Dr. Erasmo Passaro, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Passaro
Dr. Erasmo Passaro is a clinical neurophysiology physician in St Petersburg, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Passaro performed 1,768 Medicare services across 1,228 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Passaro received a total of $277,938 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 563 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical neurophysiology physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Passaro 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) | 636 | $83 | $260 |
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 144 | $26 | $70 |
| EEG, extended monitoring | 143 | $328 | $873 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 143 | $126 | $360 |
| Exam of neurobehavioral status, first hour | 103 | $70 | $200 |
| Exam of neurobehavioral status, each additional hour | 103 | $57 | $150 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 96 | $165 | $479 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 12-26 hours | 89 | $123 | $320 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 82 | $84 | $234 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), continuous | 40 | $203 | $520 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 31 | $86 | $360 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 20 | $98 | $400 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 20 | $79 | $261 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 61-84 hours with health care professional review and report | 18 | $196 | $542 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 18 | $40 | $200 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 16 | $36 | $96 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal before and after contrast | 15 | $88 | $235 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 37-60 hours with health care professional review and report | 15 | $167 | $438 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | 13 | $81 | $234 |
| Assessment of and care planning for patient with impaired thought processing, typically 60 minutes | 12 | $205 | $560 |
| Mri scan of blood vessels of head without contrast | 11 | $46 | $126 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (96%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in clinical neurophysiology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for clinical neurophysiology physician in FL.
Geographic Context
1.8 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. Passaro is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), 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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