Dr. Shalin Mehta, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Mehta
Dr. Shalin Mehta is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Fort Myers, FL, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mehta performed 4,392 Medicare services across 3,406 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mehta received a total of $2,536 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 142 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. Mehta 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 99310 | Clear | January 31, 2027 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 985 | $90 | $184 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 544 | $10 | $63 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 344 | $46 | $114 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 274 | $66 | $125 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 239 | $6 | $26 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 228 | $4 | $17 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 226 | $143 | $549 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 134 | $319 | $900 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 119 | $120 | $306 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 118 | $9 | $25 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 108 | $11 | $105 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 102 | $145 | $350 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 94 | $55 | $292 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 82 | $51 | $152 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 67 | $2,208 | $4,700 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 67 | $149 | $377 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 67 | $201 | $837 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 52 | $87 | $253 |
| Coronary stent placement | 48 | $470 | $1,500 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 34 | $19 | $62 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 32 | $2 | $10 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 30 | $90 | $271 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 29 | $315 | $686 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 29 | $147 | $482 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 28 | $119 | $270 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 27 | $59 | $119 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 25 | $14 | $66 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 25 | $70 | $198 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 23 | $13 | $74 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 22 | $109 | $253 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 19 | $9 | $32 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 19 | $74 | $234 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 19 | $6 | $22 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 16 | $45 | $130 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 16 | $63 | $234 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 14 | $662 | $950 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 14 | $19 | $51 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 13 | $86 | $263 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 13 | $14 | $51 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 12 | $80 | $247 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 12 | $10 | $84 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $256 | $1,047 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $281 | $1,118 |
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 (95%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.4 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. Mehta is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 25% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 years of NPI registration.
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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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