Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Abel Rivero, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology · The Villages, 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. Rivero
Dr. Abel Rivero is an interventional cardiology in The Villages, FL, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rivero performed 7,738 Medicare services across 4,529 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rivero received a total of $8,202 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 380 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Rivero is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice▲ Top 12% volume in FL$ $8,202 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗7,738
Medicare services
Top 12% in FL for interventional cardiology
4,529
Unique beneficiaries
$71
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~455 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,464 | $92 | $254 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 675 | $62 | $160 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 531 | $10 | $29 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 342 | $8 | $17 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 312 | $8 | $23 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 310 | $66 | $179 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 291 | $4 | $9 |
| 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 | 268 | $27 | $140 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 252 | $15 | $43 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 236 | $20 | $57 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 236 | $39 | $243 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 215 | $144 | $382 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 210 | $103 | $263 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 210 | $86 | $317 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 207 | $21 | $60 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 187 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 175 | $13 | $27 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 130 | $48 | $138 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 106 | $329 | $846 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 104 | $117 | $333 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 83 | $8 | $16 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 80 | $141 | $372 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 75 | $133 | $357 |
| Coronary stent placement | 72 | $418 | $1,222 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 64 | $8 | $17 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 56 | $194 | $603 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 50 | $79 | $225 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 48 | $27 | $73 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 47 | $20 | $51 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 46 | $627 | $1,601 |
| Ultrasound scan of abdominal aorta | 45 | $102 | $208 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 42 | $50 | $141 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 42 | $9 | $22 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 37 | $50 | $156 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 33 | $94 | $240 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 31 | $16 | $42 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 31 | $11 | $28 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 29 | $291 | $450 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 28 | $90 | $277 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 27 | $134 | $350 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 25 | $175 | $465 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 24 | $38 | $79 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 24 | $57 | $149 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | $38 | $98 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 17 | $76 | $195 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 16 | $85 | $217 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 16 | $19 | $49 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 15 | $1,958 | $5,345 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 15 | $130 | $380 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 15 | $83 | $211 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $147 | $489 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 14 | $218 | $684 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 14 | $144 | $366 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 13 | $14 | $35 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 13 | $2 | $6 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 12 | $417 | $1,076 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $159 | $440 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 11 | $118 | $302 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 11 | $28 | $72 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 11 | $81 | $228 |
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.
12.3% high complexity
10.8% medium
76.9% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$8,202
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,172/year across 7 years
Bottom 48% in FL for interventional cardiology
52
Companies
380
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
$8,054 (98.2%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$110 (1.3%)
Other
Charitable contributions, space rental, and other categories
$38 (0.5%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$1,120
2023$1,161
2022$998
2021$736
2020$1,804
2019$1,299
2018$1,085
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Penumbra, Inc.
$1,453
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$679
Amgen Inc.
$488
PFIZER INC.
$435
Abbott Laboratories
$411
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$386
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$359
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$345
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$332
Medtronic, Inc.
$263
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$261
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$225
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$219
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$209
Boston Scientific Corporation
$187
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$175
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$157
ABIOMED
$122
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$115
Cook Medical LLC
$113
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$109
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$98
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$97
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$95
Lundbeck LLC
$92
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$74
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$63
Inari Medical, Inc.
$52
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$50
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$48
Opsens Inc.
$42
Welch Allyn
$38
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$38
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$37
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$35
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$26
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
Terumo Medical Corporation
$24
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$21
Teleflex LLC
$21
Cook Incorporated
$20
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc.
$19
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$17
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$17
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$15
Baxter Healthcare
$15
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$15
Acerta Pharma LLC
$14
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$14
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$12
HeartFlow, Inc.
$10
Top 3 companies account for 31.9% of total 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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $106 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
22
Per 100K population
16.0
County median income
$73,297
Nearest hospital
VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL, THE
6.2 mi
6.2 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. Rivero is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% 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. Rivero experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Rivero performed 1,464 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 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. Rivero receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Rivero received a total of $8,202 from 52 companies across 380 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. Rivero's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in The Villages?
Dr. Rivero's average Medicare payment per service is $71. 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. Rivero) 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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