430 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 17 | $99 | $343 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 11-20 minutes | 16 | $22 | $60 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 13 | $10 | $50 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $139 | $352 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $174 | $488 |
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. Talano is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% 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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