Dr. Rajinikanth Ayyathurai, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Ayyathurai
Dr. Rajinikanth Ayyathurai is an urology physician in Inverness, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ayyathurai performed 13,892 Medicare services across 4,145 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ayyathurai received a total of $14,168 from 53 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 260 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. 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. Ayyathurai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, degarelix, 1 mg | 5,120 | $3 | $8 |
| Automated urinalysis | 1,856 | $2 | $5 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,260 | $19 | $42 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 925 | $94 | $320 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 900 | $8 | $26 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 756 | $64 | $227 |
| Injection, gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, not otherwise specified (nos), per ml | 571 | $1 | $3 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 477 | $6 | $6 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 269 | $121 | $422 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 252 | $48 | $159 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 213 | $61 | $207 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 147 | $135 | $336 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 98 | $25 | $82 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 95 | $24 | $81 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 86 | $0 | $1 |
| Simple timed assessment of bladder emptying | 74 | $10 | $33 |
| Mri scan of pelvis before and after contrast | 69 | $139 | $360 |
| Mri scan of pelvis without contrast | 65 | $95 | $247 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 59 | $67 | $256 |
| Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | 54 | $110 | $436 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 50 | $11 | $35 |
| Instillation of anti-cancer drug into bladder | 49 | $68 | $219 |
| Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent | 42 | $20 | $170 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 39 | $40 | $98 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 35 | $101 | $341 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 34 | $78 | $283 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 33 | $102 | $333 |
| Biopsy of bladder using an endoscope | 29 | $96 | $366 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 29 | $34 | $142 |
| Removal of prostate gland using an electrocautery knife through urethra with control of bleeding using an endoscope | 27 | $565 | $1,866 |
| Dilation of urethra using an endoscope | 24 | $123 | $380 |
| Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope | 23 | $343 | $1,084 |
| Destruction of growth of bladder and urethra using an endoscope, less than 0.5 cm | 17 | $151 | $523 |
| Simple removal of foreign body, stone, or stent in urethra or bladder using an endoscope | 16 | $123 | $386 |
| Destruction of tissue of bladder, urethra, or surrounding glands using an endoscope | 15 | $134 | $450 |
| Insertion of temporary bladder tube | 14 | $36 | $114 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 13 | $49 | $183 |
| Injection procedure to cause erection | 12 | $67 | $221 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 12 | $136 | $454 |
| Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | 11 | $286 | $920 |
| Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | 11 | $26 | $162 |
| Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | 11 | $150 | $489 |
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 (49%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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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. Ayyathurai is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 15%), 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 →
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