Dr. Leon Hendley, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hendley
Dr. Leon Hendley is a cardiovascular disease in Vero Beach, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hendley performed 3,663 Medicare services across 1,963 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hendley received a total of $10,496 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 452 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Hendley 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) | 1,857 | $92 | $150 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 403 | $11 | $45 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 266 | $150 | $400 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 164 | $134 | $200 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 129 | $18 | $60 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 123 | $88 | $300 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 117 | $24 | $65 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 108 | $44 | $85 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 85 | $159 | $300 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 62 | $339 | $800 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 62 | $49 | $400 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 59 | $55 | $95 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 59 | $141 | $340 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 38 | $47 | $215 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 37 | $97 | $200 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 31 | $142 | $300 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 21 | $21 | $30 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 16 | $39 | $175 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 14 | $221 | $350 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 12 | $45 | $70 |
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Hendley is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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