Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Carlos Grullon, M.D.

Nuclear Cardiology Physician · Orlando, FL
Practice pattern: Electrophysiology & Cardiac— Practice combining electrophysiology and cardiac services
Low-engagement
1745 N MILLS AVE STE 100, Orlando, FL 32803
4078417151
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1427154756 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Grullon 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. Grullon

Dr. Carlos Grullon is a nuclear cardiology physician in Orlando, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Grullon performed 2,428 Medicare services across 1,638 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Grullon received a total of $13,392 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 398 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nuclear cardiology physician. 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. Grullon 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.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ 2,428 Medicare services$ $13,392 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,428
Medicare services
Bottom 25% in FL for nuclear cardiology physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
1,638
Unique beneficiaries
$68
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~128 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)753$85$381
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead449$10$44
Prothrombin time test (blood clotting)212$4$13
Echocardiogram, transthoracic192$139$573
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity159$93$361
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test96$46$183
EKG interpretation and report59$6$35
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers54$136$548
New patient office visit (45-59 min)47$118$499
Initial hospital admission, high complexity47$131$525
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician44$51$208
Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days41$22$90
Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose40$88$339
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional30$45$212
Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days26$194$760
Cardiac catheterization26$187$902
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes24$10$39
Ultrasound of leg arteries at rest and after exercise22$120$460
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect20$328$1,270
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician19$16$63
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician19$11$42
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity19$59$239
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity17$103$396
Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days13$18$71
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
10.7% high complexity
11.3% medium
78.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$13,392
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,913/year across 7 years
Top 25% in FL for nuclear cardiology physician
44
Companies
398
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$10,011 (74.8%)
Scientific / Research
Research funding and grants
$2,830 (21.1%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$551 (4.1%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,976
2023
$1,897
2022
$801
2021
$1,274
2020
$1,022
2019
$4,056
2018
$2,366

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$3,329
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,660
ABIOMED
$1,164
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$857
Abbott Laboratories
$856
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$788
Amgen Inc.
$610
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$551
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$346
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$326
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$298
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$287
Boston Scientific Corporation
$270
PFIZER INC.
$215
CVRx, Inc.
$187
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$179
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$173
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$150
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$143
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$95
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$72
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$71
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$69
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$69
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$66
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$65
Novo Nordisk Inc
$56
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$49
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$44
ATRICURE, INC.
$39
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$36
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$36
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$28
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$26
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$25
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$25
Philips North America LLC
$20
Cleerly, Inc.
$19
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$18
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
$17
Baxter Healthcare
$15
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
$15
Lundbeck LLC
$15
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 46.0% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(9520) IGT Devices Undivided · (CK7) Extended Holter · 3F · ASSURITY · AVEIR · Accent Pacemaker · Advisa · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · BELSOMRA · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · CLOSUREFAST · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CVI Consumables · CVI SYSTEMS · CardioMEMS HF System · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Cleerly Ischemia · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FARXIGA · Fortify Assura · Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor · INJECTAFER · Impella · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · LEQVIO · LUTONIX · LifeVest · Livalo · MERLIN@HOME · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NORTHERA · OPTIMIZER · Optimizer · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · QUADRA ASSURA · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Repatha · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Telescope · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Venclose Maven Catheter · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · XARELTO · ZIO Patch · ZIO XT Patch
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

Most payments (75%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $552 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Nuclear Cardiology Physicians within 10 mi
7
Per 100K population
0.5
County median income
$77,011
Nearest hospital
ADVENTHEALTH ORLANDO
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Grullon is a electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Grullon experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Grullon performed 753 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Grullon receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Grullon received a total of $13,392 from 44 companies across 398 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Grullon's costs compare to other nuclear cardiology physicians in Orlando?
Dr. Grullon's average Medicare payment per service is $68. 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. Grullon) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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 →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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