Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Daniel Walters, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Laguna Hills, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
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. Walters 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. Walters
Dr. Daniel Walters is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Laguna Hills, CA, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Walters performed 1,700 Medicare services across 1,231 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Walters received a total of $11,079 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 253 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. Walters 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.
✓ 14 years in practice
▲ 1,700 Medicare services
$11,079 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗1,700
Medicare services
Bottom 47% in CA for cardiovascular disease
1,231
Unique beneficiaries
$92
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~121 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.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report. |
483 | $7 | $55 |
| 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. |
257 | $104 | $151 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
206 | $12 | $26 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
137 | $170 | $265 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
108 | $100 | $130 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
82 | $140 | $232 |
| 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. |
74 | $131 | $191 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test An injection of regadenoson, a medication used to stress the heart during diagnostic testing. |
64 | $48 | $65 |
| Continuous ECG monitoring, up to 30 days Continuous heart rhythm monitoring for up to 30 days, including professional review and reporting of the results. |
52 | $21 | $40 |
| 30-day continuous ECG with patient-triggered event transmission and review This procedure involves continuous electrocardiogram monitoring for up to 30 days, including the transmission of patient-triggered events. A healthcare professional reviews the data and provides a report. |
52 | $788 | $1,100 |
| 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. |
41 | $78 | $110 |
| Technetium Tc-99m sestamibi diagnostic injection A diagnostic injection of technetium Tc-99m sestamibi used for imaging studies. |
32 | $102 | $150 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 30 | $167 | $452 |
| Nuclear stress test of heart muscle A nuclear medicine imaging test that evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and during stress using a special camera. |
16 | $405 | $616 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram under physician supervision and review. |
16 | $63 | $121 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart's blood flow, valves, and chambers. |
13 | $46 | $88 |
| Echocardiogram with color Doppler An ultrasound of the heart that uses color imaging to visualize blood flow, measure flow rate, and assess valve function. |
13 | $22 | $59 |
| Stress echocardiogram with ECG monitoring An ultrasound of the heart performed while monitoring heart rhythm during rest, exercise, or medication-induced stress, followed by a review and report of the findings. |
13 | $210 | $335 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
11 | $107 | $148 |
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.
10.6% high complexity
9.1% medium
80.4% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$11,079
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,583/year across 7 years
Top 26% in CA for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
43
Companies
253
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
$10,830 (97.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$249 (2.2%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$3,000
2023
$3,848
2022
$1,643
2021
$349
2020
$173
2019
$1,605
2018
$461
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
BIOTRONIK INC.
$876
Abbott Laboratories
$565
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$236
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$224
ABIOMED
$205
Medtronic, Inc.
$166
PFIZER INC.
$111
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$88
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$56
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$50
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$49
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$48
Novo Nordisk Inc
$46
Amgen Inc.
$37
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$36
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$33
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$30
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$26
Boston Scientific Corporation
$21
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$20
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$19
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$16
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$16
ATRICURE, INC.
$15
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 55.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$2,793
BIOTRONIK INC.
$2,252
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$465
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$450
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$407
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$383
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$376
Medtronic, Inc.
$344
ABIOMED
$337
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$303
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$298
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$232
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$205
Terumo Medical Corporation
$170
Novo Nordisk Inc
$170
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$166
Boston Scientific Corporation
$152
PFIZER INC.
$149
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$141
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$139
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$116
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$116
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$99
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$85
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$75
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$69
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$68
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$64
Amgen Inc.
$58
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$49
Celgene Corporation
$47
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$46
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$35
Corindus Inc.
$31
CardioFocus, Inc.
$30
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$30
CSL Behring
$23
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$22
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$21
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$20
ATRICURE, INC.
$15
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$14
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 49.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCENT · AMVIA EDGE · AMVUTTRA · ASSURITY · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AVEIR · AZUR · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · BIOMONITOR · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CorPath GRX · CoreValve Evolut · Diamondback Coronary · ELIQUIS · ENSITE · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edora 8 DR-T · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · FUROSCIX · Flexitouch Plus · GALLANT · GENERAL STENTS · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · Glidesheath · HeartLight System · Heartrail · Hizentra · IGT D Coronary · Impella · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · KENGREAL · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LifeVest · MULTAQ · MetaCross · MitraClip System · NAVITOR · Navicross · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPTIMIZER · OPTOWIRE · Optimizer · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Orsiro Mission · Ozempic · RESOLUTE ONYX · Repatha · Resolute · Rivacor 7 DR-T · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Sotalol Hydrochloride · VENASEAL · VERQUVO · VYNDAMAX · VYNDAQEL · Varithena Administration Pack · Vascular Lithotripsy · WAINUA · WATCHMAN Access System · Wegovy · XARELTO
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
192
Per 100K population
6.1
County median income
$113,702
Nearest hospital
MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | 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. Walters is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Walters experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Walters performed 483 ekg interpretation and report 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. Walters receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Walters received a total of $11,079 from 43 companies across 253 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. Walters's costs compare to other cardiologists in Laguna Hills?
Dr. Walters's average Medicare payment per service is $92. 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. Walters) 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 →
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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. 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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