Dr. Vikram Shah, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Shah
Dr. Vikram Shah is a pulmonary disease in Crystal River, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Shah performed 3,370 Medicare services across 2,010 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Shah received a total of $3,931 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 251 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pulmonary 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. Shah 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.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 634 | $96 | $130 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 568 | $89 | $163 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 553 | $172 | $280 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 335 | $136 | $218 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 245 | $86 | $141 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 131 | $139 | $251 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 112 | $35 | $98 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 100 | $33 | $85 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 100 | $42 | $111 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 97 | $29 | $77 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 94 | $153 | $279 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 71 | $27 | $68 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes | 61 | $28 | $37 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 43 | $25 | $71 |
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | 33 | $87 | $315 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 28 | $451 | $1,514 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 28 | $93 | $133 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 21 | $12 | $40 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 19 | $484 | $1,690 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 18 | $219 | $345 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 15 | $37 | $274 |
| Evaluation of use of breathing device | 15 | $13 | $25 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 14 | $69 | $176 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 13 | $7 | $27 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, 0.5 ml dosage | 11 | $20 | $25 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 11 | $29 | $30 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
6.6 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. Shah is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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