Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Aakash Garg, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Schenectady, NY
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Interventional
— Practice combining cardiac and interventional services
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Garg
Dr. Aakash Garg is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Schenectady, NY, with 12 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Garg performed 647 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Garg received a total of $58,828 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 753 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. Garg 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.
✓ 12 years of NPI registration
▲ 647 Medicare services
$58,828 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗647
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)
$207
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
149 | $10 | $38 |
| 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. |
147 | $557 | $2,430 |
| 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. |
110 | $93 | $145 |
| 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. |
110 | $131 | $201 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
40 | $150 | $439 |
| Aortography with contrast and radiologist review An imaging procedure using contrast dye to visualize the aorta above the heart valve, including professional review by a radiologist. |
18 | $26 | $84 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 17 | $162 | $531 |
| 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. |
15 | $581 | $1,395 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $267 | $667 |
| Coronary angiography A procedure to insert a tube into a coronary artery to capture diagnostic images of the heart's blood vessels. |
13 | $170 | $435 |
| 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. |
13 | $133 | $282 |
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.
31.5% high complexity
0.0% medium
68.5% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$58,828
Total received (2019-2024)
Avg $9,805/year across 6 years
Top 7% in NY for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
36
Companies
753
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
$19,783
2023
$13,074
2022
$14,561
2021
$8,573
2020
$2,725
2019
$112
Payments by company (2024)
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$12,356
Medtronic, Inc.
$5,300
Philips North America LLC
$614
Boston Scientific Corporation
$420
Abbott Laboratories
$222
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$195
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$107
Amgen Inc.
$87
ABIOMED
$87
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$85
PFIZER INC.
$80
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$50
Teleflex LLC
$36
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$34
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$33
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$29
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$19
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$14
Top 3 companies account for 92.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2019-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$21,357
Medtronic, Inc.
$14,636
Abbott Laboratories
$9,095
Boston Scientific Corporation
$3,560
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$2,510
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$921
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$846
ABIOMED
$630
Philips North America LLC
$614
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$600
Amgen Inc.
$457
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$388
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$353
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$302
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$300
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$283
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$273
PFIZER INC.
$231
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$217
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$203
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$159
Terumo Medical Corporation
$152
BIOTRONIK INC.
$128
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$113
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$107
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$83
Teleflex LLC
$51
Penumbra, Inc.
$48
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$41
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$33
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$27
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$27
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$26
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$22
Novo Nordisk Inc
$19
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 76.6% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(8333) IGT D Coronary · (9520) IGT Devices Undivided · (9525) Intracardiac Und · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER TALISMAN · AMPLATZER TorqVue Delivery Systm · ANGIO-SEAL · ANGIOJET · Arcalyst · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARTO 3 · COMET · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · Carto 3 · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · Diamondback Coronary · Diamondback Peripheral · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EVENITY · EVOQUE · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Emboshield NAV6 system · FARXIGA · FIGHTER · FUROSCIX · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL ULTRASOUND · GLIDESHEATH SLENDER · GLIDEWIRE · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · GUIDEZILLA · HEARTRAIL · HORNET · HawkOne · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · Indigo System · JARDIANCE · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · KENGREAL · LEQVIO · LifeVest · MANTA · METACROSS OTW · MITRACLIP · MitraClip System · ONPATTRO · ONYX FRONTIER · Optis Coronary Imaging System · PASCAL · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PK Papyrus · PRO-Kinetic Energy · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · PressureWire FFR · Pulsar · RESOLUTE ONYX · ROTABLATOR · Repatha · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Supera peripheral stent system · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Alpine coronary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra 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
111
County median income
$76,989
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
ELLIS HOSPITAL
3.2 mi
3.2 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. Garg is a cardiac & interventional 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. Garg experienced with electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Garg performed 149 electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead 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. Garg receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Garg received a total of $58,828 from 36 companies across 753 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. Garg's costs compare to other cardiologists in Schenectady?
Dr. Garg's average Medicare payment per service is $207. 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. Garg) 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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