Dr. Mohamed Ali Eltoum, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ali Eltoum
Dr. Mohamed Ali Eltoum is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in Saint Petersburg, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ali Eltoum performed 3,200 Medicare services across 2,040 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ali Eltoum received a total of $22,220 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 279 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ali Eltoum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 625 | $168 | $335 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 598 | $93 | $161 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 539 | $92 | $154 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 462 | $65 | $110 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 257 | $61 | $107 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 112 | $28 | $95 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 112 | $33 | $71 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 112 | $41 | $92 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 74 | $116 | $252 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 70 | $131 | $302 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 61 | $165 | $310 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 50 | $99 | $208 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 44 | $62 | $106 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 29 | $456 | $1,200 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 17 | $399 | $1,140 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 16 | $86 | $478 |
| Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope | 11 | $115 | $174 |
| Home sleep test (hst) with type iii portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 4 channels: 2 respiratory movement/airflow, 1 ecg/heart rate and 1 oxygen saturation | 11 | $67 | $284 |
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 (66%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
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. Ali Eltoum is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in FL), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 15%), 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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