Dr. Brian Lawenda, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Lawenda
Dr. Brian Lawenda is a radiology - diagnostic in Venice, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lawenda performed 8,260 Medicare services across 2,105 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lawenda received a total of $6,353 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 43 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in radiology - diagnostic. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Lawenda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 2,588 | $294 | $2,796 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 1,932 | $98 | $836 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 662 | $70 | $496 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 502 | $152 | $1,287 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 497 | $54 | $533 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mev | 396 | $196 | $827 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 237 | $101 | $1,314 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 190 | $132 | $1,366 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 157 | $168 | $692 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 141 | $380 | $2,342 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 133 | $1,508 | $7,363 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 106 | $222 | $907 |
| Cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 98 | $838 | $8,330 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 78 | $44 | $146 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 67 | $133 | $787 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 58 | $70 | $243 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 54 | $366 | $1,871 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 44 | $138 | $484 |
| Special radiation treatment | 38 | $114 | $2,205 |
| 3d radiation therapy planning | 35 | $383 | $5,713 |
| Injection of biodegradable material next to prostate | 34 | $2,339 | $13,447 |
| Placement of device in prostate for radiation therapy | 32 | $60 | $495 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 32 | $46 | $699 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 22 | $27 | $150 |
| Management of cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 18 | $519 | $2,376 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 18 | $104 | $360 |
| Special radiation therapy planning | 17 | $48 | $443 |
| Special medical radiation therapy consultation | 17 | $115 | $668 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 17 | $119 | $555 |
| Obtaining respiratory data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment | 14 | $343 | $2,470 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 14 | $84 | $361 |
| Special radiation therapy planning for delivery of external radiation | 12 | $68 | $1,000 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (62%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in radiology - diagnostic and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
4.0 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. Lawenda is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 15%), with 20 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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