Dr. Steven Kessel, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Kessel
Dr. Steven Kessel is a cardiovascular disease in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kessel performed 6,737 Medicare services across 4,384 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kessel received a total of $12,204 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 674 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. Kessel 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) | 1,173 | $91 | $175 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 750 | $11 | $49 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 713 | $7 | $40 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 420 | $42 | $63 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 395 | $88 | $150 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 386 | $145 | $593 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 299 | $64 | $110 |
| 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 | 273 | $27 | $55 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 246 | $131 | $225 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 243 | $50 | $268 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 228 | $16 | $50 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 198 | $347 | $800 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 182 | $22 | $55 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 159 | $19 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 148 | $97 | $200 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 116 | $18 | $50 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 107 | $102 | $225 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 94 | $116 | $275 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 83 | $4 | $12 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 73 | $139 | $325 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 69 | $145 | $293 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 54 | $56 | $90 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 47 | $26 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 44 | $71 | $125 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 40 | $30 | $65 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 31 | $54 | $293 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 25 | $44 | $75 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 24 | $139 | $300 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 19 | $21 | $50 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 19 | $668 | $1,050 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 17 | $71 | $250 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 15 | $149 | $325 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 12 | $78 | $250 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 12 | $13 | $125 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 12 | $2 | $68 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 11 | $101 | $250 |
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. Kessel is a electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% 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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