Dr. Ami Bhatt, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Bhatt
Dr. Ami Bhatt is a family medicine in Melbourne, FL, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bhatt performed 8,553 Medicare services across 4,439 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bhatt received a total of $1,538 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 87 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Bhatt 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, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds) | 3,150 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 873 | $82 | $250 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 580 | $56 | $175 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 270 | $13 | $45 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 269 | $4 | $18 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 258 | $10 | $40 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 195 | $4 | $50 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 195 | $5 | $15 |
| Annual depression screening | 194 | $18 | $50 |
| Automated urinalysis | 193 | $2 | $13 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 192 | $54 | $165 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 178 | $20 | $72 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 178 | $126 | $250 |
| Test for balance and posture | 150 | $35 | $150 |
| Analysis of substance using immunoassay technique, single step method | 145 | $9 | $15 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 144 | $5 | $17 |
| Thallium tl-201 thallous chloride, diagnostic, per millicurie | 140 | $59 | $100 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 113 | $79 | $163 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 95 | $74 | $142 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 90 | $9 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 80 | $99 | $180 |
| Ultrasound of within the brain blood flow | 80 | $76 | $180 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 80 | $0 | $2 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 61 | $130 | $300 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 40 mg | 54 | $2 | $8 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 50 | $1 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 48 | $153 | $250 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 48 | $117 | $180 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 43 | $59 | $100 |
| Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 43 | $55 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 42 | $41 | $100 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 36 | $12 | $200 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 35 | $272 | $470 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 35 | $83 | $178 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 35 | $88 | $370 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 35 | $8 | $20 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 34 | $4 | $20 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 30 | $16 | $30 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 30 | $20 | $50 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $61 | $350 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 14 | $196 | $471 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 12 | $20 | $65 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 11 | $144 | $205 |
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
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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. Bhatt is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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