Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Manoj Sharma, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Saginaw, MI
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
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What this data tells you about Dr. Sharma
Dr. Manoj Sharma is an interventional cardiology specialist in Saginaw, MI, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sharma performed 2,538 Medicare services across 1,957 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sharma received a total of $9,665 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 287 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. Sharma 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.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 24% volume in MI
$9,665 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,538
Medicare services
Top 24% in MI for interventional cardiology
1,957
Unique beneficiaries
$58
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~127 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. |
450 | $10 | $40 |
| 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. |
419 | $6 | $15 |
| 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. |
212 | $58 | $152 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test An injection of regadenoson, a medication used to stress the heart during diagnostic testing. |
200 | $44 | $156 |
| Anticoagulant management for warfarin Management of anticoagulant therapy for a patient taking warfarin. This service involves monitoring and adjusting the medication regimen. |
152 | $7 | $25 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
144 | $142 | $421 |
| 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. |
112 | $10 | $50 |
| 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. |
112 | $93 | $221 |
| Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin diagnostic injection A diagnostic injection of Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin used for imaging studies. |
106 | $87 | $151 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 68 | $216 | $1,719 |
| 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. |
54 | $47 | $168 |
| 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. |
53 | $304 | $900 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
40 | $35 | $95 |
| 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. |
38 | $128 | $287 |
| Continuous ECG monitoring, up to 30 days Continuous heart rhythm monitoring for up to 30 days, including professional review and reporting of the results. |
33 | $19 | $42 |
| 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. |
29 | $102 | $198 |
| 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. |
27 | $126 | $319 |
| Follow-up heart ultrasound An ultrasound of the heart performed to monitor or reassess a previously identified condition or treatment progress. |
26 | $19 | $47 |
| 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. |
23 | $16 | $41 |
| 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. |
23 | $10 | $38 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 22 | $9 | $31 |
| Perflutren lipid microspheres injection Injection of perflutren lipid microspheres, measured per milliliter. |
21 | $36 | $72 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound test that uses sound waves to create images of the heart's blood flow, valves, and chambers. |
19 | $38 | $100 |
| Echocardiogram with color Doppler An ultrasound of the heart that uses color imaging to visualize blood flow, measure flow rate, and assess valve function. |
19 | $17 | $80 |
| Stress echocardiogram with ECG monitoring An ultrasound of the heart performed while monitoring heart rhythm during rest, exercise, or medication-induced stress, followed by a review and report of the findings. |
19 | $150 | $473 |
| 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. |
18 | $397 | $957 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 14 | $159 | $400 |
| 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 | $136 | $290 |
| 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. |
13 | $570 | $2,560 |
| 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. |
12 | $74 | $332 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $279 | $3,088 |
| Aminophylline injection, up to 250 mg Administration of aminophylline medication via injection for a dose of up to 250 mg. |
12 | $6 | $11 |
| Intravascular ultrasound of heart vessel, initial An ultrasound procedure used to evaluate a blood vessel within the heart during a diagnostic or treatment procedure. |
11 | $57 | $202 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
11 | $79 | $212 |
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.
10.3% high complexity
23.7% medium
66.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$9,665
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,381/year across 7 years
Top 40% in MI for interventional cardiology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
39
Companies
287
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
$9,665 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,992
2023
$3,040
2022
$1,430
2021
$602
2020
$420
2019
$1,249
2018
$933
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,295
ABIOMED
$216
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$74
Boston Scientific Corporation
$74
Abbott Laboratories
$51
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$46
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$43
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$39
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$37
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$24
Teleflex LLC
$21
CORDIS US CORP.
$18
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$14
Medtronic, Inc.
$14
Terumo Medical Corporation
$13
PFIZER INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 79.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$4,968
Boston Scientific Corporation
$666
ABIOMED
$548
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$423
Abbott Laboratories
$416
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$243
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$218
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$211
Medtronic, Inc.
$191
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$191
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$176
Amgen Inc.
$169
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$164
PFIZER INC.
$123
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$115
Lundbeck LLC
$93
Teleflex LLC
$84
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$80
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$74
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$54
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$43
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$43
CORDIS US CORP.
$39
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$39
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$38
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$31
AtriCure, Inc.
$25
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$25
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$24
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$19
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$18
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$17
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$16
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$15
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$15
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$14
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$13
Terumo Medical Corporation
$13
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 64.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACUSON Origin Diagnostic Ultrasound System · ALPHAVAC · ANGIO-SEAL · AVEIR · Assure WCD · BRILINTA · Bidil · CAMZYOS · CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CROSSBOSS · Carto 3 System · Claria MRI · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · Diamondback Coronary · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · 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 · EverFlex · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · General - Therapies · Hi-Torque Balance guide wires · Impella · LANGSTON · LEQVIO · LifeVest · Livalo · MANTA · MINI TREK · MULTAQ · MYNX CONTROL · MYNX CONTROLTM · Micra · Mynx Venous VCD · NORTHERA · OPTIS · Optisure Defibrillation ICD Lead · PASCAL · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · PRESSUREWIRE · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · PressureWire FFR · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · Repatha · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TURNPIKE · Temperature Management System · UPTRAVI · VASCBAND · VERQUVO · Vascepa · Vascular Closure Device · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · WOLVERINE · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience V coronary stent system · ZIO Patch
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Interventional cardiologists within 10 mi
8
Per 100K population
4.2
County median income
$58,347
Nearest hospital
HEALTHSOURCE SAGINAW
4.1 mi
4.1 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. Sharma is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in MI), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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. Sharma experienced with electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Sharma performed 450 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. Sharma receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Sharma received a total of $9,665 from 39 companies across 287 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. Sharma's costs compare to other interventional cardiologists in Saginaw?
Dr. Sharma's average Medicare payment per service is $58. 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. Sharma) 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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