Dr. Steven Class, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Class
Dr. Steven Class is a cardiovascular disease in Sarasota, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Class performed 9,033 Medicare services across 5,047 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Class received a total of $3,616 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 213 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. Class 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 | 1,619 | $11 | $40 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,472 | $93 | $197 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 824 | $43 | $103 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 508 | $27 | $75 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 483 | $141 | $465 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 478 | $96 | $200 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 391 | $20 | $61 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 380 | $64 | $139 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 362 | $318 | $798 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 261 | $132 | $266 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 230 | $53 | $182 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 224 | $16 | $67 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 219 | $19 | $57 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 164 | $139 | $692 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 159 | $23 | $72 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 144 | $143 | $361 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 133 | $139 | $389 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 132 | $120 | $309 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 104 | $1,186 | $2,359 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 101 | $55 | $126 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 88 | $90 | $236 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 77 | $2,139 | $4,347 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 65 | $28 | $142 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 63 | $52 | $226 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 48 | $20 | $54 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 48 | $624 | $929 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 44 | $339 | $861 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | 26 | $38 | $103 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 20 | $13 | $38 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 20 | $4 | $11 |
| Liver enzyme (sgot), level | 20 | $5 | $15 |
| Liver enzyme (sgpt), level | 20 | $5 | $15 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 20 | $71 | $202 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 18 | $140 | $370 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 18 | $141 | $387 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 13 | $17 | $48 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 13 | $11 | $32 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 13 | $83 | $192 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 11 | $170 | $400 |
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. Class is a electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% 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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