Dr. Michael Le, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Le
Dr. Michael Le is an orthopedic surgery specialist in Temple Terrace, FL, with 13 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Le performed 3,884 Medicare services across 2,016 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Le received a total of $33,763 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 279 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. 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. Le 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 977 | $18 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 534 | $60 | $117 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 388 | $24 | $114 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 296 | $5 | $9 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 265 | $86 | $179 |
| Manual therapy (hands-on treatment), per 15 min | 172 | $16 | $47 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 164 | $25 | $116 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 109 | $50 | $241 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 105 | $39 | $173 |
| Test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes | 102 | $21 | $145 |
| Electrical stimulation therapy | 79 | $7 | $27 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 76 | $113 | $273 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 72 | $12 | $271 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 58 | $77 | $189 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 50 | $16 | $323 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 42 | $29 | $132 |
| Correction of toe joint deformity | 36 | $192 | $1,193 |
| X-ray of foot, 2 views | 35 | $20 | $98 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 30 | $22 | $110 |
| Functional activity therapy | 29 | $24 | $55 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 20 minutes | 28 | $76 | $112 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 26 | $33 | $157 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 25 | $37 | $158 |
| Removal of deep implant from bone | 24 | $183 | $1,416 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 23 | $98 | $393 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 21 | $34 | $154 |
| Harvest of graft from large bone | 20 | $103 | $1,710 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 20 | $71 | $339 |
| Incision of joint capsule of foot and toe | 18 | $146 | $1,062 |
| Fusion of big toe at joint with foot | 17 | $374 | $2,289 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into foot nerve | 17 | $32 | $562 |
| Correction of bunion | 14 | $220 | $1,466 |
| Mri scan of leg without contrast | 12 | $157 | $1,771 |
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 (51%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
5.3 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. Le is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 19% of FL peers.
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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