Dr. Maria Benincasa, D.O
What this data tells you about Dr. Benincasa
Dr. Maria Benincasa is a family medicine in Port Charlotte, FL, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Benincasa performed 4,819 Medicare services across 2,418 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Benincasa received a total of $15,329 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 272 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. Benincasa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,478 | $0 | $0 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 492 | $90 | $265 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 453 | $135 | $401 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 318 | $10 | $30 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 308 | $43 | $107 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 254 | $351 | $897 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 175 | $130 | $362 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 154 | $18 | $54 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 127 | $330 | $895 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 125 | $47 | $144 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 113 | $21 | $62 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 107 | $62 | $165 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 88 | $113 | $347 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 88 | $89 | $248 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 65 | $54 | $163 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 44 | $28 | $75 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 43 | $136 | $394 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 31 | $83 | $216 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 31 | $14 | $36 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 31 | $2 | $6 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 29 | $8 | $17 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 29 | $9 | $25 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 29 | $37 | $104 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 22 | $85 | $322 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 22 | $9 | $23 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 19 | $8 | $17 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 19 | $8 | $16 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 17 | $90 | $273 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 15 | $9 | $25 |
| Coronary stent placement | 14 | $479 | $1,298 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 14 | $20 | $53 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 14 | $19 | $51 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 14 | $746 | $2,169 |
| Magnesium level test | 13 | $7 | $13 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 13 | $959 | $2,595 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $104 | $515 |
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 (99%) 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
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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. Benincasa is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 2%).
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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