Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ravikanth Chiravuri, MD

Interventional Cardiology · Aventura, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
2801 NE 213TH ST STE 811, Aventura, FL 33180
3053963858
In practice since 2007 (18 years)
NPI: 1386845774 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Chiravuri

Dr. Ravikanth Chiravuri is an interventional cardiology in Aventura, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Chiravuri performed 808 Medicare services across 529 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Chiravuri received a total of $16,747 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 275 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Chiravuri is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 18 years in practice▲ 808 Medicare services$ $16,747 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
808
Medicare services
Bottom 23% in FL for interventional cardiology
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
529
Unique beneficiaries
$58
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~45 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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
EKG interpretation and report369$7$11
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity159$100$220
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)117$99$225
Critical care, first 30-74 min38$174$488
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead35$11$67
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity27$108$300
New patient office visit (45-59 min)26$127$358
Echocardiogram, transthoracic24$137$749
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes13$12$42
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.
3.0% high complexity
0.0% medium
97.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$16,747
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,392/year across 7 years
Top 32% in FL for interventional cardiology
42
Companies
275
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
$16,747 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,923
2023
$2,127
2022
$3,693
2021
$2,556
2020
$825
2019
$3,004
2018
$2,618

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$4,741
Medtronic, Inc.
$3,943
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$1,277
Inari Medical, Inc.
$845
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$555
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$448
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$415
PFIZER INC.
$397
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$309
CVRx, Inc.
$306
Penumbra, Inc.
$284
Boston Scientific Corporation
$278
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$221
Terumo Medical Corporation
$217
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$216
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$215
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$212
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$185
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$183
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$153
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$151
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$143
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$136
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$134
Amgen Inc.
$125
HeartFlow, Inc.
$105
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$84
Kerecis Limited
$83
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$49
ABIOMED
$37
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$36
Baxter Healthcare
$36
GE HEALTHCARE
$34
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$30
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$30
GE HealthCare
$28
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$23
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$22
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$21
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$19
CMP Pharma, Inc.
$13
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 59.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER TALISMAN · ANGIOVAC · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVEIR · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Assure WCD · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOBLATE CRYOFLEX · CHANTIX · CLOSURERFS · CareLink · CareLink Express · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · CaroSpir · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM MRI S-ICD · ENTRESTO · FARXIGA · FFRct · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter · GLIDESHEATH SLENDER · GLIDEWIRE · Hi-Torque Advance guide wire · Hi-Torque Flex-T guide wire · Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · IGT Devices Und · Impella · JARDIANCE · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LUTONIX · LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon · LifeVest · MICRA · MITRACLIP · MYCARELINK · Micra · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NAVITOR · OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) · OPSUMIT · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · Optis Coronary Imaging System · PACEART SYSTEM ECG MODULE · PCI Optimization · Penumbra System · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · PressureWire FFR · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Repatha · S · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Supera peripheral stent system · TEGSEDI · TR BAND · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · VENASEAL · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Vascular Closure Device · Vascular Lithotripsy · VenaSeal · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WOLVERINE · XARELTO · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · ZIO XT Patch · Zio monitor
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $2,073 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
59
Per 100K population
2.2
County median income
$68,694
Nearest hospital
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Chiravuri is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 years of practice experience.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Chiravuri experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Chiravuri performed 369 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. Chiravuri receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Chiravuri received a total of $16,747 from 42 companies across 275 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. Chiravuri's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Aventura?
Dr. Chiravuri's average Medicare payment per service is $58. 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. Chiravuri) 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 →
About this page

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. The Transparency Score measures 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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