Dr. Armand Cognetta, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cognetta
Dr. Armand Cognetta is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in Tallahassee, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cognetta performed 8,433 Medicare services across 4,984 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cognetta received a total of $103,767 from 8 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 56 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in mohs-micrographic surgery 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. Cognetta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 1,267 | $77 | $236 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,145 | $59 | $156 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 736 | $438 | $1,570 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 586 | $49 | $172 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 551 | $5 | $44 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 367 | $88 | $241 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block | 362 | $42 | $66 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 296 | $318 | $727 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 293 | $33 | $190 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 264 | $41 | $110 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 263 | $38 | $93 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 254 | $1 | $5 |
| Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery | 194 | $30 | $195 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 182 | $164 | $601 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 165 | $136 | $659 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 133 | $99 | $538 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 103 | $82 | $368 |
| Biopsy of ear | 88 | $40 | $253 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 86 | $201 | $1,386 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | 85 | $115 | $635 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 81 | $141 | $659 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 72 | $51 | $195 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 71 | $10 | $51 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 66 | $74 | $285 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 50 | $409 | $1,570 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 47 | $101 | $594 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 43 | $86 | $402 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 40 | $118 | $601 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 5.1-7.5 cm | 37 | $139 | $725 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 33 | $105 | $720 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 30 | $75 | $297 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 28 | $202 | $376 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into growth, 1-7 | 28 | $39 | $338 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm | 26 | $169 | $693 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 25 | $27 | $146 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 25 | $146 | $501 |
| Incision biopsy, first skin growth | 23 | $94 | $262 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 23 | $78 | $200 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 22 | $81 | $353 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 20 | $93 | $611 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.5 cm or less | 20 | $134 | $550 |
| Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags | 18 | $46 | $222 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 17 | $94 | $516 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 16 | $122 | $406 |
| Strapping, unna boot | 15 | $27 | $142 |
| Biopsy of lip | 15 | $61 | $321 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 7.6-12.5 cm | 14 | $141 | $803 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 14 | $131 | $402 |
| Full thickness skin graft to scalp, arms, or legs, 20.0 sq cm or less | 13 | $599 | $1,991 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 12 | $69 | $307 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 12 | $209 | $1,087 |
| Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | 12 | $772 | $2,188 |
| Tissue fungi or parasites | 12 | $4 | $23 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 11 | $76 | $217 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 11 | $181 | $934 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 2 treatment areas | 11 | $334 | $613 |
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 (100%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in mohs-micrographic surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for mohs-micrographic surgery physician in FL.
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. Cognetta is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 5%), with 19 years of practice experience.
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