Dr. Rama Krishna, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Krishna
Dr. Rama Krishna is an internal medicine specialist in Tavares, FL, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Krishna performed 4,365 Medicare services across 2,963 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Krishna received a total of $5,993 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 122 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Krishna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 816 | $64 | $196 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 766 | $92 | $291 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 423 | $7 | $25 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 347 | $105 | $348 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 296 | $11 | $39 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 252 | $48 | $121 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 150 | $144 | $456 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 144 | $90 | $242 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 111 | $202 | $759 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 106 | $4 | $9 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 90 | $14 | $45 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 87 | $9 | $21 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 75 | $49 | $145 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 72 | $335 | $947 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 68 | $118 | $399 |
| Coronary stent placement | 65 | $415 | $1,550 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 46 | $20 | $66 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 42 | $6 | $19 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 38 | $2 | $26 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 30 | $131 | $626 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 24 | $31 | $78 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 23 | $14 | $43 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 23 | $48 | $347 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 23 | $39 | $99 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 23 | $96 | $361 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 21 | $245 | $1,006 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial second order branch | 20 | $497 | $1,780 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 20 | $130 | $352 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 20 | $85 | $253 |
| 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 | 19 | $5 | $15 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 18 | $65 | $202 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 16 | $149 | $433 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 15 | $96 | $279 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 14 | $17 | $55 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 14 | $11 | $37 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 14 | $147 | $418 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, each additional vessel | 12 | $41 | $218 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 11 | $631 | $3,391 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 11 | $72 | $215 |
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 (94%) 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. Krishna is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 12% of FL peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.
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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