Dr. Siva Bhashyam, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bhashyam
Dr. Siva Bhashyam is a cardiovascular disease in Winter Haven, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bhashyam performed 3,876 Medicare services across 2,609 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bhashyam received a total of $1,337 from 19 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 40 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. Bhashyam 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 | 999 | $6 | $17 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 780 | $60 | $143 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 593 | $90 | $256 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 585 | $98 | $273 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 121 | $10 | $29 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 116 | $131 | $399 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 79 | $90 | $207 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 66 | $10 | $101 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 58 | $39 | $123 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 56 | $136 | $393 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 56 | $189 | $675 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 40 | $84 | $235 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 38 | $38 | $78 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 31 | $63 | $204 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 30 | $116 | $340 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 24 | $79 | $217 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 24 | $13 | $36 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 24 | $2 | $6 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 24 | $274 | $863 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 21 | $46 | $141 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 20 | $316 | $884 |
| Coronary stent placement | 17 | $444 | $1,255 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 16 | $81 | $312 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 16 | $13 | $37 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 16 | $18 | $50 |
| Removal of plaque and blood clot, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single vessel | 14 | $512 | $1,411 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $99 | $505 |
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 (86%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
6.0 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. Bhashyam is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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