Dr. Evan Caruso
What this data tells you about Dr. Caruso
Dr. Evan Caruso is an interventional cardiology in Sarasota, FL, with 10 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Caruso performed 4,742 Medicare services across 3,564 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Caruso received a total of $4,257 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 117 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Caruso 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 | 603 | $11 | $40 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 547 | $93 | $197 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 546 | $94 | $200 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 447 | $137 | $389 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 306 | $63 | $139 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 296 | $44 | $103 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 205 | $144 | $466 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 200 | $203 | $692 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 199 | $117 | $309 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 112 | $313 | $798 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 111 | $51 | $182 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 105 | $88 | $236 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 81 | $76 | $199 |
| Coronary stent placement | 72 | $450 | $1,438 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 69 | $83 | $227 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 69 | $14 | $41 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 69 | $2 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 63 | $139 | $266 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 58 | $9 | $79 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 53 | $137 | $689 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 53 | $328 | $861 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 51 | $50 | $226 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 49 | $85 | $225 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 46 | $16 | $48 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 46 | $11 | $32 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 44 | $50 | $198 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 36 | $206 | $778 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 33 | $1,159 | $2,359 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 31 | $20 | $54 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 31 | $627 | $929 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 24 | $162 | $567 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 23 | $2,094 | $4,396 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 22 | $151 | $387 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 17 | $75 | $202 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 13 | $61 | $160 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $300 | $866 |
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 (97%) 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. Caruso is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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