Dr. James Fox, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Fox
Dr. James Fox is an interventional cardiology in Sarasota, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fox performed 7,166 Medicare services across 5,230 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fox received a total of $2,789 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 208 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. Fox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 2,540 | $94 | $201 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 2,217 | $11 | $65 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 865 | $139 | $973 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 292 | $61 | $134 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 237 | $122 | $316 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 139 | $63 | $142 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 119 | $50 | $350 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 100 | $40 | $264 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 82 | $10 | $87 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 65 | $103 | $270 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 62 | $227 | $2,660 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 54 | $50 | $568 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 50 | $12 | $100 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 48 | $308 | $800 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 39 | $40 | $79 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 38 | $17 | $42 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 37 | $20 | $64 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 37 | $627 | $1,500 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 37 | $137 | $385 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 32 | $94 | $203 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 24 | $1,158 | $2,819 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 17 | $64 | $139 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $173 | $396 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 12 | $140 | $282 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $232 | $972 |
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. Fox is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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