Dr. Sagar Ranka, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ranka
Dr. Sagar Ranka is an internal medicine in Wildwood, FL, with 9 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ranka performed 1,134 Medicare services across 925 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ranka received a total of $15,188 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 347 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. Ranka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 184 | $11 | $29 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 177 | $99 | $254 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 167 | $63 | $160 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 85 | $103 | $263 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 73 | $70 | $179 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 65 | $27 | $250 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 37 | $148 | $382 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 37 | $94 | $240 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 33 | $88 | $300 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 32 | $10 | $26 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 25 | $17 | $43 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 22 | $49 | $138 |
| 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 | 22 | $28 | $148 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 20 | $130 | $350 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 19 | $23 | $60 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 18 | $21 | $84 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 18 | $140 | $357 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 17 | $332 | $846 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 17 | $40 | $101 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 16 | $178 | $603 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 13 | $83 | $211 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 13 | $14 | $35 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 13 | $2 | $6 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 11 | $76 | $195 |
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for internal medicine in FL.
Geographic Context
11.1 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. Ranka is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 4%).
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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