Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Rafael Gottenger, MD

Plastic Surgery · South Miami, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
7330 SW 62ND PL, South Miami, FL 33143
3056690900
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1144215617 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Gottenger from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Gottenger

Dr. Rafael Gottenger is a plastic surgery specialist in South Miami, FL, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gottenger performed 34 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gottenger received a total of $221,785 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 426 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gottenger is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 21 years of NPI registration ▲ 34 Medicare services $221,785 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Medical Doctor 91263 Clear January 31, 2027
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
34
Medicare services
Bottom 20% in FL for plastic surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$119
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
20 $102 $290
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
14 $142 $451
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$221,785
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $31,684/year across 7 years
Top 3% in FL for plastic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
38
Companies
426
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$17,619
2023
$14,952
2022
$12,990
2021
$22,402
2020
$9,821
2019
$57,006
2018
$86,994

Payments by company (2024)

ABBVIE INC.
$14,540
MOTIVA USA, LLC
$2,699
Davol Inc.
$136
Solventum Corporation
$123
ETS Wound Care LLC
$31
TELA Bio, Inc.
$27
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$24
Kerecis Limited
$20
Stryker Corporation
$19
Top 3 companies account for 98.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Allergan Inc.
$87,219
KCI USA, Inc
$53,751
Allergan, Inc.
$32,129
ABBVIE INC.
$28,021
KCI USA, Inc.
$9,045
Sientra, Inc.
$4,236
MOTIVA USA, LLC
$2,699
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$1,230
Tepha Inc
$481
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$429
Davol Inc.
$236
Stryker Corporation
$228
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
$227
ETS Wound Care LLC
$200
TissueTech, Inc.
$191
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$147
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
$139
ConvaTec Inc.
$138
Medline Industries, Inc.
$124
Solventum Corporation
$123
Mentor Worldwide LLC
$118
Solta Medical, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$118
Dilon Technologies, Inc.
$111
TEI Biosciences Inc
$73
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$56
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$46
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$42
Amniox Medical, Inc.
$37
TELA Bio, Inc.
$27
Merz North America, Inc.
$23
AXOGEN
$23
Kerecis Limited
$20
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$19
Organogenesis Inc.
$18
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$16
Olympus America Inc.
$16
PolyNovo North America LLC
$14
Urgo Medical North America, LLC
$14
Top 3 companies account for 78.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABTHERA · ACTIV.A.C. · ACTIVAC · ADAPTIC · ALLODERM · AQUACEL AG+ · AQUACEL Ag Advantage Surgical · ARISTA AH FlexiTip · ARTIA · AxoGuard Nerve Connector · BOTOX · BOTOX COSMETIC · Baxdela · Cavilon Advanced Skin Protectant · CellerateRx · Dermatology and Wound Care · DuraSorb Monofilament Mesh · Exparel · GalaFLEX · Grafix PL PRIME · HEMOBLAST BELLOWS · Integra · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · MATRIXRIB · MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer · MIRRAGEN ADVANCED WOUND MATRIX · MemoryGel Breast Implants · Motiva Implant Matrix · NA · NATRELLE · NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS · NEOX · No Related Product · OMNIGRAFT · Orbactiv · OviTex 2S · PICO7 · PREVENA · PREVENA RESTOR BELLA-FORM · Phasix Mesh · Prokera · Puraply · REVOLVE · SEGLENTIS · SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT · SNAP · SPY TECHNOLOGY · SPY-PHI SYSTEM · STRATTICE · SURGIMEND · VAC ULTA · VAC VERAFLO · VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP · XEOMIN · iTIND System
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Plastic surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
117
County median income
$68,694
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Gottenger is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 21 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Gottenger experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gottenger performed 20 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Gottenger receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gottenger received a total of $221,785 from 38 companies across 426 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Gottenger's costs compare to other plastic surgerists in South Miami?
Dr. Gottenger's average Medicare payment per service is $119. 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. Gottenger) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Data Coverage reflects 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →