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Dr. David Ruggieri, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: ambulatory event monitoring (AEM), ambulatory cardiac monitoring, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), and more.

1107 West Marion Avenue Suite 116
Punta Gorda, FL 33950

(941) 637-7000

Dr. David Ruggieri, MD is a cardiologist in Punta Gorda, FL specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. David Ruggieri, MD is affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare and HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

1107 West Marion Avenue Suite 116
Punta Gorda, FL 33950

Some issues Dr. David Ruggieri, MD can help you with:

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

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.

In The News

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abdominal imaging	461
allergy testing	1189
ambulatory monitoring	352
blood draw	2884
breathing treatment	235
cardiac procedures	2165
catheterization	85
diabetes management	741
diagnostic procedures	153
doctor visit	4887
ear procedures	50
hormone therapy	887
injections	887
lab tests	26175
minimally invasive procedures	1274
musculoskeletal imaging	291
neck imaging	25
nuclear scan	555
pelvic imaging	16
preventive care	2663
pulmonary testing	681
skin testing	1189
sleep study	37
stress testing	1111
thyroid function tests	1514
ultrasound (sonogram)	1620
vaccines	334
vascular procedures	867
X-rays	291

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	29
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	139
Less than 65	61

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	67
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	454
allergy testing	1189
ambulatory monitoring	318
blood draw	1803
breathing treatment	191
cardiac procedures	2221
catheterization	119
diabetes management	558
diagnostic procedures	152
doctor visit	4355
ear procedures	41
hormone therapy	517
injections	517
lab tests	18152
minimally invasive procedures	1308
musculoskeletal imaging	215
neck imaging	39
nuclear scan	570
preventive care	1991
pulmonary testing	570
skin testing	1189
sleep study	21
stress testing	1139
thyroid function tests	1459
ultrasound (sonogram)	1674
vaccines	295
vascular procedures	840
X-rays	215

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	784
Black	20
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	151
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	63
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	527
ambulatory monitoring	266
blood draw	1109
breathing treatment	145
cardiac procedures	1737
catheterization	57
chronic care	827
diabetes management	566
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	3258
ear procedures	15
hormone therapy	39177
injections	39177
lab tests	18077
minimally invasive procedures	56
musculoskeletal imaging	145
neck imaging	43
nuclear scan	443
preventive care	2051
pulmonary testing	433
stress testing	892
thyroid function tests	1056
ultrasound (sonogram)	1669
vaccines	223
vascular procedures	699
X-rays	145

**Gender**
Male	808
Female	754

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1456
Black	46
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	674
From 75 to 84	548
85 and over	244
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	52
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	855
allergy testing	925
ambulatory monitoring	295
blood draw	730
breathing treatment	188
cardiac procedures	1866
catheterization	18
chronic care	815
diabetes management	422
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	3530
ear procedures	27
hormone therapy	18958
injections	18958
lab tests	14886
minimally invasive procedures	943
musculoskeletal imaging	281
neck imaging	86
nuclear scan	516
pelvic imaging	197
preventive care	1634
pulmonary testing	563
skin testing	925
sleep study	13
stress testing	1032
thyroid function tests	1027
ultrasound (sonogram)	2083
vaccines	180
vascular procedures	936
X-rays	281

**Gender**
Male	513
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	952
Black	27
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	453
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	135
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	38
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	1288
allergy testing	7039
ambulatory monitoring	313
blood draw	921
breathing treatment	219
cardiac procedures	1743
catheterization	63
chronic care	1589
diabetes management	504
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	3492
ear procedures	70
hormone therapy	13200
injections	13200
lab tests	19108
minimally invasive procedures	7102
musculoskeletal imaging	327
neck imaging	69
nuclear scan	434
pelvic imaging	423
preventive care	1736
pulmonary testing	656
skin testing	7039
sleep study	36
stress testing	976
thyroid function tests	1540
ultrasound (sonogram)	2504
vaccines	185
vascular procedures	1246
X-rays	327

