Dr. Cecilia Arango, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Arango
Dr. Cecilia Arango is a family medicine in Orlando, FL, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Arango performed 5,566 Medicare services across 3,402 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Arango received a total of $13,853 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 807 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Arango 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 448 | $8 | $9 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 418 | $10 | $21 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 417 | $8 | $16 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 411 | $16 | $34 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 400 | $15 | $30 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 387 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 386 | $5 | $10 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 386 | $10 | $19 |
| Vitamin D level test | 322 | $29 | $59 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 286 | $40 | $83 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 268 | $78 | $218 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 165 | $55 | $150 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 163 | $13 | $27 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 138 | $126 | $231 |
| Annual depression screening | 84 | $18 | $36 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 78 | $9 | $18 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, total | 75 | $14 | $28 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 54 | $18 | $18 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 52 | $72 | $183 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 44 | $10 | $42 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 40 | $13 | $27 |
| Iron level test | 39 | $6 | $13 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 39 | $12 | $26 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 36 | $3 | $6 |
| Folic acid level test | 36 | $14 | $29 |
| Screening mammography | 35 | $123 | $369 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 34 | $16 | $33 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 33 | $213 | $487 |
| 3D screening mammography (tomosynthesis) | 32 | $51 | $154 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 30 | $10 | $51 |
| Urinalysis using microscope | 28 | $3 | $6 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 27 | $36 | $116 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 26 | $8 | $34 |
| Automated urinalysis | 25 | $2 | $4 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 22 | $1 | $4 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 21 | $36 | $107 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 18 | $35 | $90 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 16 | $19 | $39 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 13 | $26 | $96 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 12 | $8 | $34 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 11 | $36 | $142 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $74 | $217 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for family medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
4.0 mi
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. Arango is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 2%), with 15 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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