Dr. Sahana Kalmadi, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kalmadi
Dr. Sahana Kalmadi is a hematology & oncology in Jacksonville, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kalmadi performed 74,305 Medicare services across 2,006 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kalmadi received a total of $3,983 from 60 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 258 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hematology & oncology. 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. Kalmadi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Injectafer) | 51,000 | $1 | $4 |
| Epoetin alfa injection (Retacrit) for anemia | 7,000 | $6 | $27 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 4,080 | $18 | $39 |
| Darbepoetin injection (Aranesp) for anemia | 3,400 | $2 | $14 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,533 | $8 | $18 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,436 | $0 | $1 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,242 | $8 | $41 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 680 | $0 | $41 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 555 | $94 | $162 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 470 | $1 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 436 | $65 | $104 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 426 | $22 | $90 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 364 | $11 | $42 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 327 | $98 | $355 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 216 | $63 | $115 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 159 | $21 | $80 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 154 | $47 | $160 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 132 | $1 | $4 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 104 | $10 | $40 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 73 | $66 | $150 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 72 | $24 | $130 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 70 | $15 | $55 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 63 | $2 | $97 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 62 | $12 | $55 |
| Enhancing oncology model (eom) monthly enhanced oncology services (meos) payment for eom enhanced services | 61 | $71 | $70 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 48 | $75 | $181 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) | 42 | $1 | $21 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 33 | $128 | $267 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 25 | $60 | $104 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 24 | $137 | $235 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $137 | $330 |
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 (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.9 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. Kalmadi is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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 →
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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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