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	87
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	59
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	1040
allergy testing	5114
ambulatory monitoring	241
blood draw	550
breathing treatment	129
cardiac procedures	1607
catheterization	50
chronic care	471
diabetes management	337
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	2711
ear procedures	40
lab tests	12081
minimally invasive procedures	5164
musculoskeletal imaging	258
neck imaging	74
nuclear scan	348
pelvic imaging	426
preventive care	819
pulmonary testing	386
skin testing	5114
sleep study	12
stress testing	815
thyroid function tests	1028
ultrasound (sonogram)	2128
vaccines	10
vascular procedures	998
women's imaging	10
X-rays	258

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	98
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	50
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	1077
allergy testing	2079
ambulatory monitoring	210
blood draw	675
breathing treatment	114
cardiac procedures	1498
catheterization	87
diabetes management	373
diagnostic procedures	85
doctor visit	2968
ear procedures	29
hormone therapy	7225
injections	7225
lab tests	13078
minimally invasive procedures	2166
musculoskeletal imaging	271
neck imaging	90
nuclear scan	309
pelvic imaging	408
preventive care	769
pulmonary testing	341
skin testing	2079
stress testing	643
thyroid function tests	734
ultrasound (sonogram)	2036
vascular procedures	1108
X-rays	271

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	103
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	57
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	851
allergy testing	2994
ambulatory monitoring	146
blood draw	536
breathing treatment	105
cardiac procedures	1358
catheterization	41
chronic care	199
diabetes management	316
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	2518
ear procedures	14
hormone therapy	6949
injections	6949
lab tests	9745
minimally invasive procedures	3035
musculoskeletal imaging	181
neck imaging	119
nuclear scan	289
pelvic imaging	307
preventive care	626
pulmonary testing	311
rehabilitation	68
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	51
skin procedures	51
skin testing	2994
stress testing	633
thyroid function tests	794
ultrasound (sonogram)	1763
vascular procedures	808
X-rays	181

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	79
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	53
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

abdominal imaging	1361
allergy testing	3584
ambulatory monitoring	107
breathing treatment	181
cardiac procedures	1946
catheterization	183
chronic care	91
diagnostic procedures	181
doctor visit	3783
ear procedures	28
hormone therapy	10550
injections	10550
minimally invasive procedures	3767
musculoskeletal imaging	47
neck imaging	176
nuclear scan	455
pelvic imaging	548
pulmonary testing	480
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36
skin procedures	36
skin testing	3584
stress testing	958
ultrasound (sonogram)	2773
vascular procedures	1841
X-rays	47

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ruggieri, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Ruggieri, MD treated as a cardiologist in Punta Gorda, FL were lab tests, injections, hormone therapy and skin testing.

abdominal imaging	879
allergy testing	3014
ambulatory monitoring	249
blood draw	1151
cardiac procedures	1795
catheterization	78
chronic care	665
diabetes management	477
diagnostic procedures	90
doctor visit	3502
ear procedures	35
hormone therapy	12182
injections	12182
lab tests	16426
minimally invasive procedures	2757
musculoskeletal imaging	224
neck imaging	80
nuclear scan	435
pelvic imaging	333
preventive care	1540
pulmonary testing	492
rehabilitation	68
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	43
skin procedures	43
skin testing	3014
sleep study	23
stress testing	911
thyroid function tests	1145
ultrasound (sonogram)	2031
vaccines	205
vascular procedures	1045
women's imaging	10
X-rays	224

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ruggieri, MD.

**Gender**
Female	327
Male	336

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	615
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	6

**Age**
85 and over	103
75 to 84	233
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	285

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ruggieri, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Ruggieri, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	43
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Ruggieri, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Florida Healthcare

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$782 Confirm Rx $13	$769
BIOTRONIK INC.	$363 Rivacor $86	BioMonitor $70	Acticor $59	Rivacor 7 DR-T $34	Edora 8 DR-T $29	Other $85
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$168 BRILINTA $168
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$115 Lexiscan $115
Venclose Inc.	$98 EVRSF $98
Other	$195 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $34	SHINGRIX $26	Ozempic $25	RYBELSUS $24	WATCHMAN FLX $18	Other $68

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$943
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$769
Education	$11

Biography

Dr. David Ruggieri specializes in adult cardiology and practices in Punta Gorda, FL. His areas of expertise include myocarditis, cardioversion, and pericarditis. He is professionally affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare.

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