Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Kevin Tsai, MD

Interventional Cardiology · Brooklyn, NY
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice — Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
121 DEKALB AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11201
7182508265
Registered in NPPES since 2015
NPI: 1366830689 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Tsai 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. Tsai

Dr. Kevin Tsai is an interventional cardiology specialist in Brooklyn, NY, with 11 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tsai performed 430 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tsai received a total of $10,580 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 272 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. Tsai 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.

✓ 11 years of NPI registration ▲ 430 Medicare services $10,580 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
430
Medicare services
Bottom 24% in NY for interventional cardiology
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$118
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
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.
210 $71 $170
Coronary angiography
A procedure to insert a tube into a coronary artery to capture diagnostic images of the heart's blood vessels.
46 $200 $625
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.
42 $118 $295
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.
40 $114 $320
Echocardiogram, transthoracic
An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function.
31 $60 $160
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.
28 $158 $470
Insertion of implantable heart rhythm monitor
A small device is placed under the skin to continuously record the heart's electrical activity. This helps detect irregular heart rhythms that may not appear during a standard office visit.
17 $82 $230
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.
16 $578 $1,580
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.
10.9% high complexity
0.0% medium
89.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$10,580
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,511/year across 7 years
Top 37% in NY for interventional cardiology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
34
Companies
272
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
$3,065
2023
$3,029
2022
$2,167
2021
$1,229
2020
$187
2019
$430
2018
$473

Payments by company (2024)

Medtronic, Inc.
$1,526
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$314
Boston Scientific Corporation
$199
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$194
Amgen Inc.
$137
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$134
Abbott Laboratories
$84
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$82
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$80
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$60
Avanos Medical
$56
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$53
Novo Nordisk Inc
$48
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$34
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$30
PFIZER INC.
$19
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$15
Top 3 companies account for 66.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,140
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,755
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$862
Boston Scientific Corporation
$811
Abbott Laboratories
$782
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$490
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$474
Amgen Inc.
$430
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$272
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$251
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$218
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$193
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$193
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$178
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$174
ABIOMED
$167
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$142
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$135
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$118
Inari Medical, Inc.
$114
PFIZER INC.
$103
Terumo Medical Corporation
$100
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$83
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$82
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$79
Avanos Medical
$56
Novo Nordisk Inc
$48
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$28
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$21
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$20
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$17
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$16
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$15
CHIESI USA, INC.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 45.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AMVUTTRA · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · AVEIR · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIVA VASCADE 5F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CARTO 3 · CLEVIPREX 50MG/100ML · CardioMEMS HF System · Corlanor · DEFINITY · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · Diamondback Coronary · Diamondback Peripheral · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · Everest Inflation Device · FARXIGA · FFRANGIO · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · General - Brady · General - EP · General - Therapies · General - Ultrasound · HEARTRAIL · IN.PACT AV · INJECTAFER · Impella · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · Kerendia · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LOKELMA · Launcher · LifeVest · METACROSS OTW · MULTAQ · MYCARELINK · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · ONPATTRO · ONYX FRONTIER · OPSUMIT · Ozempic · PNB AND ACCESSORIES · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Resolute · S · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · Vascular Closure Device · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO
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 →
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Geographic Context

Interventional cardiologists in nearby ZIP areas
166
County median income
$78,548
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER - DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
0.0 mi

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. Tsai is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Tsai experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Tsai performed 210 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 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. Tsai receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Tsai received a total of $10,580 from 34 companies across 272 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. Tsai's costs compare to other interventional cardiologists in Brooklyn?
Dr. Tsai's average Medicare payment per service is $118. 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. Tsai) 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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About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →