Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Georges Joseph, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology · Weeki Wachee, 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
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Joseph from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Joseph
Dr. Georges Joseph is an interventional cardiology in Weeki Wachee, FL, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Joseph performed 28,890 Medicare services across 6,892 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Joseph received a total of $14,582 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 362 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Joseph is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 14 years in practice▲ Top 0% volume in FL$ $14,582 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗28,890
Medicare services
Top 0% in FL for interventional cardiology
6,892
Unique beneficiaries
$40
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~2,064 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 14,225 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 2,642 | $94 | $260 |
| Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) | 2,626 | $0 | $2 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 1,674 | $20 | $60 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 1,648 | $63 | $159 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 879 | $11 | $30 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 666 | $94 | $238 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 512 | $135 | $354 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 387 | $142 | $400 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 344 | $85 | $225 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 178 | $10 | $25 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 172 | $5 | $5 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 172 | $334 | $885 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 172 | $48 | $140 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 157 | $104 | $265 |
| Coronary stent placement | 120 | $457 | $1,295 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 114 | $115 | $331 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 112 | $30 | $104 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 110 | $83 | $225 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 110 | $165 | $640 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 105 | $141 | $390 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 95 | $69 | $180 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 90 | $10 | $20 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 88 | $4 | $10 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 87 | $8 | $15 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 81 | $215 | $658 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 80 | $17 | $45 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 79 | $58 | $145 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 72 | $9 | $20 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 72 | $16 | $35 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 71 | $3,298 | $7,000 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 65 | $13 | $25 |
| Ldl cholesterol level | 64 | $10 | $25 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 62 | $8 | $20 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 58 | $22 | $65 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 56 | $9 | $45 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 56 | $18 | $50 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 52 | $11 | $30 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 51 | $16 | $45 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 41 | $235 | $810 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 40 | $18 | $54 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 38 | $9 | $30 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 35 | $20 | $50 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 28 | $12 | $30 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 25 | $100 | $260 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 22 | $10 | $20 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 22 | $173 | $500 |
| Magnesium level test | 21 | $7 | $15 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 21 | $137 | $328 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 20 | $189 | $510 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel with review by radiologist | 19 | $58 | $145 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 18 | $646 | $1,630 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 17 | $183 | $515 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 16 | $193 | $517 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $86 | $220 |
| Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under the skin | 13 | $87 | $280 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 13 | $625 | $2,650 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 13 | $76 | $200 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 13 | $104 | $523 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 13 | $206 | $725 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 12 | $82 | $238 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch | 11 | $544 | $1,453 |
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.
2.7% high complexity
61.7% medium
35.6% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$14,582
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,083/year across 7 years
Top 35% in FL for interventional cardiology
36
Companies
362
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
$14,582 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$3,045
2023$2,727
2022$2,216
2021$1,379
2020$1,663
2019$1,908
2018$1,644
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,374
Abbott Laboratories
$2,215
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,966
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,922
Inari Medical, Inc.
$771
ABIOMED
$689
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$661
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$597
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$524
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$450
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$330
Amgen Inc.
$315
PFIZER INC.
$267
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$230
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$146
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$134
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$122
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$116
Corcept Therapeutics
$102
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$80
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$79
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$69
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$58
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$49
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$40
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$39
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$34
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$34
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$33
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$29
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$28
Cleerly, Inc.
$24
Novo Nordisk Inc
$16
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$13
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$13
Allergan Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 45.0% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCOLADE SR · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER TALISMAN · AVEIR · AVVIGO Guidance System · AVYCAZ · Adempas · Advisa · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · Azure · BRILINTA · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CROSSBOSS · CareLink · Carto 3 System · Cleerly Ischemia · Cobalt · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · ECM Patch · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · FARXIGA · FFR Link · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Fortify Assura · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL TACHY · GENERAL - BRADY · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL TACHY · General - Tachy · General - Therapies · INGEVITY · Impella · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · Korlym · LATITUDE · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LIVALO · LUX-DX · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · Livalo · MICRA · MITRACLIP · MYNX CONTROLTM · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · MyCareLink · NAVITOR · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · ONYX FRONTIER · OPSUMIT · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Pouch · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · RESONATE · REVEAL LINQ · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Reveal LINQ · S · Unify Assura CRT Defibrillator · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Varithena Administration Pack · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · Xience Sierra CSS · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $50 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
17
Per 100K population
8.4
County median income
$63,193
Nearest hospital
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Joseph is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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. Joseph experienced with contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Joseph performed 14,225 contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) 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. Joseph receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Joseph received a total of $14,582 from 36 companies across 362 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. Joseph's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Weeki Wachee?
Dr. Joseph's average Medicare payment per service is $40. 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. Joseph) 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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