Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Selvakumar Chockalingam, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease · Rochester, NY
Practice pattern: Electrophysiology & Cardiac — Practice combining electrophysiology and cardiac services
1400 PORTLAND AVE, Rochester, NY 14621
5853427090
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1306889357 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Chockalingam

Dr. Selvakumar Chockalingam is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Rochester, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Chockalingam performed 672 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Chockalingam received a total of $9,440 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 561 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. Chockalingam 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 ▲ 672 Medicare services $9,440 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
672
Medicare services
Bottom 21% in NY 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)
$61
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 (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.
220 $58 $85
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.
177 $10 $18
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.
71 $115 $194
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.
44 $19 $58
Echocardiogram with color Doppler
An ultrasound of the heart that uses color imaging to visualize blood flow, measure flow rate, and assess valve function.
44 $18 $30
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.
44 $174 $247
Echocardiogram, transthoracic
An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function.
27 $148 $238
Pacemaker system evaluation
Assessment of a pacemaker device, including single, dual, multiple lead, or leadless systems.
16 $14 $22
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 15 $157 $224
Cardiac catheterization 14 $173 $302
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.
15.0% high complexity
13.1% medium
71.9% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$9,440
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,349/year across 7 years
Top 22% in NY for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
32
Companies
561
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
$1,099
2023
$1,612
2022
$1,522
2021
$1,650
2020
$970
2019
$1,114
2018
$1,473

Payments by company (2024)

E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$258
PFIZER INC.
$242
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$164
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$79
Novo Nordisk Inc
$78
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$75
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$73
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$64
ATRICURE, INC.
$24
Amgen Inc.
$23
CVRx, Inc.
$20
Top 3 companies account for 60.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$1,393
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,078
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$957
PFIZER INC.
$952
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$925
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$788
BIOTRONIK INC.
$493
Amgen Inc.
$434
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$372
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$293
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$263
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$222
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$198
Welch Allyn
$126
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$114
Novo Nordisk Inc
$110
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$107
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$96
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$89
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$86
Abbott Laboratories
$56
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$49
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$47
Boston Scientific Corporation
$30
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$25
Medtronic, Inc.
$24
ATRICURE, INC.
$24
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$21
CVRx, Inc.
$20
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$17
Incyte Corporation
$16
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 36.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AMVIA EDGE · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Adempas · Assure WCD · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · Bidil · BioMonitor · CAMZYOS · CHANTIX · CLEVIPREX · Corlanor · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · Edora 8 DR-T · FARXIGA · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · Inpefa · JAKAFI · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LOKELMA · LifeVest · Livalo · MICRA · MULTAQ · NEXLETOL · None · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · PressureWire FFR · Repatha · Reveal LINQ · Rivacor · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · Vascepa · WATCHMAN Access System · 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

Cardiologists in nearby ZIP areas
92
County median income
$74,409
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL
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. Chockalingam is an electrophysiology & cardiac 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. Chockalingam experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Chockalingam performed 220 office visit, established patient (20-29 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. Chockalingam receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Chockalingam received a total of $9,440 from 32 companies across 561 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. Chockalingam's costs compare to other cardiologists in Rochester?
Dr. Chockalingam's average Medicare payment per service is $61. 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. Chockalingam) 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 →
Is this data up to date?
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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 →