Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Leonardo Zara, MD

Internal Medicine · Goldsboro, NC
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
201 COX BLVD, Goldsboro, NC 27534
9197357580
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1194829499 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. Zara 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. Zara

Dr. Leonardo Zara is an internal medicine specialist in Goldsboro, NC, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Zara performed 1,350 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Zara received a total of $8,007 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 518 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Zara 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 of NPI registration ▲ Top 26% volume in NC $8,007 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,350
Medicare services
Top 26% in NC for internal medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$69
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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.
1,017 $75 $200
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.
259 $54 $175
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.
42 $76 $270
Manual urinalysis with microscopic examination
A urine test performed manually without automated equipment. The sample is examined under a microscope to check for abnormalities.
32 $4 $7
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$8,007
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,144/year across 7 years
Top 12% in NC for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
49
Companies
518
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$868
2023
$1,128
2022
$1,183
2021
$1,642
2020
$1,431
2019
$975
2018
$781

Payments by company (2024)

Novo Nordisk Inc
$182
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$162
Ardelyx, Inc.
$95
Amgen Inc.
$93
Lilly USA, LLC
$77
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$50
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$48
PFIZER INC.
$33
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$30
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$25
Abbott Laboratories
$23
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$22
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC
$14
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 50.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,657
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$849
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$773
Lilly USA, LLC
$632
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$348
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$344
Amgen Inc.
$277
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$264
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$251
PFIZER INC.
$224
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$208
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$168
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$163
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$156
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$154
AbbVie Inc.
$138
Abbott Laboratories
$136
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$110
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$101
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$99
Ardelyx, Inc.
$95
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$86
PREVENTRIC DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
$83
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$77
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$57
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$54
Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC
$45
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$41
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$40
Allergan, Inc.
$38
Exact Sciences Corporation
$32
ABBVIE INC.
$29
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$26
Eisai Inc.
$24
Allergan Inc.
$24
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$22
Hologic, LLC
$19
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$18
Dexcom, Inc.
$18
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$17
NeoTract Inc.
$15
SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC
$14
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$14
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$13
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals
$12
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$12
EISAI INC.
$12
DEXCOM, INC.
$11
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$10
Top 3 companies account for 41.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCRUFER · AIRSUPRA · AJOVY · ANORO ELLIPTA · Aimovig · BASAGLAR · BELSOMRA · BPRO BT AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM · BREZTRI · BYDUREON · BYSTOLIC · Belviq · CHANTIX · Cologuard Collection Kit · DEXCOM G6 TRANSMITTER · DUZALLO · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · FARXIGA · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FreeStyle Libre 2 · GEMTESA · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · IBSRELA · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · KRYSTEXXA · Kerendia · Kloxxado · LINZESS · LOKELMA · Linzess · Livalo · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Mitigare · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NURTEC ODT · Otezla · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · PREMARIN · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · STEGLATRO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · Saxenda · TOUJEO · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULANCE · TRULICITY · TWYNSTA · ThinPrep · Tobradex ST · Tresiba · Trulance · UBRELVY · UroLift · Utibron · VERQUVO · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · YUPELRI · Yupelri
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
86
County median income
$58,082
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
UNC HEALTH CARE WAYNE
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included 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. Zara is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in NC), 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. Zara experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Zara performed 1,017 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Zara receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Zara received a total of $8,007 from 49 companies across 518 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Zara's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Goldsboro?
Dr. Zara's average Medicare payment per service is $69. 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. Zara) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →