Dr. Joan Siracuse, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Siracuse
Dr. Joan Siracuse is a cardiovascular disease in Sebring, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Siracuse performed 5,958 Medicare services across 3,409 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Siracuse received a total of $6,781 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 362 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. Siracuse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 1,012 | $44 | $89 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 825 | $10 | $25 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 724 | $88 | $275 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 565 | $61 | $136 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 450 | $89 | $192 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 361 | $47 | $113 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 359 | $328 | $546 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 260 | $139 | $285 |
| 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 | 185 | $25 | $75 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 148 | $110 | $230 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 127 | $16 | $29 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 120 | $18 | $28 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 87 | $9 | $28 |
| Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | 81 | $7 | $25 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 75 | $18 | $26 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 73 | $15 | $50 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 69 | $22 | $33 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 58 | $27 | $67 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 55 | $20 | $68 |
| Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml | 43 | $35 | $182 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 41 | $26 | $77 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 38 | $4 | $11 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 33 | $8 | $38 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 26 | $28 | $56 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 25 | $43 | $118 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 25 | $28 | $84 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 25 | $104 | $360 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 23 | $68 | $123 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 18 | $94 | $182 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 14 | $143 | $182 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 13 | $18 | $62 |
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 (96%) 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 | — Not enrolled | N/A |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 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. Siracuse is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% 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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