Dr. Orlando Almanza, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Almanza
Dr. Orlando Almanza is a cardiovascular disease in South Miami, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Almanza performed 2,402 Medicare services across 1,228 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Almanza received a total of $6,794 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 270 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. Almanza 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 (20-29 min) | 730 | $66 | $195 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 344 | $37 | $105 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 244 | $11 | $36 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 243 | $40 | $110 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 153 | $7 | $13 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 116 | $41 | $110 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 115 | $31 | $91 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 84 | $153 | $486 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 74 | $351 | $500 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 53 | $127 | $360 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 52 | $53 | $150 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 37 | $354 | $960 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 31 | $88 | $270 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 26 | $313 | $798 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 25 | $6 | $6 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 21 | $102 | $220 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 17 | $148 | $430 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 13 | $2,281 | $5,000 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 12 | $151 | $500 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 12 | $14 | $46 |
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 (99%) 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. Almanza is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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