Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Pedro Villablanca Spinetto, M.D.

Internal Medicine · Detroit, MI
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
2799 W GRAND BLVD, Detroit, MI 48202
8006536568
In practice since 2011 (15 years)
NPI: 1518254630 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Villablanca Spinetto

Dr. Pedro Villablanca Spinetto is an internal medicine specialist in Detroit, MI, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Villablanca Spinetto performed 349 Medicare services across 303 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Villablanca Spinetto received a total of $476,895 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 752 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Villablanca Spinetto is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 15 years in practice ▲ 349 Medicare services $476,895 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
349
Medicare services
Bottom 37% in MI for internal medicine
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
303
Unique beneficiaries
$165
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~23 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
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
81 $109 $158
EKG interpretation and report
A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report.
70 $6 $27
Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes
Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older.
65 $11 $245
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 25 $126 $203
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery
A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery.
24 $642 $4,690
Balloon dilation of aortic valve
A procedure where a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into the aortic valve and inflated to widen the opening. This helps improve blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body.
22 $1,067 $5,280
Cerebral embolic protection device placement and removal
A catheter-based procedure to place a device in the brain to prevent embolisms, followed by its removal, using imaging guidance.
21 $114 $740
Ultrasound of blood vessel, initial vessel
An ultrasound exam of a blood vessel that includes a radiologist's review of the initial vessel.
17 $75 $310
Right heart catheterization
A procedure where a thin, flexible tube is inserted into the right side of the heart to measure pressure and oxygen levels.
13 $85 $444
Ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft
An ultrasound exam to evaluate blood flow in a heart blood vessel or graft, including a radiologist's review of the initial vessel.
11 $79 $460
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.
16.9% high complexity
8.0% medium
75.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$476,895
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $68,128/year across 7 years
Top 0% in MI for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
25
Companies
752
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.

Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$326,304 (68.4%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$113,256 (23.7%)
Scientific / Research
Research funding and grants
$21,838 (4.6%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$15,497 (3.2%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$175,724
2023
$151,455
2022
$45,562
2021
$68,743
2020
$691
2019
$12,024
2018
$22,697

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$96,036
ABIOMED
$54,434
Medtronic, Inc.
$22,263
Abbott Laboratories
$1,527
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$647
Boston Scientific Corporation
$354
Teleflex LLC
$246
PROCYRION, INC.
$81
Amgen Inc.
$56
Philips North America LLC
$43
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$21
Inari Medical, Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 98.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$307,679
ABIOMED
$73,366
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$27,687
Medtronic, Inc.
$22,678
Teleflex LLC
$18,717
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$12,762
Abbott Laboratories
$6,025
Arrow International, Inc.
$3,940
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,366
Cook Medical LLC
$308
Amgen Inc.
$246
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$192
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$154
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$145
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$144
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$122
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$90
PROCYRION, INC.
$81
Philips North America LLC
$43
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$38
Opsens Inc.
$34
Terumo Medical Corporation
$26
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$21
Inari Medical, Inc.
$16
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$13
Top 3 companies account for 85.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6571) Eagle Eye · (8328) IGT D Therapy · (O49) Image Guided Therapy Und · ALPHAVAC · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER Occluders · AMPLATZER TALISMAN · ANGIOVAC · AORTIX SYSTEM · AVVIGO Guidance System · Absolute Pro vascular stent system · AngioVac · CLEVIPREX · COMET · COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Cook Medical Introducers · Cook Medical Self-Expanding Stent · Cook Medical Stents · Cook Medical Zilver PTX · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · Diamondback Peripheral · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EDWARDS SAPIEN XT TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELUVIA · EVOQUE · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FemoStop Femoral CAD · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · GLIDEWIRE · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · General - Structural Heart · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · Impella · LifeSPARC · LifeVest · MANTA · MANTA VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICE · MANTA Vascular Closure Device · MITRACLIP · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NA · NAVITOR · NUVISION ICE CATHETER · OPTIS · Optis Coronary Imaging System · OptoWire · PASCAL · PCI Optimization · PORTICO · PressureWire FFR · Ranger · Repatha · Resolute · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SUPERCROSS · Sentinel · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · TRAPLINER · TURNPIKE · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · i-STAT ACT · i-STAT CTnl · i-STAT PTI NR
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 →

The majority of payments (68%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for internal medicine in MI.

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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
3,017
Per 100K population
170.1
County median income
$59,521
Nearest hospital
HENRY FORD HEALTH HOSPITAL
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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Villablanca Spinetto is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 0% of MI peers, with 15 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Villablanca Spinetto experienced with office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Villablanca Spinetto performed 81 office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) 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. Villablanca Spinetto receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Villablanca Spinetto received a total of $476,895 from 25 companies across 752 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. Villablanca Spinetto's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Detroit?
Dr. Villablanca Spinetto's average Medicare payment per service is $165. 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. Villablanca Spinetto) 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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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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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