Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Nikhil Daga, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Pasadena, 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
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What this data tells you about Dr. Daga
Dr. Nikhil Daga is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Pasadena, CA, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Daga performed 3,007 Medicare services across 1,738 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Daga received a total of $23,824 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 709 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. Daga 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.
✓ 17 years in practice
▲ Top 36% volume in CA
$23,824 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗3,007
Medicare services
Top 36% in CA for cardiovascular disease
1,738
Unique beneficiaries
$71
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~177 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
574 | $106 | $250 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days Initial setup of devices for remote monitoring of body functions with daily data transmission or alerts. This service covers the first 30 days of the monitoring period. |
435 | $47 | $223 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month Management based on results from remote vital sign monitoring for the first 20 minutes per calendar month. |
382 | $43 | $170 |
| 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. |
304 | $12 | $80 |
| Remote vital sign monitoring management, each additional 20 minutes This code covers the time spent by a provider managing patient data from remote vital sign monitoring devices. It applies to each additional 20-minute increment beyond the initial monthly service period. |
236 | $35 | $135 |
| Psychiatric collaborative care follow-up, first 60 minutes A follow-up psychiatric care management visit for subsequent calendar months. The service covers the first 60 minutes of collaborative care coordination. |
187 | $126 | $511 |
| 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. |
123 | $7 | $61 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
108 | $58 | $225 |
| 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. |
99 | $134 | $425 |
| Psychiatric collaborative care management, additional 30 minutes This code covers each additional 30 minutes of psychiatric collaborative care management provided per calendar month. |
96 | $51 | $195 |
| 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. |
84 | $66 | $175 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
64 | $64 | $225 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 61 | $208 | $1,000 |
| Remote physiologic monitoring setup and education Initial setup of remote monitoring equipment and patient education on its use. |
54 | $17 | $67 |
| Initial psychiatric collaborative care management, first 70 minutes This service covers the first 70 minutes of psychiatric collaborative care management during the initial calendar month of treatment. |
35 | $134 | $513 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 27 | $265 | $1,500 |
| Coronary stent placement A procedure to insert a stent into a coronary artery or its branch to keep it open, using balloon dilation during the process. |
22 | $444 | $3,090 |
| 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. |
21 | $139 | $600 |
| Intravascular ultrasound of heart vessel, initial An ultrasound procedure used to evaluate a blood vessel within the heart during a diagnostic or treatment procedure. |
16 | $60 | $325 |
| 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. |
16 | $102 | $325 |
| Coronary angiography A procedure to insert a tube into a coronary artery to capture diagnostic images of the heart's blood vessels. |
14 | $168 | $850 |
| 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. |
14 | $111 | $425 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft An ultrasound exam to evaluate blood flow in a heart blood vessel or graft, including a radiologist's review of the initial vessel. |
13 | $78 | $400 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while an electrocardiogram is monitored under physician supervision. |
11 | $18 | $75 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram, with physician review of the results. |
11 | $12 | $65 |
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.
6.4% high complexity
1.7% medium
92.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$23,824
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,403/year across 7 years
Top 16% in CA for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
50
Companies
709
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
$19,199 (80.6%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$4,493 (18.9%)
Scientific / Research
Research funding and grants
$133 (0.6%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$3,746
2023
$2,874
2022
$3,492
2021
$6,398
2020
$1,016
2019
$2,596
2018
$3,702
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$889
Boston Scientific Corporation
$583
Abbott Laboratories
$513
Inari Medical, Inc.
$496
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$277
Medtronic, Inc.
$213
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$171
Lilly USA, LLC
$158
PFIZER INC.
$92
Endovascular Engineering Inc.
$72
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$43
Novo Nordisk Inc
$43
Amgen Inc.
$41
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$37
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$26
Celgene Corporation
$20
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$20
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$19
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$17
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 53.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$7,462
Abbott Laboratories
$2,618
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$2,048
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,826
Amgen Inc.
$1,534
Inari Medical, Inc.
$947
PFIZER INC.
$906
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$812
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$557
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$503
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$410
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$403
ABIOMED
$370
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$324
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$265
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$235
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$228
Medtronic, Inc.
$213
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$158
Lilly USA, LLC
$158
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$155
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$145
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$143
Opsens Inc.
$121
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$113
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$106
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$92
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$92
Novo Nordisk Inc
$86
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$76
Endovascular Engineering Inc.
$72
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$68
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$61
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$57
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$48
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$45
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$40
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$39
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$37
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$34
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$32
CMP Pharma, Inc.
$29
Teleflex LLC
$26
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$25
Sobi, Inc
$24
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$21
Celgene Corporation
$20
ATRICURE, INC.
$16
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$15
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$9
Top 3 companies account for 50.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5050) Extended Holter · (7999) SRC Undivided · AMVUTTRA · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AVEIR · AVVIGO Guidance System · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIVA VASCADE 5F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · CardioMEMS HF System · Carospir · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · ENSITE · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FFRct · FLEXITOUCH · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Flexitouch Plus · GENERAL STENTS · GRAFTMASTER · General - Brady · General - Therapies · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · Helo Thrombectomy System · Impella · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LUX DX · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · Lexiscan · LifeVest · Livalo · MANTA · MITRACLIP · MOUNJARO · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · MyCareLink · NC TREK NEO · NEXLETOL · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · OPTIS · Optimizer · Optis Coronary Imaging System · OptoWire · Ozempic · PASCAL · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · PRESSUREWIRE · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Rybelsus · S · S ICD · SAMSCA · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SQRX PULSE GENERATOR · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Sentinel · Supera peripheral stent system · TEGSEDI · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SKYPOINT · XIENCE V · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · ZEPBOUND · ZIO XT Patch
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 (81%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
590
Per 100K population
6.0
County median income
$87,760
Nearest hospital
GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER
3.1 mi
3.1 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. Daga is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 16% of CA peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Daga experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Daga performed 574 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. Daga receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Daga received a total of $23,824 from 50 companies across 709 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. Daga's costs compare to other cardiologists in Pasadena?
Dr. Daga's average Medicare payment per service is $71. 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. Daga) 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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