Dr. Mario Lopez, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Lopez
Dr. Mario Lopez is an optician specialist in Port Charlotte, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lopez performed 5,319 Medicare services across 3,644 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lopez received a total of $9,143 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 417 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Lopez 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 50048 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | — |
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) | 1,230 | $97 | $222 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 645 | $11 | $25 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 500 | $140 | $335 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 391 | $6 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 309 | $143 | $326 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 232 | $43 | $107 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 188 | $88 | $197 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 179 | $17 | $38 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 177 | $4 | $20 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 157 | $20 | $54 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 139 | $20 | $46 |
| 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 | 134 | $28 | $63 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 94 | $332 | $741 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 94 | $47 | $121 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 84 | $28 | $63 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 79 | $58 | $136 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 77 | $166 | $383 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 72 | $23 | $67 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 60 | $9 | $20 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 60 | $18 | $41 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 58 | $20 | $45 |
| Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | 45 | $7 | $16 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 43 | $18 | $39 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 36 | $126 | $309 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 30 | $14 | $31 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 30 | $14 | $32 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 28 | $75 | $167 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 27 | $18 | $39 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 25 | $19 | $43 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 19 | $9 | $20 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 19 | $20 | $45 |
| Programming of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 17 | $46 | $104 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 16 | $144 | $320 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 13 | $75 | $170 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 12 | $89 | $203 |
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 (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.4 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. Lopez is an electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 15% of FL peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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