Dr. Paul Digiorgi, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Digiorgi
Dr. Paul Digiorgi is a thoracic surgery in Port Charlotte, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Digiorgi performed 374 Medicare services across 360 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Digiorgi received a total of $477,850 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 392 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in thoracic surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Digiorgi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 80 | $173 | $547 |
| Interpretation and report of ultrasound of heart | 50 | $75 | $348 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 39 | $110 | $510 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 33 | $140 | $383 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $136 | $435 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 21 | $103 | $292 |
| Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart using an endoscope | 19 | $730 | $3,294 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 19 | $671 | $3,986 |
| Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | 19 | $1,435 | $8,352 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 18 | $66 | $270 |
| Repair of tricuspid valve with ring insertion | 15 | $1,804 | $11,375 |
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 12 | $1,432 | $10,571 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 12 | $14 | $76 |
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 11 | $2,493 | $13,047 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for thoracic surgery 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. Digiorgi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 1%), with 18 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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