Dr. Steven Czak, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Czak
Dr. Steven Czak is an interventional cardiology in Sarasota, FL, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Czak performed 8,593 Medicare services across 6,217 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Czak received a total of $2,842 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 110 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. Czak 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 | 1,994 | $7 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,736 | $89 | $218 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 873 | $10 | $41 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 400 | $41 | $123 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 355 | $62 | $149 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 343 | $135 | $476 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 196 | $135 | $294 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 194 | $8 | $14 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 185 | $50 | $157 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 185 | $113 | $334 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 184 | $87 | $236 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 159 | $135 | $415 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 148 | $313 | $798 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 133 | $94 | $213 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 129 | $10 | $30 |
| 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 | 120 | $26 | $70 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 116 | $19 | $57 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 109 | $13 | $38 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 99 | $40 | $91 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 92 | $325 | $1,010 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 74 | $2,061 | $4,406 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 74 | $4 | $12 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 72 | $10 | $26 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 63 | $168 | $421 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 50 | $8 | $22 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 49 | $195 | $693 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 44 | $15 | $69 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 43 | $101 | $283 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 38 | $9 | $28 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 36 | $18 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 36 | $83 | $247 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 35 | $14 | $41 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 35 | $2 | $8 |
| Blood creatinine level | 33 | $5 | $15 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 28 | $21 | $69 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 23 | $16 | $48 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 20 | $8 | $24 |
| Coronary stent placement | 16 | $479 | $1,309 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 16 | $85 | $433 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 15 | $12 | $30 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 15 | $36 | $91 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 14 | $76 | $211 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 14 | $60 | $150 |
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
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. Czak is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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