Medicare Enrolled
Rutvij Shah
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Columbus, GA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Shah from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Shah
Rutvij Shah is a student in an organized health care education/training program specialist in Columbus, GA, with 10 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Shah performed 810 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Shah received a total of $39,189 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 258 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Shah 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.
✓ 10 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 26% volume in GA
$39,189 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗810
Medicare services
Top 26% in GA for student in an organized health care education/training program
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$74
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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. |
228 | $71 | $269 |
| 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. |
109 | $90 | $442 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
74 | $44 | $175 |
| Trigger point injection, 3 or more muscles Injection of medication into three or more specific muscle trigger points to relieve pain. |
55 | $27 | $167 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
49 | $54 | $473 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
48 | $95 | $990 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
34 | $65 | $424 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
33 | $36 | $255 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals. |
32 | $203 | $1,626 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 28 | $123 | $576 |
| Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
24 | $85 | $1,110 |
| Spinal injection with imaging guidance A procedure where medication is injected into the middle or upper part of the spinal canal. Imaging technology is used to guide the needle to the correct location. |
23 | $72 | $378 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
23 | $71 | $345 |
| 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. |
21 | $100 | $380 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection. |
16 | $72 | $942 |
| Trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles A procedure involving the injection of medication into one or two specific muscles to treat trigger points. |
13 | $22 | $146 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$39,189
Total received (2019-2024)
Avg $6,531/year across 6 years
Top 1% in GA for student in an organized health care education/training program
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
31
Companies
258
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$13,550
2023
$10,700
2022
$7,301
2021
$2,046
2020
$5,467
2019
$124
Payments by company (2024)
Stryker Corporation
$7,801
Medtronic, Inc.
$4,766
Nevro Corp.
$432
Boston Scientific Corporation
$161
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$115
Curonix LLC
$98
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$88
Abbott Laboratories
$71
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$18
Top 3 companies account for 95.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2019-2024) ›
Medtronic, Inc.
$10,289
Stryker Corporation
$8,500
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$6,605
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$5,000
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,760
PAINTEQ LLC
$1,518
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$1,408
Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C.
$733
Nevro Corp.
$619
Abbott Laboratories
$520
SurGenTec
$319
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$292
Allergan, Inc.
$258
AbbVie Inc.
$258
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$249
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$192
ABBVIE INC.
$146
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$115
Curonix LLC
$98
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$45
EISAI INC.
$39
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$32
GENZYME CORPORATION
$32
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$30
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$23
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$23
Avanos Medical
$21
EMD Serono, Inc.
$18
Seagen Inc.
$17
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$16
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$12
Top 3 companies account for 64.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3D GraftRasp System · ACTIVOS 10 BONE CEMENT · AUGMENT INJECTABLE · BOTOX · BRIDION · ETERNA · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERATOR · General - Pain Management · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · IVAS · Intracept · KEYTRUDA · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · LEMTRADA · LIBTAYO · LYNPARZA · Lenvima · MULTIGEN 2 · Mavenclad · NURTEC ODT · OMNICURVE · Omnia · PAINTEQ · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · Prialt · Proclaim IPG · QULIPTA · SCEMBLIX · SPINEJACK · SPRINT PNS System · STAR Tumor Ablation System · SUPERION · SYNCHROMED · Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System · Senza · Soliris · Superion · Superion Indirect Decompression System · TUKYSA · UBRELVY · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
Geographic Context
Student in an organized health care education/training programs in nearby ZIP areas
286
County median income
$56,622
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
JACK HUGHSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
4.0 mi
4.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | 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
Shah is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in GA).
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Shah experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Shah performed 228 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Shah receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Shah received a total of $39,189 from 31 companies across 258 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Shah's costs compare to other student in an organized health care education/training programs in Columbus?
Shah's average Medicare payment per service is $74. 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 Shah) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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About this page
This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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