Dr. Rene Kunhardt, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kunhardt
Dr. Rene Kunhardt is an interventional cardiology in Trinity, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kunhardt performed 4,221 Medicare services across 2,710 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kunhardt received a total of $5,398 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 286 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Kunhardt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 693 | $28 | $46 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 616 | $6 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 587 | $91 | $250 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 526 | $173 | $222 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 391 | $62 | $150 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 342 | $10 | $30 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 263 | $47 | $150 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 250 | $324 | $850 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 137 | $135 | $400 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 125 | $56 | $180 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 57 | $31 | $80 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 38 | $121 | $320 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 35 | $37 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 26 | $131 | $350 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 24 | $232 | $700 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 23 | $37 | $120 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 21 | $138 | $375 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 16 | $57 | $120 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 14 | $16 | $40 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 14 | $11 | $30 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 12 | $14 | $35 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring, transmission and review and report by health care professional | 11 | $19 | $50 |
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 (96%) 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. Kunhardt is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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