Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Jose Fernandez Chavez, MD

Internal Medicine · South Miami, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
7029 SW 61ST AVE, South Miami, FL 33143
7864568399
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1972595668 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Fernandez Chavez

Dr. Jose Fernandez Chavez is an internal medicine specialist in South Miami, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fernandez Chavez performed 84 Medicare services across 39 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fernandez Chavez received a total of $10,341 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 404 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Fernandez Chavez 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.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ 84 Medicare services $10,341 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
84
Medicare services
Bottom 8% in FL for internal medicine
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
39
Unique beneficiaries
$105
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~4 Medicare services per year of practice

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) 73 $103 $243
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 11 $123 $440
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$10,341
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,477/year across 7 years
Top 7% in FL for internal medicine
46
Companies
404
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$8,231 (79.6%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$1,552 (15.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$558 (5.4%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,682
2023
$1,385
2022
$878
2021
$1,148
2020
$2,029
2019
$1,742
2018
$1,476

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$2,365
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$793
PFIZER INC.
$763
Genentech USA, Inc.
$650
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$622
Incyte Corporation
$588
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$515
Celgene Corporation
$301
Lilly USA, LLC
$297
Amgen Inc.
$284
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$281
Seagen Inc.
$270
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$248
Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch
$239
GENZYME CORPORATION
$181
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$160
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
$155
PBG PUERTO RICO LLC
$154
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$150
CTI BioPharma Corp.
$127
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$126
PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
$122
AbbVie, Inc.
$98
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
$93
BeiGene USA, Inc.
$92
EMD Serono, Inc.
$61
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
$59
Eisai Inc.
$51
SOBI, INC
$50
AbbVie Inc.
$39
Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc.
$38
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$37
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$34
Exelixis Inc.
$33
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$32
ABBVIE INC.
$29
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$29
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$26
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$25
ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC
$24
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
$20
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc.
$19
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$18
Kite Pharma, Inc.
$17
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 37.9% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADCETRIS · AFINITOR · Alecensa · Avastin · BAVENCIO · BOSULIF · BRUKINSA · Blincyto · CABLIVI · CABOMETYX · CALQUENCE · CYRAMZA · DARZALEX · DOPTELET · Doptelet · ELITEK · ELREXFIO · EMPLICITI · ERBITUX · ERLEADA · Enhertu · Erleada · FASLODEX · FOTIVDA · Fludeoxyglucose · GAZYVA · GILOTRIF · Herceptin · IBRANCE · IMBRUVICA · IMFINZI · INLYTA · IOLMaster 700 · JAKAFI · JEMPERLI · JEVTANA · KANJINTI · KEYTRUDA · KISQALI · KRAZATI · Kadcyla · Kyprolis · LIBTAYO · LORBRENA · LUMAKRAS · LYNPARZA · Lenvima · MONOFERRIC · MOZOBIL · MVASI · MYRISK · NERLYNX · NINLARO · Neulasta · OPDIVO · Odomzo · PADCEV · PIQRAY · PLUVICTO · PROMACTA · Perjeta · Pomalyst · REBLOZYL · Rubraca · SARCLISA · SPRYCEL · SUTENT · Stivarga · TAGRISSO · TALZENNA · TECENTRIQ · TECVAYLI · TUKYSA · VENCLEXTA · VERZENIO · Vonjo · XALKORI · XTANDI · Yescarta
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (80%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for internal medicine in FL.

Equivalent to $12,311 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
1,819
Per 100K population
67.7
County median income
$68,694
Nearest hospital
SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL
0.0 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. Fernandez Chavez is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 7% of FL peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Fernandez Chavez experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Fernandez Chavez performed 73 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Fernandez Chavez receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Fernandez Chavez received a total of $10,341 from 46 companies across 404 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Fernandez Chavez's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in South Miami?
Dr. Fernandez Chavez's average Medicare payment per service is $105. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Fernandez Chavez) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →