Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Carlos Santos, M.D.
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · North Miami Beach, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
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. Santos 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. Santos
Dr. Carlos Santos is a sleep medicine physician in North Miami Beach, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Santos performed 2,026 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Santos received a total of $333,648 from 63 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1849 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Santos is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 43% volume in FL
$333,648 industry payments
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 81286 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | — |
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance.
License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
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Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗2,026
Medicare services
Top 43% in FL for sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$81
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
476 | $100 | $220 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
416 | $1 | $25 |
| Home visit, established patient, high complexity A home visit for an established patient involving high-level medical decision making, lasting at least 60 minutes. |
376 | $147 | $400 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions. |
142 | $51 | $100 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle A procedure involving the administration of a medication or substance via injection into the subcutaneous tissue or muscle. |
124 | $11 | $60 |
| Home health plan of care certification Certification by a physician or allowed practitioner for Medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care. This includes contacting the home health agency and reviewing reports of patient status required by physicians. |
81 | $42 | $175 |
| Breathing device use evaluation An assessment of how a patient uses a breathing device. The provider reviews the patient's technique and device handling. |
70 | $14 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
51 | $97 | $220 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
48 | $136 | $345 |
| Spirometry test before and after medication A test that measures the amount of air you can exhale and the speed of your breathing before and after taking a medication. |
36 | $30 | $200 |
| Lung volume test using gas dilution or washout A test that measures the amount of air in your lungs by using a gas dilution or washout method. |
35 | $35 | $125 |
| Pulmonary gas exchange test A test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases. |
35 | $45 | $130 |
| Home visit, new patient, high complexity A home visit for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, lasting at least 75 minutes. |
31 | $167 | $460 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (age 6+) An overnight test conducted in a sleep laboratory to monitor sleep patterns and bodily functions in patients aged 6 years or older. |
28 | $481 | $2,250 |
| Sleep study with heart rate and breathing monitoring A sleep study that monitors heart rate, breathing patterns, and sleep duration. This test records physiological data while you sleep to assess your sleep quality and breathing function. |
20 | $118 | $450 |
| Sleep study with continuous airway pressure, age 6+ A sleep study conducted in a sleep lab that monitors breathing and other body functions while administering continuous airway pressure. This test is performed on patients aged 6 years or older. |
20 | $501 | $2,450 |
| Psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes Administration of psychological or neuropsychological testing for the first 30 minutes. |
19 | $31 | $75 |
| Additional 30 minutes of psychological or neuropsychological testing This code represents an additional 30-minute increment for administering psychological or neuropsychological tests. It is used to bill for time beyond the initial testing period. |
18 | $29 | $75 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$333,648
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $47,664/year across 7 years
Top 0% in FL for sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
63
Companies
1,849
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$50,159
2023
$77,909
2022
$46,670
2021
$45,667
2020
$34,534
2019
$31,274
2018
$47,435
Payments by company (2024)
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$17,814
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$17,620
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$4,760
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$2,835
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$2,728
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$910
United Therapeutics Corporation
$613
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$590
Insmed, Inc.
$320
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$233
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$227
GENZYME CORPORATION
$185
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$179
Harmony Biosciences Llc
$161
Amgen Inc.
$143
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$124
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$122
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$97
Electromed, Inc.
$82
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$75
Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
$67
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$59
Baxter Healthcare
$45
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$42
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$25
PFIZER INC.
$23
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$21
Pulmonx Corporation
$18
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$14
Philips North America LLC
$14
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 80.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$116,916
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$96,248
Mallinckrodt LLC
$31,945
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$25,284
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$12,155
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$11,504
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$7,933
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$4,854
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$3,546
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$3,189
United Therapeutics Corporation
$1,759
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$1,738
Insmed, Inc.
$1,507
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$1,398
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$1,156
Genentech USA, Inc.
$1,134
GENZYME CORPORATION
$680
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$669
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$665
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$663
Grifols USA, LLC
$653
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$649
AbbVie Inc.
$598
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$598
Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
$436
Allergan Inc.
$382
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$372
Electromed, Inc.
$328
Amgen Inc.
$327
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$321
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$310
Shire North American Group Inc
$298
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$271
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$264
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$258
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$244
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$238
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$212
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$189
Exeltis, USA Inc.
$183
Harmony Biosciences Llc
$161
Baxter Healthcare
$143
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc
$135
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$126
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$122
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$105
PFIZER INC.
$103
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$96
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$78
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$72
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$69
ABBVIE INC.
$56
Resmed Corp
$46
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$45
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.
$43
Allergan, Inc.
$41
Advanced Respiratory, Inc
$32
ADVANCED RESPIRATORY, INC
$30
Inogen, Inc.
$21
Pulmonx Corporation
$18
Philips North America LLC
$14
Acerta Pharma LLC
$14
Ambu Inc.
$7
Top 3 companies account for 73.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
Geographic Context
Sleep medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
10
County median income
$68,694
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL
3.3 mi
3.3 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Santos is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Santos experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Santos performed 476 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Santos receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Santos received a total of $333,648 from 63 companies across 1,849 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Santos's costs compare to other sleep medicine physicians in North Miami Beach?
Dr. Santos's average Medicare payment per service is $81. 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. Santos) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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