Dr. Diego Maldonado, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Maldonado
Dr. Diego Maldonado is a pulmonary disease in Vero Beach, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Maldonado performed 3,077 Medicare services across 2,399 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Maldonado received a total of $230,690 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 343 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pulmonary disease. 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. Maldonado 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) | 1,082 | $77 | $206 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 246 | $8 | $542 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 243 | $7 | $22 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 242 | $9 | $29 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 210 | $96 | $242 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 194 | $7 | $82 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 144 | $180 | $649 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 136 | $103 | $306 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 129 | $143 | $1,039 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 128 | $115 | $240 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 65 | $50 | $170 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 63 | $12 | $31 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 57 | $16 | $87 |
| Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | 49 | $92 | $1,616 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 29 | $11 | $117 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 23 | $10 | $583 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 21 | $91 | $279 |
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | 16 | $91 | $2,689 |
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 (91%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in pulmonary disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for pulmonary disease in FL.
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. Maldonado is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 2%), with 18 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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