Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Vishal Gupta, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease · Kalamazoo, MI
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Gupta
Dr. Vishal Gupta is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Kalamazoo, MI, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gupta performed 1,268 Medicare services across 1,116 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gupta received a total of $361,360 from 58 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1012 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Gupta 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 50% volume in MI
$361,360 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗1,268
Medicare services
Top 50% in MI for cardiovascular disease
1,116
Unique beneficiaries
$95
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~67 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. |
226 | $69 | $132 |
| 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. |
114 | $10 | $38 |
| 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. |
77 | $5 | $28 |
| Echocardiogram with color Doppler An ultrasound of the heart that uses color imaging to visualize blood flow, measure flow rate, and assess valve function. |
75 | $2 | $18 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 63 | $150 | $1,029 |
| 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. |
52 | $386 | $1,578 |
| 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. |
52 | $60 | $127 |
| 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. |
51 | $6 | $32 |
| Transesophageal echocardiogram An ultrasound of the heart performed using a probe inserted into the esophagus to obtain detailed images of heart structures and function. |
51 | $76 | $327 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant A surgical procedure to repair the left upper chamber of the heart using an implanted device, with review by a radiologist. |
50 | $590 | $2,033 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
49 | $50 | $222 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram, with physician review of the results. |
48 | $10 | $38 |
| 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. |
42 | $55 | $238 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while an electrocardiogram is monitored under physician supervision. |
42 | $15 | $58 |
| Follow-up heart ultrasound An ultrasound of the heart performed to monitor or reassess a previously identified condition or treatment progress. |
40 | $18 | $81 |
| Remote cardiac rhythm monitor evaluation, up to 30 days Review and analysis of data from a remote cardiac rhythm monitoring system over a period of up to 30 days. |
36 | $18 | $67 |
| 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. |
35 | $94 | $183 |
| 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. |
30 | $41 | $77 |
| 3D radiographic procedure A radiographic imaging technique that creates three-dimensional representations of internal structures. |
26 | $7 | $112 |
| 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. |
22 | $594 | $3,538 |
| External EKG monitoring, 8-15 days Continuous external electrocardiogram recording and review over a period of 8 to 15 days to monitor heart rhythm. |
19 | $20 | $69 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less This service covers the final day of hospital care when the patient is being discharged. It includes coordination of care and instructions for the patient within a time frame of 30 minutes or less. |
16 | $59 | $178 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $270 | $1,292 |
| 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. |
13 | $100 | $199 |
| Balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch A procedure to widen a single coronary artery or its branch using a balloon catheter to restore blood flow. |
12 | $362 | $1,423 |
| 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. |
12 | $91 | $222 |
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.
20.7% high complexity
23.5% medium
55.8% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$361,360
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $51,623/year across 7 years
Top 1% in MI for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
58
Companies
1,012
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.
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$317,800 (87.9%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$38,545 (10.7%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$5,015 (1.4%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$43,467
2023
$30,800
2022
$61,748
2021
$33,976
2020
$27,035
2019
$72,545
2018
$91,788
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$13,421
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$10,410
Amgen Inc.
$7,322
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$4,281
Lilly USA, LLC
$4,180
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$509
Boston Scientific Corporation
$444
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$416
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$327
Abbott Laboratories
$317
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$232
Penumbra, Inc.
$214
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$206
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$176
ABIOMED
$143
Inari Medical, Inc.
$139
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$132
Novo Nordisk Inc
$126
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$92
CORDIS US CORP.
$78
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$66
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$49
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$35
Imperative Care, Inc
$30
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$29
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$21
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$19
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$17
Teleflex LLC
$16
Top 3 companies account for 71.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$140,000
Amgen Inc.
$63,305
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$55,300
Lilly USA, LLC
$22,153
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$15,425
Medtronic, Inc.
$14,281
Osprey Medical Inc
$12,155
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$10,995
Abbott Laboratories
$6,763
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$5,319
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$3,830
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$1,405
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,376
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$1,033
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$939
Inari Medical, Inc.
$938
ABIOMED
$832
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$575
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$569
Penumbra, Inc.
$422
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$380
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$322
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$302
HeartFlow, Inc.
$299
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$295
Angel Medical Systems, Inc.
$250
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$217
GE HEALTHCARE
$210
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$165
Novo Nordisk Inc
$126
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$112
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$104
Terumo Medical Corporation
$93
CORDIS US CORP.
$78
BIOTRONIK INC.
$74
Teleflex LLC
$69
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$64
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$49
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$47
Opsens Inc.
$44
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$42
ATRICURE, INC.
$37
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$33
EKOS Corporation
$31
Imperative Care, Inc
$30
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$29
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$29
Covidien LP
$26
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$22
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$22
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$21
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$19
PFIZER INC.
$19
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$17
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$17
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$17
Preventice Services, LLC
$12
Top 3 companies account for 71.6% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(9266) ELCA · (9267) AngioSculpt CV RX · ALPHAVAC · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER Occluders · AMPLATZER TALISMAN · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · ASAHI Peripheral Catheter · AVVIGO Guidance System · AngioVac · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CLEVIPREX · COMET · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COROFLOW · CROSSBOSS · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · CardioMEMS HF System · Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · Comet · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DEFINITY · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Dragonfly OCT · DyeVert · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · EMBLEM MRI S-ICD · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · EkoSonic · Entyvio · FARXIGA · FFRANGIO · FFRct · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FlowTriever · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · GUIDELINER · General - Atherectomy · General - Structural Heart · General - Vascular Access · Guidezilla · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · JARDIANCE · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · KENGREAL · LEQVIO · LIFESPARC · Legacy · LifeVest · MANTA · MITRACLIP · MYNXGRIP · MetaCross · Mitra Clip system · MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device · NAVITOR · NC TREK NEO · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · ONYX FRONTIER · OPTICROSS · OPTIS · OTHER · Optis Coronary Imaging System · OptoWire · PASCAL · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PORTICO · PRADAXA · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · PillCam · PressureWire FFR · RADIAL 360 · RESOLUTE ONYX · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · RUBY Coil · Repatha · Resolute · Reveal LINQ · Rotablator Rotational Atherectomy System Console Kit · RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SAVVYWIRE · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SPIDERFX · SUPERA · SYMPHONY CATHETER · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TELEMARK MICROCATHETER · TELESCOPE · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · TherOx DS2 Console · V-LOC 180 · Vascepa · Veklury · VersaCross Access Solution · WAINUA · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · WOLVERINE · WOLVERINE CORONARY CUTTING BALLOON · Wegovy · Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon · XARELTO · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · Zio monitor
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 →
The majority of payments (88%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for cardiovascular disease in MI.
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
35
Per 100K population
13.4
County median income
$70,525
Nearest hospital
BORGESS 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. Gupta is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 1% of MI peers, 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. Gupta experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gupta performed 226 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. Gupta receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gupta received a total of $361,360 from 58 companies across 1,012 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. Gupta's costs compare to other cardiologists in Kalamazoo?
Dr. Gupta's average Medicare payment per service is $95. 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. Gupta) 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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