Dr. Suzanne Lutton, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Lutton
Dr. Suzanne Lutton is a cardiovascular disease in Sarasota, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lutton performed 9,333 Medicare services across 6,296 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lutton received a total of $1,168 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 38 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. Lutton 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) | 2,279 | $89 | $218 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,891 | $6 | $8 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 991 | $10 | $41 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 365 | $61 | $149 |
| 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 | 315 | $26 | $70 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 305 | $133 | $476 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 301 | $8 | $14 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 288 | $15 | $69 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 283 | $19 | $57 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 234 | $20 | $69 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 228 | $45 | $123 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 164 | $88 | $236 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 145 | $13 | $38 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 134 | $135 | $415 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 126 | $124 | $294 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 107 | $69 | $150 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 106 | $8 | $24 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 104 | $109 | $334 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 102 | $48 | $157 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 82 | $326 | $1,010 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 78 | $52 | $143 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 58 | $24 | $138 |
| Magnesium level test | 53 | $6 | $18 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 49 | $10 | $26 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 47 | $171 | $421 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 40 | $15 | $45 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 40 | $313 | $798 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 32 | $7 | $22 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 29 | $19 | $56 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 28 | $88 | $283 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 24 | $9 | $28 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 24 | $18 | $45 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 23 | $10 | $30 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 22 | $25 | $67 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 21 | $412 | $1,140 |
| Blood potassium level | 21 | $5 | $13 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 20 | $2,012 | $4,406 |
| Blood creatinine level | 19 | $5 | $15 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 19 | $92 | $213 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 18 | $83 | $247 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 18 | $14 | $41 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 18 | $2 | $8 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 16 | $75 | $433 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 16 | $19 | $56 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 14 | $2 | $7 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 12 | $72 | $194 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 12 | $16 | $48 |
| Red blood cell concentration measurement | 12 | $2 | $7 |
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 (98%) 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. Lutton is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% 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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