Dr. Babak Vakili, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Vakili
Dr. Babak Vakili is an interventional cardiology in Longwood, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vakili performed 2,647 Medicare services across 1,641 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vakili received a total of $212,049 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 368 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Vakili 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 709 | $96 | $215 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 276 | $43 | $100 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 266 | $11 | $34 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 169 | $146 | $449 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 142 | $130 | $291 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 128 | $320 | $800 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 121 | $142 | $387 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 103 | $50 | $180 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 100 | $53 | $152 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 72 | $90 | $236 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 62 | $2,076 | $5,507 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 51 | $96 | $213 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 42 | $1,019 | $3,115 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 38 | $21 | $53 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 38 | $614 | $1,395 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 38 | $86 | $236 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $126 | $331 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 37 | $64 | $146 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 36 | $334 | $954 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 36 | $156 | $418 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 35 | $149 | $398 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 31 | $177 | $508 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 18 | $833 | $3,002 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | $39 | $101 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 16 | $31 | $63 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 16 | $140 | $413 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 12 | $8 | $100 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (98%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in interventional cardiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for interventional cardiology in FL.
Geographic Context
8.5 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. Vakili is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), 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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