Dr. Guillermo Valenzuela, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Valenzuela
Dr. Guillermo Valenzuela is an optician in Plantation, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Valenzuela performed 4,126 Medicare services across 1,512 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Valenzuela received a total of $1,706,291 from 74 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 2882 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Valenzuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,260 | $18 | $28 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 984 | $97 | $232 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc | 214 | $0 | $5 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 203 | $94 | $307 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 173 | $9 | $15 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 122 | $131 | $366 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 115 | $87 | $236 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 114 | $55 | $164 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | 104 | $50 | $117 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 91 | $43 | $135 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 90 | $48 | $150 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 89 | $10 | $55 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 70 | $22 | $65 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg | 47 | $4 | $15 |
| X-ray of hand, 2 views | 46 | $20 | $68 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 36 | $67 | $158 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 36 | $1 | $5 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance | 35 | $58 | $108 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 35 | $24 | $82 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 33 | $76 | $244 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 26 | $16 | $67 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 25 | $28 | $124 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 24 | $6 | $15 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 21 | $35 | $108 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 20 | $25 | $86 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 20 | $34 | $113 |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | 17 | $71 | $175 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 17 | $111 | $426 |
| Mri scan of arm without contrast | 16 | $192 | $650 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 3 views | 15 | $23 | $86 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 15 | $122 | $484 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $127 | $310 |
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 (72%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in optician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for optician 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. Valenzuela is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), 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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