Dr. Clayton Bredlau, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bredlau
Dr. Clayton Bredlau is a cardiovascular disease in Sarasota, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bredlau performed 8,521 Medicare services across 5,415 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bredlau received a total of $5,751 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 302 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Bredlau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,488 | $10 | $34 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,329 | $90 | $218 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,232 | $6 | $8 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 431 | $64 | $148 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 404 | $135 | $293 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 360 | $139 | $490 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 300 | $134 | $397 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 269 | $96 | $212 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 240 | $20 | $54 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 227 | $24 | $63 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 227 | $21 | $54 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 222 | $138 | $413 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 217 | $90 | $236 |
| Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow | 167 | $80 | $254 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 152 | $17 | $49 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 151 | $9 | $29 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 136 | $42 | $115 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 118 | $48 | $142 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 116 | $60 | $129 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 110 | $326 | $942 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 85 | $29 | $90 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 60 | $82 | $184 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 58 | $197 | $548 |
| Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg | 55 | $2 | $3 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 44 | $169 | $415 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 41 | $136 | $372 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 35 | $10 | $100 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 33 | $88 | $251 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 27 | $140 | $384 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 22 | $108 | $332 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 21 | $173 | $640 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 20 | $68 | $149 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 19 | $17 | $45 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 19 | $11 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 18 | $158 | $493 |
| Emergency department visit, high complexity | 17 | $146 | $362 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 16 | $93 | $217 |
| Removal of plaque and blood clot, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single vessel | 12 | $519 | $1,748 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 12 | $174 | $564 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries at rest and after exercise | 11 | $123 | $324 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Bredlau is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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