Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Susanna Pinelis, M.D.

Family Medicine · Southfield, MI
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
26015 GREENFIELD RD, Southfield, MI 48076
2485527230
In practice since 2008 (18 years)
NPI: 1558525352 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Pinelis 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. Pinelis

Dr. Susanna Pinelis is a family medicine specialist in Southfield, MI, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pinelis performed 107 Medicare services across 55 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pinelis received a total of $6,834 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 426 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Pinelis 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.

✓ 18 years in practice ▲ 107 Medicare services $6,834 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
107
Medicare services
Bottom 20% in MI for family medicine
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
55
Unique beneficiaries
$98
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~6 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.
85 $90 $140
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
22 $130 $275
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$6,834
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $976/year across 7 years
Top 5% in MI for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
50
Companies
426
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
$6,834 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,037
2023
$1,056
2022
$1,054
2021
$1,109
2020
$767
2019
$1,009
2018
$801

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novo Nordisk Inc
$184
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$140
Lilly USA, LLC
$134
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$125
Abbott Laboratories
$72
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$65
Amgen Inc.
$61
ABBVIE INC.
$41
Exact Sciences Corporation
$36
UCB, Inc.
$33
Pulmonx Corporation
$26
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
ABIOMED
$22
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC
$19
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$16
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 44.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$937
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$747
Amgen Inc.
$703
Lilly USA, LLC
$495
PFIZER INC.
$410
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$381
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$328
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$319
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$225
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$182
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$180
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$171
ABBVIE INC.
$145
UCB, Inc.
$134
Dexcom, Inc.
$121
Abbott Laboratories
$107
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$106
Shield Therapeutics Inc
$88
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$88
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$81
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$72
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$65
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$61
AbbVie Inc.
$58
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$43
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$40
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$39
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$37
ABIOMED
$36
Exact Sciences Corporation
$36
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$29
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$29
Pulmonx Corporation
$26
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$23
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$22
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$21
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$21
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$21
Bioventus LLC
$20
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC
$19
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$19
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$17
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$16
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$15
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$13
Allergan Inc.
$12
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 34.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCRUFER · ACTHAR · AIRSUPRA · AJOVY · AUSTEDO · Aimovig · AirDuo Digihaler · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · BREZTRI · CHANTIX · CHARTIS CATHETER · COLOGUARD · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EVENITY · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FIASP · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · FreeStyle Libre 2 · GARDASIL · GARDASIL 9 · GATTEX · GVOKE PFS · HETLIOZ · INJECTAFER · Impella · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Kapspargo Sprinkle (metoprolol succinate) · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LINZESS · LYRICA · Livalo · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · NASCOBAL · NEXLETOL · NUEDEXTA · NUPLAZID · NURTEC ODT · Nayzilam · OFEV · OPSUMIT · Otezla · Ozempic · PREMARIN · PREVNAR 13 · PREVNAR 20 · Prolia · QVAR · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SEEBRI · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · Saxenda · Supartz · TOUJEO · TOVIAZ · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULICITY · TUDORZA PRESSAIR · Tresiba · UBRELVY · VERQUVO · VIIBRYD · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Victoza · Vimpat · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · ZTLido
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for family medicine in MI.

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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
1,930
Per 100K population
151.7
County median income
$95,296
Nearest hospital
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, SOUTHFIELD AND NOVI
2.5 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. Pinelis is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of MI peers, with 18 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. Pinelis experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Pinelis performed 85 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. Pinelis receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Pinelis received a total of $6,834 from 50 companies across 426 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. Pinelis's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Southfield?
Dr. Pinelis's average Medicare payment per service is $98. 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. Pinelis) 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 →
About this page

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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →