Dr. Ngoc-Lam Nguyen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Nguyen
Dr. Ngoc-Lam Nguyen is an orthopedic surgery in Sarasota, FL, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nguyen performed 9,280 Medicare services across 5,299 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nguyen received a total of $219,635 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 306 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. 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. Nguyen 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 (20-29 min) | 3,095 | $67 | $151 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 1,184 | $19 | $69 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 645 | $37 | $131 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 602 | $96 | $228 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 566 | $28 | $94 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 499 | $120 | $353 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 445 | $1 | $5 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 187 | $39 | $127 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 182 | $215 | $696 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 161 | $39 | $75 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 151 | $42 | $91 |
| X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | 147 | $50 | $174 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 139 | $328 | $1,032 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 130 | $176 | $550 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 122 | $29 | $90 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 107 | $24 | $83 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 77 | $721 | $2,702 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 75 | $1,491 | $4,955 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 68 | $634 | $2,053 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 59 | $55 | $176 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | 50 | $76 | $204 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 48 | $635 | $2,032 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 43 | $1,298 | $3,930 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | 37 | $611 | $1,954 |
| Manual therapy (hands-on treatment), per 15 min | 37 | $16 | $64 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 35 | $20 | $63 |
| Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance | 29 | $4,362 | $19,000 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 29 | $217 | $697 |
| Functional activity therapy | 29 | $26 | $72 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 28 | $1,389 | $4,684 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 27 | $882 | $3,641 |
| Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device | 26 | $4,353 | $19,000 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 25 | $333 | $1,101 |
| Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | 25 | $291 | $946 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 19 | $407 | $1,352 |
| Fusion of pelvic joint using imaging guidance | 19 | $690 | $2,916 |
| Fusion of spine in upper back | 18 | $860 | $3,039 |
| Drainage of abscess of deep tissue of lower spine or sacrum | 17 | $541 | $2,126 |
| Treatment of broken spine bone with stabilizing device, each additional segment | 16 | $2,247 | $12,000 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 16 | $66 | $226 |
| Reinsertion of spinal fixation device | 15 | $802 | $3,251 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | 14 | $686 | $2,148 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | 14 | $785 | $3,907 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 12 | $70 | $151 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 11 | $40 | $91 |
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 (56%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for orthopedic surgery in FL.
Geographic Context
3.1 mi
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. Nguyen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in FL), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 7%), with 16 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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