Not Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Michael Graceffo, MD

Cardiovascular Disease · Arlington, TX
Practice pattern: Electrophysiology & Cardiac— Practice combining electrophysiology and cardiac services
Low-engagement
400 W ARBROOK BLVD STE 200, Arlington, TX 76014
8177841238
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1295799492 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 3 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. Graceffo 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. Graceffo

Dr. Michael Graceffo is a cardiovascular disease in Arlington, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Graceffo performed 1,946 Medicare services across 1,370 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Graceffo received a total of $8,813 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 503 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. Graceffo 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.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ 1,946 Medicare services$ $8,813 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,946
Medicare services
Bottom 49% in TX for cardiovascular disease
1,370
Unique beneficiaries
$62
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~102 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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)544$88$220
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead499$10$47
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test172$46$150
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity143$39$80
Echocardiogram, transthoracic117$142$800
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician52$45$190
New patient office visit (45-59 min)49$119$335
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity46$60$150
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow42$141$510
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)42$63$150
Ultrasound of heart39$32$100
Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report39$173$800
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes32$66$205
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes28$10$25
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional26$48$370
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers26$39$190
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function26$18$190
Cardiac catheterization12$198$969
Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts12$136$490
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.
9.9% high complexity
17.7% medium
72.4% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$8,813
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,259/year across 7 years
Top 35% in TX for cardiovascular disease
42
Companies
503
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
$8,813 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,561
2023
$1,753
2022
$1,640
2021
$916
2020
$238
2019
$1,545
2018
$1,160

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,050
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$848
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$730
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$694
Amgen Inc.
$598
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$539
PFIZER INC.
$525
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$487
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$352
Abbott Laboratories
$308
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$290
Boston Scientific Corporation
$289
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$189
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$163
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$151
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$142
CVRx, Inc.
$138
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$129
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$120
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$111
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$111
Lundbeck LLC
$105
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$104
Vital Connect, Inc
$78
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$75
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$64
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$48
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$46
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$44
Althera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$42
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$38
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
$27
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$26
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$24
BIOTRONIK INC.
$23
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$22
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC
$16
AtriCure, Inc.
$14
ConvaTec Inc.
$14
CashFlow Solutions, LLC
$13
HeartFlow, Inc.
$13
Noden Pharma USA Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 29.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · AQUACEL AG+ · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Arcalyst · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · BodyGuardian · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CONFIRM RX · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Carto 3 · Carto 3 System · Carto Smarttouch · Confirm Rx · Connectivity and Remote care · Corlanor · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · EnSite X · FARXIGA · FFRct · FUROSCIX · Flexitouch Plus · Fortify Assura · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LYMPHA PRESS OPTIMAL PLUS(US) BT · LifeVest · Livalo · MULTAQ · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NORTHERA · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · RHYTHMIA · RXI SYSTEMS · Repatha · Roszet · TEKTURNA · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VITALPATCH RTM · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA
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.

Equivalent to $453 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
267
Per 100K population
12.5
County median income
$81,905
Nearest hospital
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON
2.9 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment— Not enrolledN/A
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/A

This provider has data in 3 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. Graceffo is a electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Graceffo experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Graceffo performed 544 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. Graceffo receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Graceffo received a total of $8,813 from 42 companies across 503 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. Graceffo's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Arlington?
Dr. Graceffo's average Medicare payment per service is $62. 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. Graceffo) 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. The Transparency Score measures 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 →