Dr. Cesar Morales-Pabon, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Morales-Pabon
Dr. Cesar Morales-Pabon is a cardiovascular disease in Tampa, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Morales-Pabon performed 7,732 Medicare services across 6,123 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Morales-Pabon received a total of $8,233 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 438 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. Morales-Pabon 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) | 1,551 | $92 | $216 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,296 | $10 | $35 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 700 | $117 | $350 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 688 | $26 | $85 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 685 | $57 | $225 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 631 | $144 | $300 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 346 | $220 | $1,750 |
| Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium | 291 | $79 | $550 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 203 | $147 | $301 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 159 | $97 | $187 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 151 | $84 | $150 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 145 | $37 | $120 |
| Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, 1 day or longer, with recording, scanning analysis, interpretation, and report | 133 | $31 | $75 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 129 | $36 | $120 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 92 | $20 | $125 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 90 | $9 | $125 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 78 | $137 | $227 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 62 | $63 | $150 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 55 | $113 | $200 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 43 | $182 | $400 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 40 | $61 | $110 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 39 | $53 | $125 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 39 | $123 | $300 |
| Mri scan of heart before and after contrast | 21 | $95 | $200 |
| Mri scan of blood flow of heart | 21 | $9 | $125 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 16 | $29 | $80 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 15 | $183 | $848 |
| Preparation, transmission and computerized analysis of ct angiography data on plaque in heart arteries, with review, interpretation, and report | 13 | $1,254 | $2,400 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
1.5 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. Morales-Pabon is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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