Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Delano Small, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Southfield, MI
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Cardiac
— Practice combining cardiac and cardiac services
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. Small 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. Small
Dr. Delano Small is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Southfield, MI, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Small performed 2,116 Medicare services across 1,741 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Small received a total of $11,279 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 216 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. Small 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.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 28% volume in MI
$11,279 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,116
Medicare services
Top 28% in MI for cardiovascular disease
1,741
Unique beneficiaries
$49
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~106 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 (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
540 | $71 | $124 |
| 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. |
366 | $6 | $15 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
355 | $53 | $150 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
265 | $66 | $100 |
| Echocardiogram with color Doppler An ultrasound of the heart that uses color imaging to visualize blood flow, measure flow rate, and assess valve function. |
109 | $2 | $165 |
| Follow-up heart ultrasound An ultrasound of the heart performed to monitor or reassess a previously identified condition or treatment progress. |
85 | $20 | $50 |
| Follow-up ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers An ultrasound exam that follows up on the heart's blood flow, valves, and chambers. It uses sound waves to create images of the heart's structure and function. |
85 | $6 | $101 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
53 | $144 | $263 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
46 | $39 | $84 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
44 | $108 | $180 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
43 | $101 | $171 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
37 | $99 | $135 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart's blood flow, valves, and chambers. |
24 | $13 | $65 |
| Stress echocardiogram An ultrasound of the heart performed while at rest and during exercise or drug-induced stress to evaluate heart function under different conditions. |
24 | $47 | $175 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while an electrocardiogram is monitored under physician supervision. |
20 | $16 | $41 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram, with physician review of the results. |
20 | $11 | $30 |
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.
21.9% high complexity
12.2% medium
65.9% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$11,279
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,611/year across 7 years
Top 23% in MI for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
37
Companies
216
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
$11,279 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,033
2023
$1,427
2022
$1,735
2021
$576
2020
$1,119
2019
$2,537
2018
$2,852
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$275
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$186
Amgen Inc.
$126
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$122
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$114
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$84
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$53
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$47
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$26
Top 3 companies account for 56.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$3,344
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$821
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$564
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$555
Inari Medical, Inc.
$549
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$483
Amgen Inc.
$425
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$371
Boston Scientific Corporation
$342
PFIZER INC.
$324
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$309
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$309
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$291
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$268
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$202
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$188
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$169
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$154
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$153
GENZYME CORPORATION
$150
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$142
Medtronic, Inc.
$139
Penumbra, Inc.
$134
CHIESI USA, INC.
$123
EKOS Corporation
$109
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$104
ABIOMED
$100
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$94
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$90
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$64
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$54
Lundbeck LLC
$30
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$28
HeartFlow, Inc.
$26
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$26
CSL Behring
$24
LifeWatch Services Inc
$21
Top 3 companies account for 41.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER AMULET · ANDEXXA · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVEIR · Accent Pacemaker · Adempas · Artis Q · Artis pheno · Azure · Azurion 7 M12 · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIOHELP · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · CardioMEMS HF System · Circulatory Support · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Definity · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENSITE · ENSITE PRECISION · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FABRAZYME · FARXIGA · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GALLANT · Haegarda · HeartMate · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · IGT D Coronary · IGT Devices Und · IN.PACT ADMIRAL · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL 50MG/10ML L · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LifeVest · MULTAQ · NORTHERA · No Associated Product · OPTIMIZER · Optimizer · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Penumbra System · Repatha · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SENSOR ENABLED · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · SUPERA · TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · Truvada · Unify Assura CRT Defibrillator · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WAINUA · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · XACT · XARELTO
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.
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
318
Per 100K population
25.0
County median income
$95,296
Nearest hospital
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, SOUTHFIELD AND NOVI
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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Small is a cardiac & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 28% in MI), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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. Small experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Small performed 540 office visit, established patient (30-39 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. Small receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Small received a total of $11,279 from 37 companies across 216 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. Small's costs compare to other cardiologists in Southfield?
Dr. Small's average Medicare payment per service is $49. 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. Small) 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.
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