Dr. Shona Velamakanni, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Velamakanni
Dr. Shona Velamakanni is a cardiovascular disease in Naples, FL, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Velamakanni performed 4,111 Medicare services across 3,688 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Velamakanni received a total of $1,273 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 20 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. Velamakanni 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 874 | $51 | $148 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 741 | $93 | $208 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 390 | $10 | $77 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 228 | $16 | $116 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 228 | $11 | $105 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 212 | $58 | $165 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 200 | $9 | $84 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 165 | $8 | $17 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 131 | $19 | $122 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 125 | $63 | $139 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 117 | $2 | $160 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 105 | $6 | $107 |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | 73 | $29 | $84 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 57 | $85 | $379 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 54 | $132 | $410 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 53 | $140 | $281 |
| Nuclear medicine study, spect imaging, 1 area or single acquisition, single day imaging | 52 | $38 | $108 |
| Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | 46 | $7 | $22 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 41 | $62 | $146 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 39 | $118 | $328 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 37 | $4 | $15 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 34 | $12 | $40 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 32 | $99 | $280 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 22 | $15 | $78 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 22 | $96 | $210 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 17 | $39 | $81 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 16 | $174 | $410 |
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. Velamakanni is a cardiac & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 28% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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