Dr. Anderson Penuela, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Penuela
Dr. Anderson Penuela is a cardiovascular disease in Wellington, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Penuela performed 3,937 Medicare services across 2,519 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Penuela received a total of $5,831 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 350 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. Penuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 966 | $96 | $220 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 599 | $7 | $32 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 510 | $94 | $267 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 280 | $140 | $428 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 206 | $63 | $154 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 188 | $44 | $111 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 172 | $176 | $225 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 167 | $11 | $36 |
| 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 | 134 | $27 | $74 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 108 | $151 | $429 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 91 | $17 | $54 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 87 | $49 | $148 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 86 | $343 | $1,017 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 86 | $18 | $56 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 69 | $23 | $66 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 38 | $20 | $54 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $115 | $354 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 34 | $177 | $584 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 18 | $21 | $56 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 17 | $668 | $1,459 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 16 | $49 | $185 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 14 | $85 | $228 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 14 | $2 | $7 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
5.8 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. Penuela is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 29% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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