Dr. Karnika Ayinapudi, MBBS
What this data tells you about Dr. Ayinapudi
Dr. Karnika Ayinapudi is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in Ocoee, FL, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ayinapudi performed 3,805 Medicare services across 2,795 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ayinapudi received a total of $36,120 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 175 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ayinapudi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,118 | $6 | $49 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 687 | $10 | $82 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 457 | $89 | $248 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 248 | $88 | $283 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 197 | $127 | $468 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 174 | $114 | $369 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 121 | $59 | $211 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 94 | $58 | $258 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 72 | $79 | $688 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 59 | $17 | $136 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 54 | $8 | $185 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 51 | $9 | $89 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 46 | $33 | $116 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 41 | $60 | $191 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 39 | $353 | $2,400 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 36 | $15 | $131 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 35 | $9 | $97 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 34 | $19 | $144 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 32 | $55 | $18,760 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 26 | $671 | $2,860 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 25 | $20 | $102 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 23 | $97 | $322 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 19 | $67 | $298 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 19 | $85 | $263 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 18 | $18 | $85 |
| 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 | 17 | $62 | $470 |
| Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | 13 | $650 | $3,918 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 13 | $48 | $236 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 13 | $114 | $451 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 13 | $17 | $55 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 11 | $26 | $158 |
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 (76%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work.
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. Ayinapudi is a electrophysiology & device specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and research-focused 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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