Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Rakesh Prashad, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease · Ocala, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Prashad from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Prashad
Dr. Rakesh Prashad is a cardiovascular disease in Ocala, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Prashad performed 10,174 Medicare services across 5,172 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Prashad received a total of $13,450 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 288 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Prashad is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 7% volume in FL$ $13,450 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗10,174
Medicare services
Top 7% in FL for cardiovascular disease
5,172
Unique beneficiaries
$58
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~535 Medicare services per year of practice
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) | 1,663 | $92 | $254 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 1,188 | $35 | $94 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 1,092 | $35 | $95 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 530 | $10 | $29 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 530 | $62 | $160 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 501 | $133 | $372 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 301 | $26 | $139 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 243 | $19 | $53 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 236 | $27 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 220 | $93 | $239 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 219 | $128 | $359 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 217 | $8 | $17 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 201 | $15 | $43 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 186 | $60 | $77 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 168 | $21 | $60 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 167 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 167 | $13 | $27 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 165 | $8 | $16 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 162 | $15 | $30 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 161 | $16 | $34 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 160 | $17 | $34 |
| Folic acid level test | 159 | $14 | $30 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 159 | $9 | $18 |
| Magnesium level test | 157 | $7 | $14 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 137 | $101 | $263 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 116 | $48 | $137 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 114 | $135 | $351 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 101 | $324 | $842 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 63 | $18 | $52 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 57 | $170 | $435 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 51 | $40 | $101 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 47 | $20 | $51 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 47 | $624 | $1,601 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 46 | $10 | $26 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 45 | $14 | $37 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 45 | $31 | $78 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 41 | $162 | $440 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 35 | $24 | $73 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 32 | $38 | $108 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 25 | $183 | $604 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 24 | $172 | $465 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 22 | $140 | $366 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 22 | $66 | $170 |
| Injection for imaging of aorta above heart valve with review by radiologist | 21 | $31 | $79 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 21 | $60 | $228 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 21 | $313 | $401 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 20 | $27 | $72 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 15 | $45 | $145 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 15 | $66 | $179 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 14 | $19 | $49 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 13 | $158 | $404 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 12 | $73 | $217 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
10.0% high complexity
7.4% medium
82.6% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$13,450
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,921/year across 7 years
Top 19% in FL for cardiovascular disease
51
Companies
288
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$13,411 (99.7%)
Other
Charitable contributions, space rental, and other categories
$38 (0.3%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$5,061
2023$918
2022$1,177
2021$1,221
2020$829
2019$3,137
2018$1,106
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Boston Scientific Corporation
$3,126
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,312
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,753
Penumbra, Inc.
$1,096
Amgen Inc.
$530
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$434
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$418
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$246
ABIOMED
$243
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$242
Abbott Laboratories
$237
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$204
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$199
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$189
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$186
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$150
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$141
PFIZER INC.
$140
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$131
Stryker Corporation
$125
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$125
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$114
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$114
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$111
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$68
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC
$64
Novo Nordisk Inc
$56
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$56
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$54
GE HealthCare
$52
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$51
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$46
Allergan Inc.
$41
MEDICOMP INC
$39
Welch Allyn
$38
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$37
CMP Pharma, Inc.
$30
BIOTRONIK INC.
$27
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$26
CVRx, Inc.
$24
ORGANOGENESIS INC.
$21
Elutia, Inc.
$20
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$19
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$19
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$17
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Lundbeck LLC
$16
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$14
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$12
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$12
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc.
$6
Top 3 companies account for 53.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(7999) SRC Undivided · 3F · AMVUTTRA · ASSURITY · AVEIR · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Attain · BEVYXXA · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIVA VASCADE 5F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Carospir · ClosureFast · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · ECM Patch · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM S ICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM · ENTRESTO · ESSENTIO SR · EVENITY · Edarbi · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FINELINE · FLEXITOUCH · GENERAL THERAPIES · Impella · Indigo · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · KENGREAL · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · MAKO · MICRA · MITRACLIP · MULTAQ · MYCARELINK · Micra · MitraClip System · MyCareLink · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · None · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPTIMIZER · OPTOWIRE · Optimizer · Ozempic · PRADAXA · Pouch · Puraply · QUVIVIQ · RESONATE · Repatha · Resolute · Reveal LINQ · TEGSEDI · TELEPATCH CARDIAC MONITOR · VARITHENA · VENASEAL · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Varithena Administration Pack · Vascepa · VersaCross Access Solution · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · ZONTIVITY
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $132 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
53
Per 100K population
13.7
County median income
$58,535
Nearest hospital
MARION COMMUNTIY HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Prashad is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 19%), 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 →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Prashad experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Prashad performed 1,663 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Prashad receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Prashad received a total of $13,450 from 51 companies across 288 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Prashad's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Ocala?
Dr. Prashad's average Medicare payment per service is $58. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Prashad) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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