Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Thomas Noel, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease · Tallahassee, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
1300 MEDICAL DR, Tallahassee, FL 32308
8502160100
In practice since 2007 (19 years)
NPI: 1124147467 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. Noel 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. Noel

Dr. Thomas Noel is a cardiovascular disease in Tallahassee, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Noel performed 1,816 Medicare services across 1,402 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Noel received a total of $116,318 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 651 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Noel 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.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ 1,816 Medicare services$ $116,318 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,816
Medicare services
Bottom 42% in FL for cardiovascular disease
1,402
Unique beneficiaries
$74
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~96 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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
EKG interpretation and report256$6$63
Echocardiogram, transthoracic200$139$474
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)176$130$290
Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin165$8$21
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes154$10$79
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead142$10$53
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)129$88$205
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity126$94$168
Prothrombin time test (blood clotting)96$4$17
Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist47$169$1,385
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow47$131$306
Hospital discharge management, 30+ min43$89$168
Cardiac catheterization41$210$525
Initial hospital admission, high complexity41$134$320
Insertion of tube in right heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist28$223$1,735
Coronary stent placement27$412$840
Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level25$38$84
Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml24$34$97
Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional23$20$32
Insertion of tube in bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist14$134$1,619
Heart muscle strain imaging12$26$63
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.
15.5% high complexity
4.6% medium
79.9% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$116,318
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $16,617/year across 7 years
Top 4% in FL for cardiovascular disease
47
Companies
651
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.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$70,046 (60.2%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$21,855 (18.8%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$18,561 (16.0%)
Scientific / Research
Research funding and grants
$5,856 (5.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$16,086
2023
$3,119
2022
$20,841
2021
$12,195
2020
$11,308
2019
$19,207
2018
$33,562

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$27,794
Medtronic, Inc.
$22,801
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$22,755
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$17,974
Abbott Laboratories
$14,000
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,774
ABIOMED
$2,055
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$1,291
Inari Medical, Inc.
$1,022
Penumbra, Inc.
$533
Amgen Inc.
$362
PFIZER INC.
$238
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$232
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.
$214
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$201
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$196
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$190
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$183
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$160
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$151
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$109
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$109
Terumo Medical Corporation
$107
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$93
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$91
Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.
$75
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$74
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$73
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$67
Opsens Inc.
$43
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$41
BIOTRONIK INC.
$39
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$31
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$30
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$27
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$26
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$20
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$18
CVRx, Inc.
$18
Teleflex LLC
$15
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$13
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$12
EKOS Corporation
$12
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$12
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$12
PROCYRION, INC.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 63.1% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(1268) Allura Xper FD 20 20 · (5027) Intact Vascular Und · (6366) Sync · 3F · AMPLATZER Occluders · ANDEXXA · AORTIX SYSTEM · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVALUS · AVVIGO Guidance System · Abre · AngioVac · Arctic Front · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · CardioMEMS HF System · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · Diamondback Peripheral · ECM · ECM Patch · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · EMBLEM MRI S-ICD · EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM · ENDOTAK RELIANCE S · ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ENTRESTO · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · EnSite X · FARXIGA · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL BALLOONS · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL - BRADY · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL TACHY · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · General - Stents · General - Structural Heart · General - Therapies · HemoSphere · INGEVITY · INGEVITY+ · INNOVA · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · KENGREAL · Kerendia · LAUNCHER · LUX-DX · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · Launcher · LifeVest · MAMBA · MANTA · MITRACLIP · Marvel · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NUVISION ICE CATHETER · ONYX FRONTIER · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · OptoWire · PASCAL · PORTICO · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · Penumbra System · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · PlasmaBlade · Pouch · RESOLUTE ONYX · RHYTHMIA · ROTAPRO · RUBY Coil · Repatha · Resolute · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TELESCOPE · TOSHIBA SCANNER · TR BAND · TR Band · Telescope · Temperature Management System · ULTREON · VERQUVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · Valve Repair Flexible Rings and Bands · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience V coronary stent system
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 →

The majority of payments (60%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for cardiovascular disease in FL.

Equivalent to $6,405 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
27
Per 100K population
9.1
County median income
$65,074
Nearest hospital
TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Noel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 4%), with 19 years of practice experience.

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. Noel experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Noel performed 256 ekg interpretation and report 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. Noel receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Noel received a total of $116,318 from 47 companies across 651 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. Noel's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Tallahassee?
Dr. Noel's average Medicare payment per service is $74. 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. Noel) 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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