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Dr. Luga Podesta, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

1875 Veterans Park Drive Suite 2201
Naples, FL 34109

(239) 631-1960

Dr. Luga Podesta, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL specializing in sports medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation).

Office Locations

1875 Veterans Park Drive Suite 2201
Naples, FL 34109

(239) 631-1960

(239) 631-5967

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6 Technology Drive Suite 100
East Setauket, NY 11733

(631) 689-6698

(631) 751-5548

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Rick Trlicek, who said his arm went dead in the 20th inning Wednesday, was examined by Dr. Luga Podesta, who said the condition was caused by fatigue.”—"BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : New Patch Honors Drysdale, Campy", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

“Isometric exercises are another option, says Dr. Luga Podesta, a director of regenerative orthopedics and sports medicine at the Bluetail Medical Group-Naples in Florida.”—"11 Ways to Stay Active When You're in a Cast", Washington Top News, March 2022

“"I don't see any reason why he shouldn't be able to hit next season," said Dr. Luga Podesta, 62, a sports medicine and rehabilitation specialist from Naples, Fla., and a former Dodgers and Angels...”—"Shohei Ohtani could still be in the swing of things next season", Los Angeles Times, September 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, injections, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	151
diagnostic procedures	407
doctor visit	597
hip imaging	12
injections	186
musculoskeletal imaging	70
nerve block	35
pain management	35
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	61
X-rays	84

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	130
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	472
injections	146
musculoskeletal imaging	35
nerve block	16
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	11
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	46

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	16
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2013

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	502
hip imaging	13
injections	146
musculoskeletal imaging	82
pelvic imaging	14
X-rays	96

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	177
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	12
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	466
hip imaging	18
injections	91
musculoskeletal imaging	56
X-rays	56

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	200
doctor visit	547
hip imaging	12
injections	200
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	70
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	128

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	127
doctor visit	353
injections	127
musculoskeletal imaging	36
X-rays	36

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	12
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	93
doctor visit	343
injections	93
musculoskeletal imaging	18
X-rays	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	70

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2018

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	14
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	153
doctor visit	423
injections	153
musculoskeletal imaging	25
X-rays	25

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	13
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	96
doctor visit	331
injections	96

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	67

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2020

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	130
doctor visit	420
injections	130

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	181
doctor visit	597
injections	181

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Luga Podesta, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Naples, FL were diagnostic procedures, injections, aspiration and X-rays.

aspiration	136
diagnostic procedures	152
doctor visit	459
hip imaging	13
injections	140
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	49
nerve block	25
pain management	25
pelvic imaging	13
spinal procedures	29
X-rays	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	111
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	55
85 and over	5
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	1
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$213,276 BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS CELLULAR PRODUCTS ANGEL PRP $800	BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS CELLULAR PRODUCTS BONE MARROW $400	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE BIOLOGICS $300	BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES ACCESSORIES ANGEL PRP $20	$211,756
FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.	$2,208 SONOSITE NANOMAXX SERIES ULTRASOUND SYSTEM $2,203	X-Porte Ultrasound System $5
Stryker Corporation	$638 JOINT PRESERVATION $366	Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set $142	CinchLock SS $130
GENZYME CORPORATION	$580 SYNVISC-ONE $580
GE Healthcare	$323 $323
Other	$1,410 Iovera $270	GENERAL - THROMBECTOMY $149	Acufex $143	SCP Bone Substitute $118	Gel One $104	Other $627

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$157,977
Consulting Fee	$41,060
Travel and Lodging	$9,066
Food and Beverage	$7,733
Honoraria	$1,500
Other	$1,100

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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. Luga Podesta, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Luga Podesta, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

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