Dr. Julio Lesmes, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Lesmes
Dr. Julio Lesmes is a cardiovascular disease in Tavares, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lesmes performed 5,493 Medicare services across 3,421 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lesmes received a total of $4,146 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 102 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. Lesmes 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) | 1,513 | $91 | $282 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 654 | $10 | $39 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 371 | $20 | $68 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 340 | $27 | $87 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 340 | $47 | $133 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 313 | $89 | $280 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 274 | $140 | $490 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 262 | $4 | $11 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 210 | $69 | $256 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 162 | $48 | $172 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 159 | $333 | $1,076 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 146 | $15 | $45 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 138 | $7 | $25 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 116 | $118 | $432 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 93 | $147 | $429 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 88 | $141 | $433 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 73 | $64 | $200 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 49 | $9 | $35 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 45 | $19 | $71 |
| Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | 27 | $5 | $15 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 26 | $106 | $361 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 21 | $84 | $243 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 16 | $100 | $206 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 15 | $39 | $132 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 15 | $18 | $59 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 15 | $172 | $578 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $187 | $665 |
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Lesmes is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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 →
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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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