Dr. Amir Haghighat, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Haghighat
Dr. Amir Haghighat is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Panama City, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Haghighat performed 5,276 Medicare services across 4,372 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Haghighat received a total of $35,280 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 525 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. Haghighat 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.
Florida License Status
FL DOH · MQA| Profession | License # | Status | Expires | Board Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Doctor | 96131 | Clear | January 31, 2028 | — |
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) | 1,521 | $95 | $226 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 983 | $11 | $60 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 420 | $63 | $160 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 312 | $22 | $30 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 148 | $122 | $350 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 140 | $10 | $37 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 131 | $14 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with report | 130 | $27 | $45 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 130 | $61 | $77 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 128 | $104 | $300 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 127 | $14 | $60 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 120 | $135 | $575 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 111 | $50 | $245 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 76 | $320 | $400 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 68 | $213 | $1,755 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 65 | $326 | $1,500 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 58 | $134 | $550 |
| Coronary stent placement | 51 | $453 | $2,004 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 51 | $61 | $150 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 42 | $142 | $960 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 39 | $177 | $550 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 38 | $2,140 | $4,800 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 38 | $142 | $390 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 36 | $140 | $425 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring, transmission and review and report by health care professional | 33 | $19 | $70 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 28 | $96 | $240 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 27 | $235 | $2,285 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 25 | $2 | $110 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 23 | $83 | $350 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 21 | $84 | $300 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 19 | $174 | $500 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 17 | $14 | $155 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $225 | $1,845 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 15 | $93 | $350 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 14 | $3,102 | $10,660 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 14 | $134 | $300 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 13 | $20 | $75 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 13 | $6 | $40 |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 12 | $369 | $725 |
| Insertion of tube in bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $171 | $1,895 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 12 | $59 | $400 |
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 (59%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for cardiovascular disease in FL.
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. Haghighat is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of FL peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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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