Medicare Enrolled
Dr. David Song, MD FACE
Interventional Cardiology · Tucker, GA
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Electrophysiology
— Practice combining cardiac and electrophysiology services
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.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Song 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 Dr. Song
Dr. David Song is an interventional cardiology specialist in Tucker, GA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Song performed 4,501 Medicare services across 3,023 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Song received a total of $16,265 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 900 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Song 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.
✓ 19 years in practice
▲ Top 11% volume in GA
$16,265 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗4,501
Medicare services
Top 11% in GA for interventional cardiology
3,023
Unique beneficiaries
$75
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~237 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
940 | $10 | $60 |
| 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. |
796 | $84 | $205 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test An injection of regadenoson, a medication used to stress the heart during diagnostic testing. |
588 | $43 | $125 |
| 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. |
499 | $58 | $125 |
| Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin diagnostic injection A diagnostic injection of Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin used for imaging studies. |
374 | $91 | $235 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram under physician supervision and review. |
232 | $55 | $250 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
213 | $152 | $1,050 |
| Nuclear stress test of heart muscle A nuclear medicine imaging test that evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and during stress using a special camera. |
187 | $340 | $1,400 |
| 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. |
105 | $108 | $285 |
| Ultrasound of arm and leg arteries This procedure uses sound waves to create images of the blood vessels in the arms and legs. It allows healthcare providers to examine the structure and blood flow within these arteries. |
100 | $60 | $258 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample. |
88 | $8 | $8 |
| 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. |
80 | $145 | $417 |
| 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. |
56 | $62 | $128 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 40 | $29 | $300 |
| Pacemaker system evaluation Assessment of a pacemaker device, including single, dual, multiple lead, or leadless systems. |
30 | $19 | $61 |
| Continuous ECG monitoring, up to 30 days Continuous heart rhythm monitoring for up to 30 days, including professional review and reporting of the results. |
29 | $20 | $100 |
| 30-day continuous ECG with patient-triggered event transmission and review This procedure involves continuous electrocardiogram monitoring for up to 30 days, including the transmission of patient-triggered events. A healthcare professional reviews the data and provides a report. |
29 | $661 | $2,000 |
| Office visit for established patient An office visit for an existing patient that may not require the healthcare professional to be present. |
29 | $18 | $65 |
| CT scan of chest, without contrast A computed tomography scan of the chest area that uses X-rays to create detailed images without the use of contrast dye. |
28 | $59 | $450 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or grafts An imaging test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the blood vessels in the legs or any surgical grafts present. |
23 | $184 | $495 |
| Ultrasound of arm or leg veins An ultrasound exam of the veins in the arm or leg. The test uses sound waves to check blood flow and may include compression and other maneuvers. |
23 | $134 | $406 |
| 2-day continuous ECG with review and report A two-day continuous electrocardiogram recording that includes a professional review and written report of the results. |
12 | $43 | $350 |
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.
5.4% high complexity
37.2% medium
57.4% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$16,265
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,324/year across 7 years
Top 26% in GA for interventional cardiology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
51
Companies
900
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
$15,769 (97.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$496 (3.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,665
2023
$1,932
2022
$2,421
2021
$2,379
2020
$2,377
2019
$2,639
2018
$2,852
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABIOMED
$194
Boston Scientific Corporation
$189
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$129
Baxter Healthcare
$126
Amgen Inc.
$119
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$116
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$112
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$109
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$103
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$97
Vital Connect, Inc
$78
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$55
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$49
PFIZER INC.
$36
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$35
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$27
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$23
Dexcom, Inc.
$21
CVRx, Inc.
$17
Cleerly, Inc.
$16
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 30.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$4,016
Amgen Inc.
$1,395
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,381
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$987
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$968
PFIZER INC.
$961
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$731
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$709
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$682
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$432
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$416
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$347
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$281
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$257
ABIOMED
$194
Boston Scientific Corporation
$189
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$183
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$177
Baxter Healthcare
$174
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$174
Novo Nordisk Inc
$164
Lundbeck LLC
$161
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$150
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$129
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$127
Abbott Laboratories
$99
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$99
Vital Connect, Inc
$78
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$77
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$75
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$36
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$35
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$35
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$33
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$30
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$27
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$23
Dexcom, Inc.
$21
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$18
CVRx, Inc.
$17
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$17
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$16
ConvaTec Inc.
$16
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$16
Cleerly, Inc.
$16
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$15
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$14
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$14
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$12
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 41.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AMVUTTRA · ANORO · ANORO ELLIPTA · ASSURITY · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · BRILINTA · BYDUREON · Barostim Neo System · Bidil · CAMZYOS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CHANTIX · CONVATEC INC. · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Cleerly Ischemia · Corlanor · DEFINITY · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · FARXIGA · Fortify Assura · Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · INJECTAFER · INVOKANA · Impella · JARDIANCE · JUXTAPID · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LifeVest · MITRACLIP · MULTAQ · MYRBETRIQ · Mitigare · MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · OPTIMIZER · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Ranexa · Repatha · Reveal LINQ · Rybelsus · Saxenda · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · Trintellix · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VITALPATCH RTM · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · ZIO XT Patch · ZONTIVITY
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 (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Interventional cardiologists within 10 mi
32
Per 100K population
4.2
County median income
$77,683
Nearest hospital
EMORY DECATUR HOSPITAL
4.8 mi
4.8 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. Song is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in GA), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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. Song experienced with electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Song performed 940 electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead 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. Song receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Song received a total of $16,265 from 51 companies across 900 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. Song's costs compare to other interventional cardiologists in Tucker?
Dr. Song's average Medicare payment per service is $75. 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. Song) 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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