Dr. Morteza Tavakol, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Tavakol
Dr. Morteza Tavakol is a cardiovascular disease in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tavakol performed 8,217 Medicare services across 5,158 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tavakol received a total of $167,074 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 838 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Tavakol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,537 | $95 | $219 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,268 | $11 | $48 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 794 | $7 | $38 |
| 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 | 508 | $27 | $56 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 483 | $48 | $224 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 462 | $108 | $490 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 312 | $47 | $63 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 272 | $88 | $150 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 260 | $18 | $52 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 259 | $19 | $51 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 234 | $15 | $51 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 156 | $19 | $57 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 155 | $64 | $151 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 154 | $118 | $320 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 143 | $135 | $351 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 137 | $345 | $800 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 124 | $141 | $378 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 123 | $64 | $193 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 99 | $4 | $12 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 97 | $75 | $194 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 85 | $97 | $207 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 84 | $119 | $289 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 79 | $27 | $76 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 59 | $30 | $66 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 44 | $163 | $402 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 39 | $102 | $308 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 28 | $113 | $283 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 25 | $50 | $293 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 23 | $85 | $430 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 20 | $21 | $50 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 20 | $654 | $1,050 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 18 | $166 | $500 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 17 | $175 | $350 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring and review and report by health care professional | 16 | $125 | $350 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 16 | $52 | $100 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 15 | $14 | $125 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 15 | $2 | $68 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 14 | $34 | $102 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 12 | $15 | $25 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 11 | $3,470 | $4,800 |
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 (93%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for cardiovascular disease 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. Tavakol is a electrophysiology & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), with 17 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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