Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Safal Shetty, MD
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Douglasville, 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
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What this data tells you about Dr. Shetty
Dr. Safal Shetty is a sleep medicine physician in Douglasville, GA, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Shetty performed 1,336 Medicare services across 725 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Shetty received a total of $8,033 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 348 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician. 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. Shetty 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.
✓ 18 years in practice
▲ Top 40% volume in GA
$8,033 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗1,336
Medicare services
Top 40% in GA for sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician
725
Unique beneficiaries
$74
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
574 | $64 | $182 |
| 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. |
181 | $96 | $282 |
| 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. |
116 | $64 | $198 |
| 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. |
78 | $94 | $257 |
| 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. |
54 | $122 | $381 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
54 | $105 | $338 |
| Lung volume test using sensors A test that measures the amount of air in the lungs using sensors. |
37 | $40 | $139 |
| Pulmonary gas exchange test A test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases. |
36 | $40 | $143 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
36 | $40 | $90 |
| Sleep study with continuous airway pressure, age 6+ A sleep study conducted in a sleep lab that monitors breathing and other body functions while administering continuous airway pressure. This test is performed on patients aged 6 years or older. |
32 | $150 | $839 |
| Spirometry test before and after medication A test that measures the amount of air you can exhale and the speed of your breathing before and after taking a medication. |
28 | $28 | $157 |
| Sleep study with heart rate and breathing monitoring A sleep study that monitors heart rate, breathing patterns, and sleep duration. This test records physiological data while you sleep to assess your sleep quality and breathing function. |
28 | $36 | $161 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (age 6+) An overnight test conducted in a sleep laboratory to monitor sleep patterns and bodily functions in patients aged 6 years or older. |
25 | $154 | $743 |
| Exercise-induced lung stress test A test performed to evaluate how the lungs function during physical exertion. It helps identify breathing difficulties or lung conditions that occur specifically when exercising. |
24 | $23 | $79 |
| 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. |
19 | $137 | $381 |
| Smoking cessation counseling, 4-10 minutes A brief counseling session focused on helping patients quit smoking and tobacco use. The provider spends 4 to 10 minutes discussing strategies and support for cessation. |
14 | $15 | $35 |
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.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$8,033
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,148/year across 7 years
Top 26% in GA for sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
40
Companies
348
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
$7,740 (96.3%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$293 (3.7%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$2,033
2023
$2,226
2022
$1,909
2021
$578
2020
$692
2019
$580
2018
$15
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$375
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$266
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$264
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$247
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$188
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$185
GENZYME CORPORATION
$138
Grifols USA, LLC
$88
Amgen Inc.
$45
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$43
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc
$41
United Therapeutics Corporation
$22
PFIZER INC.
$22
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$21
Pulmonx Corporation
$21
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$19
Eisai Inc.
$18
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$16
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$14
Top 3 companies account for 44.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$1,541
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$1,450
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$653
Grifols USA, LLC
$557
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$466
GENZYME CORPORATION
$410
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$346
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$266
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
$243
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$241
Insmed, Inc.
$222
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$154
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$117
Amgen Inc.
$116
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$107
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$100
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$89
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc
$84
United Therapeutics Corporation
$71
Baxter Healthcare
$70
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$70
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$69
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$67
Eisai Inc.
$59
Pulmonx Corporation
$57
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$57
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$55
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$48
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$47
PFIZER INC.
$34
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$29
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$26
Inogen, Inc.
$17
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$16
AbbVie Inc.
$16
Phadia US Inc.
$14
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$14
Advanced Respiratory, Inc
$14
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$13
Breas Medical, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 45.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(8874) inCourage · ACTHAR · AIRSUPRA · ANORO · ANORO ELLIPTA · AREXVY · Adempas · AirDuo Digihaler · Arikayce · BREO ELLIPTA · BREZTRI · CHARTIS CATHETER · DUAKLIR PRESSAIR · DUPIXENT · Dayvigo · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE · GIAPREZA · GLASSIA · Hillrom - Life 2000 Ventilation System · INSPIRE · ImmunoCAP · InogenOne · Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System · Lenvima · NUCALA · OFEV · OPSUMIT · Olympus EBUS Bronchoscopes · PREVNAR 20 · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Prolastin-C Liquid · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SUNOSI · SYMBICORT · TAGRISSO · TEZSPIRE · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TYVASO · The Vest System Model 105 Home Care · UBRELVY · VYNDAQEL · Veklury · Vivo 45 LS · WAKIX · WINREVAIR · XOLAIR · XYWAV · Xembify · YUPELRI · Yupelri
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 (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Sleep medicine physicians within 10 mi
6
Per 100K population
4.1
County median income
$80,764
Nearest hospital
WELLSTAR DOUGLAS MEDICAL CENTER
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. Shetty is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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. Shetty experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Shetty performed 574 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 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. Shetty receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Shetty received a total of $8,033 from 40 companies across 348 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. Shetty's costs compare to other sleep medicine physicians in Douglasville?
Dr. Shetty'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 Dr. Shetty) 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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