Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Santhosh Mathews, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Bradenton, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
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. Mathews 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. Mathews
Dr. Santhosh Mathews is a cardiovascular disease in Bradenton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mathews performed 3,942 Medicare services across 2,975 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mathews received a total of $1,236,956 from 57 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1933 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Mathews is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 29% volume in FL$ $1,236,956 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗3,942
Medicare services
Top 29% in FL for cardiovascular disease
2,975
Unique beneficiaries
$74
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~207 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) | 949 | $97 | $233 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 658 | $6 | $81 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 401 | $11 | $44 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 288 | $63 | $152 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 195 | $142 | $576 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 122 | $12 | $30 |
| Outpatient heart rehabilitation with electrocardiogram (ecg) monitoring, quality health care professional services | 112 | $18 | $51 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 106 | $21 | $52 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 78 | $138 | $395 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 72 | $177 | $490 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 67 | $104 | $256 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 66 | $24 | $60 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 64 | $178 | $600 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 61 | $70 | $160 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 49 | $77 | $196 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 49 | $119 | $330 |
| Coronary stent placement | 47 | $412 | $1,499 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 47 | $56 | $142 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 45 | $56 | $124 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 43 | $142 | $387 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 42 | $57 | $654 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 42 | $16 | $43 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 39 | $68 | $172 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 35 | $11 | $29 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 32 | $129 | $365 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 27 | $133 | $378 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 22 | $74 | $184 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 21 | $29 | $109 |
| Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | 20 | $598 | $2,557 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 20 | $237 | $850 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 18 | $19 | $47 |
| Primary removal and dissolving of blood clot from artery or artery graft using fluoroscopic guidance, initial vessel | 17 | $241 | $1,023 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | 14 | $339 | $1,146 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 14 | $245 | $846 |
| Blood creatinine level | 13 | $5 | $10 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg | 12 | $309 | $1,298 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 12 | $59 | $144 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 12 | $59 | $154 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 11 | $18 | $46 |
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.
12.8% high complexity
9.0% medium
78.1% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$1,236,956
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $176,708/year across 7 years
Top 0% in FL for cardiovascular disease
57
Companies
1,933
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.
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$820,254 (66.3%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$284,339 (23.0%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$132,363 (10.7%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$286,942
2023$341,067
2022$120,507
2021$179,293
2020$148,554
2019$83,600
2018$76,993
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Penumbra, Inc.
$734,525
Reflow Medical Inc
$142,345
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$117,374
Boston Scientific Corporation
$57,184
Philips North America LLC
$42,995
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$28,764
DeVoro Medical Inc.
$22,231
Contego Medical, Inc
$11,689
CORDIS US CORP.
$10,428
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$10,427
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$10,033
Innova Vascular Inc.
$7,591
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$5,664
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$5,408
Cagent Vascular INC
$4,921
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$3,291
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$2,789
Intact Vascular, Inc.
$2,604
Abbott Laboratories
$2,590
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$2,269
CeloNova BioSciences, Inc.
$1,473
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,453
Inari Medical, Inc.
$1,362
ABIOMED
$1,256
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$1,192
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$715
BIOTRONIK INC.
$669
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$563
Terumo Medical Corporation
$457
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$398
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$294
Cook Medical LLC
$250
Endologix LLC
$232
Vesper Medical
$212
Avantec Vascular Corporation
$209
Okami Medical, Inc.
$126
Avinger Inc.
$118
Opsens Inc.
$112
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$104
Veryan Medical Incorporated
$92
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$74
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$60
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
$56
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$54
Venclose Inc.
$48
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$38
InspireMD Ltd
$31
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$29
EKOS Corporation
$24
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$20
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$18
Surmodics, Inc.
$17
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$17
Novo Nordisk Inc
$17
Recor Medical Inc
$16
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$14
PFIZER INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 80.4% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Category: IVCF · Pulsar · Pulsar-18 T3 · Q50 Stent Graft Balloon Catheter · QC-Capture · Quartet CRT Lead · R2P MISAGO · RAIN SHEATH · RESONATE · ROTAPRO · RUBY Coil · Ranger · Resolute · Rivacor · Rivacor 7 DR-T · Rubicon 18 · Ruby · S · S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL · SABER · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SAVVYWIRE · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Serrantor · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Smart Coil · Spectranetics Undiv · Stellarex · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Sublime Balloon Dilatation Catheter · TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · THERAPIES · Tack Endovascular System · TherOx DS2 Console · Torus Stent Graft System · Trilogy 100 · Turbo Elite · Turbo-Power · ULTREON · US Und · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · VIATORR Endoprosthesis · VISTASEAL · Varian CRYOCARE TOUCH System · Vascepa · Vascular Lithotripsy · VenaSeal · Venous Wolf · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WOLF · XARELTO · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · Xience cornary stent systems · cguard · myLUX Patient Kit with mobile device
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 →
The majority of payments (66%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for cardiovascular disease in FL.
Equivalent to $31,379 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
100
Per 100K population
24.0
County median income
$75,792
Nearest hospital
SUNCOAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
4.2 mi
4.2 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Mathews is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 29% in FL), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), with 19 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. Mathews experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Mathews performed 949 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. Mathews receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Mathews received a total of $1,236,956 from 57 companies across 1,933 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. Mathews's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Bradenton?
Dr. Mathews's average Medicare payment per service is $74. 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. Mathews) 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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