Dr. Andrew Seevaratnam, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Seevaratnam
Dr. Andrew Seevaratnam is an internal medicine specialist in Ocala, FL, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Seevaratnam performed 2,898 Medicare services across 2,333 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Seevaratnam received a total of $44,931 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 490 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Seevaratnam 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 106564 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 437 | $140 | $264 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 380 | $96 | $181 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 372 | $95 | $190 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 328 | $64 | $137 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 297 | $174 | $364 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 217 | $64 | $120 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 173 | $29 | $88 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 168 | $43 | $67 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 124 | $34 | $65 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 92 | $128 | $249 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 59 | $64 | $343 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 48 | $41 | $65 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 35 | $24 | $60 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 25 | $170 | $330 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, airflow, and effort | 22 | $69 | $300 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 21 | $450 | $1,000 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 16 | $74 | $260 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 16 | $15 | $22 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 15 | $78 | $130 |
| Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | 15 | $54 | $107 |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | 13 | $150 | $303 |
| Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making) | 13 | $29 | $43 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 12 | $69 | $271 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (77%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for internal medicine in FL.
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. Seevaratnam is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in FL), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 2% of FL peers, with 18 years of NPI registration.
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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