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Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric Cardiology

Professional interests include: ambulatory event monitoring (AEM), ambulatory cardiac monitoring, syncope (fainting), and more.

1 Tampa General Circle 2 Practice Locations
Tampa, FL 33606

(727) 767-4200

Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD is a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL specializing in pediatric cardiology. Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD is affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare, Tampa General Hospital and HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital HCA Florida Brandon Hospital.

Office Locations

1 Tampa General Circle 2 Practice Locations
Tampa, FL 33606

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625 6th Avenue South Suite 120
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701

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840 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Street N 100
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705

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Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	79
doctor visit	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	77
doctor visit	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	63

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	24
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	18
cardiac procedures	101
doctor visit	96
ultrasound (sonogram)	83

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	31
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	24
cardiac procedures	124
doctor visit	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	100

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	26
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	21
cardiac procedures	93
doctor visit	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	72

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	22
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
cardiac procedures	92
doctor visit	110
ultrasound (sonogram)	66

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2017

Hypertension	31
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	88
doctor visit	98
ultrasound (sonogram)	68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2018

Hypertension	26
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	115
ultrasound (sonogram)	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2019

Hypertension	26
High Cholesterol	18
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	68
doctor visit	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	55

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2020

Hypertension	22
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated as a pediatric cardiologist in Tampa, FL were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ambulatory monitoring.

ambulatory monitoring	19
cardiac procedures	89
doctor visit	99
ultrasound (sonogram)	70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	43
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD treated were heart failure, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	23
High Cholesterol	7
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

He completed residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He has a state license in Florida.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Florida Healthcare

Tampa General Hospital

HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital HCA Florida Brandon Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$694 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $373	UPTRAVI $150	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $148	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $21
Lung Biotechnology Corp	$404 ADCIRCA $404
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$253 Adempas $253
Abbott Laboratories	$183 MitraClip System $183
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$140 CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder $140
Other	$582 Monitors - Advanced Parameters $109	ORENITRAM $88	OFIRMEV $84	LINQ II $58	HemoSphere $49	Other $195

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,255
Education	$1

Research Payments

Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD has received 67 research payments totaling $60,216.

Biography

Dr. Richard Martinez is a specialist in pediatric cardiology. His clinical interests include ambulatory event monitoring (AEM), myocarditis, and stress management. Dr. Martinez's professional affiliations include Tampa General Hospital and HCA Florida Healthcare. According to Tampa General Hospital, new patients are welcome to contact his office in TAMPA, FL. He trained at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center for his residency.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Martinez, MD From 2012 - 2020

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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