Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Sule Salami, M.D.
Optician · Tavares, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Salami
Dr. Sule Salami is an optician in Tavares, FL, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Salami performed 10,885 Medicare services across 3,347 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Salami received a total of $4,202 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 180 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Salami is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice▲ Top 8% volume in FL$ $4,202 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗10,885
Medicare services
Top 8% in FL for optician
3,347
Unique beneficiaries
$70
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~640 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.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 4,210 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,177 | $91 | $165 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 674 | $94 | $145 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 592 | $43 | $127 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 392 | $7 | $33 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 346 | $88 | $138 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 277 | $143 | $275 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 274 | $16 | $30 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 262 | $4 | $6 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 240 | $18 | $45 |
| 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 | 240 | $26 | $55 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 191 | $63 | $111 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 180 | $103 | $269 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 178 | $324 | $520 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 178 | $47 | $103 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 163 | $137 | $239 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 159 | $15 | $31 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 129 | $21 | $50 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 101 | $9 | $33 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 56 | $16 | $50 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 56 | $11 | $34 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 51 | $140 | $242 |
| Coronary stent placement | 49 | $440 | $845 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 49 | $38 | $157 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 47 | $161 | $282 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 41 | $123 | $224 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 35 | $93 | $168 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial second order branch | 33 | $372 | $1,165 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 33 | $121 | $265 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 33 | $26 | $76 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 32 | $130 | $233 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 30 | $228 | $600 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 30 | $182 | $359 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 28 | $91 | $288 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 28 | $19 | $65 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 28 | $9 | $31 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 28 | $384 | $1,046 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 28 | $62 | $135 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 26 | $825 | $1,975 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 26 | $90 | $195 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 19 | $76 | $115 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 18 | $19 | $79 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 18 | $135 | $221 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 16 | $6,768 | $17,431 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 16 | $126 | $625 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 15 | $58 | $116 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 14 | $5,228 | $17,491 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 14 | $19 | $173 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 13 | $10 | $23 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 12 | $3,250 | $6,100 |
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.
7.2% high complexity
54.5% medium
38.4% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$4,202
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $600/year across 7 years
Top 26% in FL for optician
28
Companies
180
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.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,202 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$936
2023$852
2022$586
2021$210
2020$443
2019$628
2018$546
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$579
ABIOMED
$483
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$381
Boston Scientific Corporation
$346
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$345
Abbott Laboratories
$243
PFIZER INC.
$215
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$214
Amgen Inc.
$200
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$187
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$143
Lundbeck LLC
$141
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$132
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$108
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$68
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$56
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$55
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$51
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$44
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$38
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$38
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$33
Resmed Corp
$20
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$19
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$18
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$16
Terumo Medical Corporation
$16
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 34.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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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 →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $39 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Opticians within 10 mi
172
Per 100K population
43.1
County median income
$69,956
Nearest hospital
ADVENTHEALTH WATERMAN
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Salami is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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. Salami experienced with contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Salami performed 4,210 contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) 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. Salami receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Salami received a total of $4,202 from 28 companies across 180 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. Salami's costs compare to other opticians in Tavares?
Dr. Salami's average Medicare payment per service is $70. 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. Salami) 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 →
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