Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Richard Kovach, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Browns Mills, NJ
Practice pattern: Interventional Cardiology
— Practice focused on catheter-based cardiac procedures
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Kovach
Dr. Richard Kovach is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Browns Mills, NJ, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kovach performed 427 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kovach received a total of $309,643 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 504 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. Kovach 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 of NPI registration
▲ 427 Medicare services
$309,643 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗427
Medicare services
Bottom 6% in NJ for cardiovascular disease
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$179
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
130 | $10 | $50 |
| 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. |
76 | $404 | $5,460 |
| 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. |
55 | $62 | $261 |
| 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. |
28 | $618 | $4,500 |
| 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. |
24 | $77 | $500 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 21 | $195 | $1,100 |
| Right heart catheterization with coronary angiography A procedure to insert a tube into the right side of the heart and coronary arteries to gather diagnostic information, with review by a radiologist. |
15 | $228 | $1,100 |
| Coronary angiography A procedure to insert a tube into a coronary artery to capture diagnostic images of the heart's blood vessels. |
14 | $138 | $900 |
| Intravascular ultrasound of heart vessel, initial An ultrasound procedure used to evaluate a blood vessel within the heart during a diagnostic or treatment procedure. |
14 | $59 | $404 |
| 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. |
14 | $104 | $551 |
| 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. |
13 | $422 | $4,500 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $257 | $1,300 |
| Tube insertion in bypass graft for diagnosis A tube is inserted into a bypass graft to allow for diagnostic evaluation. A radiologist reviews the procedure. |
11 | $144 | $1,000 |
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.
35.4% high complexity
8.9% medium
55.7% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$309,643
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $44,235/year across 7 years
Top 0% in NJ for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
37
Companies
504
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
$20,632
2023
$31,453
2022
$21,272
2021
$157,026
2020
$16,601
2019
$29,595
2018
$33,065
Payments by company (2024)
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$14,593
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,876
Abbott Laboratories
$1,687
Medtronic, Inc.
$647
Boston Scientific Corporation
$596
Ancora Heart, Inc.
$245
Inari Medical, Inc.
$137
Surmodics, Inc.
$136
Philips North America LLC
$120
BIOTRONIK INC.
$109
Penumbra, Inc.
$98
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$96
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$94
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$87
ABIOMED
$40
Teleflex LLC
$32
Endologix LLC
$22
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 88.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$148,785
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$39,691
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$35,768
Boston Scientific Corporation
$19,729
Abbott Laboratories
$17,104
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$12,621
VentureMed Group, Inc.
$7,738
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$5,511
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$5,066
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$3,763
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,680
ABIOMED
$2,543
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$2,347
Ancora Heart, Inc.
$1,935
Saranas, Inc.
$657
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$581
Cardiac Assist, Inc.
$452
Inari Medical, Inc.
$426
Penumbra, Inc.
$252
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$246
BIOTRONIK INC.
$220
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$194
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$193
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.
$160
Surmodics, Inc.
$136
Endologix LLC
$135
Teleflex LLC
$123
Philips North America LLC
$120
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$96
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$79
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$78
CVRx, Inc.
$68
Cagent Vascular INC
$52
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$33
Avinger Inc.
$25
Veryan Medical Incorporated
$25
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$12
Top 3 companies account for 72.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6366) Sync · (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · (6577) Visions 014 · (7881) US Und · (8324) Azurion 7 M20 · (8334) IGT D Peripheral · (9281) Turbo Elite · (9285) AngioSculpt PV · (9520) IGT Devices Undivided · (9547) IGT Systems Und · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER TALISMAN · ANGIOJET · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVVIGO Guidance System · Absolute Pro vascular stent system · AccuCinch · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · Armada 18 percutaneous catheter · Artis icono · Artis icono floor · Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac · BIOMONITOR · Barostim Neo System · CARDIOMEMS · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COROFLOW · CVX-300 · CorPath GRX · CorPath Imaging System · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · Diamondback Coronary · Diamondback Peripheral · ELUVIA · ENCORE · ESPRIT · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · FLEX Scoring Catheter · FLEX Vessel Prep System · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS · GENERAL - · GENERAL - ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · GUIDELINER · General - Angiography · General - Metallic Stents · General - Structural Heart · General - Therapies · General - Vascular Access · General - Vascular Intervention · HawkOne · IGT D Peripheral · IGT_D Peripheral · IVUS Systems · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · JARDIANCE · LIFESTENT · MAGNETOM Free.Max · MANTA · MITRACLIP · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · MynxGrip Vascular Closure Device · ONYX FRONTIER · OPTIS · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · PANTHERIS · PASCAL · PROMUS · Product in Development · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · RESOLUTE ONYX · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · RUBY Coil · Ranger · Resolute · S · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Serrantor · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Spectranetics Undiv · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Supera peripheral stent system · TURNPIKE · TandemHeart · Trilogy 100 · US Und · Vascular Lithotripsy · WAINUA · WATCHMAN · WOLVERINE · Watchman · XARELTO · Xience V 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
173
County median income
$105,271
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG 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. Kovach is an interventional cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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. Kovach experienced with sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kovach performed 130 sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes 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. Kovach receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kovach received a total of $309,643 from 37 companies across 504 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. Kovach's costs compare to other cardiologists in Browns Mills?
Dr. Kovach's average Medicare payment per service is $179. 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. Kovach) 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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