Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Pradyumna Tummala, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Atlanta, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Tummala
Dr. Pradyumna Tummala is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Atlanta, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tummala performed 2,369 Medicare services across 1,815 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tummala received a total of $27,915 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 374 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. Tummala is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 42% volume in GA
$27,915 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,369
Medicare services
Top 42% in GA for cardiovascular disease
1,815
Unique beneficiaries
$67
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~118 Medicare services per year of practice
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) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
625 | $87 | $387 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
358 | $10 | $46 |
| Perflutren lipid microspheres injection Injection of perflutren lipid microspheres, measured per milliliter. |
218 | $35 | $233 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
184 | $119 | $529 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 166 | $28 | $114 |
| EKG interpretation and report A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report. |
165 | $6 | $25 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
141 | $92 | $355 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
65 | $10 | $67 |
| Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral An ultrasound exam that uses sound waves to visualize and assess blood flow in the vessels of both the head and the neck. |
59 | $123 | $544 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
51 | $113 | $503 |
| Echocardiogram with color Doppler An ultrasound of the heart that uses color imaging to visualize blood flow, measure flow rate, and assess valve function. |
36 | $18 | $74 |
| Stress echocardiogram with ECG monitoring An ultrasound of the heart performed while monitoring heart rhythm during rest, exercise, or medication-induced stress, followed by a review and report of the findings. |
36 | $152 | $708 |
| Follow-up heart ultrasound An ultrasound of the heart performed to monitor or reassess a previously identified condition or treatment progress. |
35 | $19 | $75 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart's blood flow, valves, and chambers. |
35 | $38 | $155 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 34 | $200 | $886 |
| Continuous ECG monitoring, up to 30 days Continuous heart rhythm monitoring for up to 30 days, including professional review and reporting of the results. |
28 | $15 | $77 |
| Follow-up ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers An ultrasound exam that follows up on the heart's blood flow, valves, and chambers. It uses sound waves to create images of the heart's structure and function. |
28 | $6 | $22 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
26 | $128 | $541 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery. |
18 | $587 | $3,608 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 18 | $152 | $663 |
| 3D radiographic procedure A radiographic imaging technique that creates three-dimensional representations of internal structures. |
16 | $19 | $72 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft An ultrasound exam to evaluate blood flow in a heart blood vessel or graft, including a radiologist's review of the initial vessel. |
15 | $73 | $288 |
| Coronary stent placement A procedure to insert a stent into a coronary artery or its branch to keep it open, using balloon dilation during the process. |
12 | $457 | $1,362 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
13.1% high complexity
23.8% medium
63.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$27,915
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,988/year across 7 years
Top 11% in GA for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
45
Companies
374
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$26,181 (93.8%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$1,734 (6.2%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$3,976
2023
$4,744
2022
$3,470
2021
$3,692
2020
$2,975
2019
$3,882
2018
$5,175
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Ancora Heart, Inc.
$867
Abbott Laboratories
$315
CVRx, Inc.
$245
Boston Scientific Corporation
$239
BIOTRONIK INC.
$225
Amgen Inc.
$217
ABIOMED
$212
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$192
Novo Nordisk Inc
$171
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$163
Medtronic, Inc.
$160
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$144
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$142
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$141
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$111
Penumbra, Inc.
$100
PFIZER INC.
$70
Inari Medical, Inc.
$70
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$66
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$48
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$41
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$21
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 35.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$3,338
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,622
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$1,953
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$1,880
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,877
Abbott Laboratories
$1,481
ABIOMED
$1,381
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$1,362
Terumo Medical Corporation
$1,248
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$1,071
Ancora Heart, Inc.
$867
Amgen Inc.
$722
BIOTRONIK INC.
$682
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$632
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$568
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$544
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$425
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$418
PFIZER INC.
$411
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$409
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$408
Inari Medical, Inc.
$387
Novo Nordisk Inc
$341
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$329
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$313
CVRx, Inc.
$245
Penumbra, Inc.
$232
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$222
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$201
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$192
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$180
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$144
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$130
HeartFlow, Inc.
$129
Avinger Inc.
$119
CeloNova BioSciences, Inc.
$101
GE HEALTHCARE
$88
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$59
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$48
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$40
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$33
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$23
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$17
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$17
Top 3 companies account for 28.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6574) Coronary Other · (9520) IGT Devices Und · (9525) Intracardiac Und · 3F · ALPHAVAC · AMPLATZER AMULET · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · AZUR CX DETACHABLE · AccuCinch · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire · Assure WCD · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CROSSBOSS · CorPath Imaging System · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DEFINITY · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM MRI S-ICD · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Euphora · FARXIGA · FFRct · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FlowTriever · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - STENTS · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · GUIDEZILLA · General - Therapies · IGT Equip Undiv · INVOKANA · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LifeVest · MITRACLIP · MitraClip System · NAGARE · NEXLETOL · Navicross · ONYX FRONTIER · OPSUMIT · OPTIS · Orsiro Mission · Ozempic · PANTHERIS · PASCAL · PORTICO · PREVNAR 20 · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Prelude Ideal Hydrophilic Sheath Introducer · RESOLUTE ONYX · Repatha · Resolute · Rivacor 7 DR-T · Rybelsus · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TandemHeart · Telescope · TrapIT · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Vascular Lithotripsy · WAINUA · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
337
Per 100K population
31.5
County median income
$91,490
Nearest hospital
PIEDMONT HOSPITAL, INC
0.0 mi
0.0 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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Tummala is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 11% of GA peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Tummala experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Tummala performed 625 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Tummala receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Tummala received a total of $27,915 from 45 companies across 374 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Tummala's costs compare to other cardiologists in Atlanta?
Dr. Tummala's average Medicare payment per service is $67. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Tummala) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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