Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Donald Yakel, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease · Springfield, IL
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.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Yakel
Dr. Donald Yakel is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Springfield, IL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Yakel performed 1,958 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Yakel received a total of $50,862 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 337 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 Dr. Yakel 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 of NPI registration
▲ 1,958 Medicare services
$50,862 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,958
Medicare services
Bottom 42% in IL for cardiovascular disease
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$80
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. |
810 | $68 | $189 |
| 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. |
335 | $6 | $45 |
| 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. |
191 | $10 | $119 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 114 | $190 | $651 |
| 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. |
92 | $100 | $337 |
| 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. |
83 | $435 | $2,748 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
57 | $52 | $238 |
| 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. |
52 | $98 | $303 |
| 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. |
47 | $62 | $184 |
| Continuous EKG monitoring review, 48-7 days Review and interpretation of continuous external EKG recordings lasting more than 48 hours up to 7 days. |
41 | $18 | $65 |
| 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. |
35 | $74 | $210 |
| 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. |
30 | $9 | $45 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 19 | $279 | $819 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | 14 | $523 | $3,154 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
14 | $134 | $421 |
| External EKG monitoring, 8-15 days Continuous external electrocardiogram recording and review over a period of 8 to 15 days to monitor heart rhythm. |
12 | $20 | $65 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min This service covers the care provided by a physician or qualified healthcare professional on the day a patient is discharged from the hospital. It requires more than 30 minutes of total time spent on the day of discharge. |
12 | $89 | $265 |
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.
13.7% high complexity
1.8% medium
84.5% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$50,862
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $7,266/year across 7 years
Top 8% in IL for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
34
Companies
337
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
$7,715
2023
$5,949
2022
$17,430
2021
$5,393
2020
$2,221
2019
$12,076
2018
$79
Payments by company (2024)
Abbott Laboratories
$3,724
CORDIS US CORP.
$2,629
Penumbra, Inc.
$248
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$171
Inari Medical, Inc.
$149
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$111
Boston Scientific Corporation
$111
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$100
Medtronic, Inc.
$97
Amgen Inc.
$91
ABIOMED
$53
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$49
PFIZER INC.
$43
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$40
Surmodics, Inc.
$27
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$24
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$19
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$16
Teleflex LLC
$13
Top 3 companies account for 85.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$26,932
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$7,440
Medtronic, Inc.
$4,621
CORDIS US CORP.
$2,645
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$2,054
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,884
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,394
ABIOMED
$720
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$401
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$374
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$267
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$261
Penumbra, Inc.
$248
Teleflex LLC
$217
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$180
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$171
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$157
Inari Medical, Inc.
$149
Amgen Inc.
$91
Endologix, Inc.
$80
Arrow International, Inc.
$77
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$77
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$64
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$58
Terumo Medical Corporation
$44
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$44
PFIZER INC.
$43
Cook Medical LLC
$38
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$36
Surmodics, Inc.
$27
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$19
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$14
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$13
Top 3 companies account for 76.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(4066) Tack Endo Sys ATK · (4067) Tack Endovascular Systems BTK · (6342) Intrasight Integ · ABRE · ALPHAVAC · ANGIOVAC · ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · AVVIGO Guidance System · Advisa · Angioguard · Azure · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COROFLOW · CROSSBOSS · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Diamondback Coronary · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EMBOSHIELD NAV6 · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · GORE PROPATEN Vascular Graft · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · GUIDELINER · HAWKONE · HI-TORQUE PILOT · HawkOne · Hi-Torque Pilot guide wire · IGT D Peripheral · IN.PACT ADMIRAL · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · Indigo System · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · Legacy · LifeSPARC · LifeVest · MANTA · MANTA Vascular Closure Device · Micra · ONYX FRONTIER · OPTIS · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Ovation · PRADAXA · PRECISE PRO RX · PRESSUREWIRE · Perclose ProStyle · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Pounce Thrombectomy · PressureWire FFR · RADIAL 360 · ROSEN · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Resolute · S · SELECTSECURE · SUPERA · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TORNADO · TR BAND · TURNPIKE · TherOx DS2 Console · ULTREON · VASCBAND · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · VIEWMATE · VYNDAQEL · Vascular Lithotripsy · ViewMate Intracardiac Echo · XACT · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · XIENCE V · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System
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
Cardiologists in nearby ZIP areas
28
County median income
$74,114
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
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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
Dr. Yakel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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. Yakel experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Yakel performed 810 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 Dr. Yakel receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Yakel received a total of $50,862 from 34 companies across 337 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 Dr. Yakel's costs compare to other cardiologists in Springfield?
Dr. Yakel's average Medicare payment per service is $80. 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. Yakel) 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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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.
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