Dr. Joseph Balzano, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Balzano
Dr. Joseph Balzano is a cardiovascular disease in North Venice, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Balzano performed 8,316 Medicare services across 5,322 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Balzano received a total of $6,358 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 172 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. Balzano 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,862 | $6 | $17 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,209 | $89 | $219 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 777 | $10 | $42 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 516 | $4 | $28 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 482 | $8 | $23 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 436 | $43 | $78 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 295 | $140 | $430 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 278 | $88 | $236 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 242 | $61 | $148 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 208 | $16 | $66 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 162 | $47 | $169 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 161 | $21 | $68 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 153 | $19 | $55 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 151 | $110 | $333 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 151 | $99 | $283 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 151 | $26 | $72 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 139 | $332 | $794 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 122 | $54 | $156 |
| 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 | 98 | $6 | $19 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 70 | $61 | $151 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 69 | $137 | $426 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 68 | $94 | $213 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 50 | $131 | $415 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 47 | $27 | $129 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 41 | $8 | $30 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 40 | $16 | $44 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 40 | $11 | $30 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 39 | $17 | $50 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 37 | $12 | $31 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 35 | $9 | $30 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 31 | $19 | $55 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 29 | $10 | $26 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 21 | $8 | $17 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 21 | $59 | $193 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 19 | $47 | $131 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 18 | $18 | $51 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 18 | $210 | $734 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 17 | $8 | $35 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 13 | $237 | $827 |
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. Balzano 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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