Dr. Edward Bermudez, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bermudez
Dr. Edward Bermudez is a cardiovascular disease in Sarasota, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bermudez performed 5,896 Medicare services across 4,196 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bermudez received a total of $9,561 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 499 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. Bermudez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,699 | $6 | $8 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 634 | $10 | $15 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | 490 | $36 | $51 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 479 | $93 | $126 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 302 | $136 | $188 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 301 | $91 | $119 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 262 | $88 | $119 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 232 | $118 | $175 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 228 | $38 | $59 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 158 | $108 | $142 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 131 | $320 | $432 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 131 | $47 | $74 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 109 | $133 | $173 |
| Telephonic rhythm strip evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, up to 90 days | 107 | $31 | $43 |
| Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg | 83 | $2 | $4 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 76 | $62 | $79 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 62 | $118 | $166 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 48 | $62 | $85 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 48 | $21 | $28 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 48 | $10 | $14 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 42 | $50 | $76 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 41 | $9 | $11 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 41 | $19 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 32 | $38 | $56 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 29 | $74 | $102 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 29 | $153 | $226 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 28 | $94 | $130 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 15 | $15 | $20 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $68 | $113 |
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. Bermudez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% 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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