Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Amit Bhatt, M.B.B.S

Internal Medicine · Cleveland, OH
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
9500 EUCLID AVE, Cleveland, OH 44195
2164442200
Registered in NPPES since 2008
NPI: 1134390032 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. Bhatt

Dr. Amit Bhatt is an internal medicine specialist in Cleveland, OH, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bhatt performed 308 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bhatt received a total of $69,056 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 128 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. Bhatt 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.

✓ 18 years of NPI registration ▲ 308 Medicare services $69,056 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
308
Medicare services
Bottom 30% in OH for internal medicine
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$99
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
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities.
61 $60 $923
Upper endoscopy (EGD)
A diagnostic exam of the esophagus, stomach, and upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope.
27 $86 $792
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.
27 $68 $408
Colonoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the large intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities or disease.
25 $79 $1,382
Endoscopic ultrasound of esophagus, stomach, or small bowel
An ultrasound exam of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel performed using a flexible endoscope inserted through the mouth.
23 $117 $1,279
Colon polyp removal with endoscopic snare
This procedure removes polyps or growths from the large bowel using a flexible tube with a camera and a wire loop tool. The snare is used to cut off the growths during the examination.
23 $187 $1,654
Endoscopic removal of esophagus, stomach, or small bowel polyps
This procedure uses an endoscope and a mechanical snare to remove polyps or growths from the esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel.
20 $120 $1,261
Endoscopic removal of esophagus, stomach, or bowel lining
A procedure using a flexible endoscope to remove the tissue lining of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel.
20 $196 $1,748
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.
16 $49 $260
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.
16 $106 $580
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.
14 $64 $351
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.
13 $95 $599
Ultrasound-guided esophageal needle biopsy
A procedure using a flexible endoscope with ultrasound to guide a needle for sampling tissue from the esophagus.
12 $146 $1,519
Colonoscopy
A diagnostic exam of the large bowel using a flexible endoscope to visualize the interior of the colon.
11 $89 $1,187
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$69,056
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $9,865/year across 7 years
Top 2% in OH for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
27
Companies
128
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
$11,956
2023
$13,120
2022
$16,855
2021
$15,149
2020
$5,232
2019
$1,726
2018
$5,019

Payments by company (2024)

Boston Scientific Corporation
$6,334
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,716
CONMED Corporation
$1,546
Olympus Corporation
$922
Guard Medical Inc.
$131
Organon Llc
$125
Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc.
$110
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation
$36
ABBVIE INC.
$18
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$15
Top 3 companies account for 88.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic, Inc.
$27,501
Boston Scientific Corporation
$11,007
US ENDOSCOPY
$10,750
Aries Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$4,752
Covidien LP
$4,336
Olympus Corporation
$2,477
Lumendi LLC
$2,292
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$2,004
CONMED Corporation
$1,821
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$625
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$300
STERIS CORPORATION
$160
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation
$158
Creo Medical Inc.
$148
Guard Medical Inc.
$131
Organon Llc
$125
Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc.
$110
ABBVIE INC.
$93
Olympus America Inc.
$62
ERBE USA Inc
$50
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$35
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.
$32
AbbVie Inc.
$31
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$17
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
$15
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Shionogi Inc
$12
Top 3 companies account for 71.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Acquire · BEAMER SYSTEM · Barrx · Beacon · CONMED GENERATORS · CREON · DIFICID · Da Vinci Surgical System · DiLumen · ELEVIEW · FUJIFILM · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - BILIARY DEVICES · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL THERAPIES · GI GENIUS · JADA SYSTEM · Mulpleta · NEXPOWDER · NPSEAL LARGE · OCALIVA · ORISE · Olympus EMR & ESD Devices · Olympus EndoTherapy Accessories · PRODIGI · RESMETIROM · RESOLUTION CLIP · Resolution 360 Clip · SPEEDBOAT · SPYGLASS · Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-655 · SpyGlass · X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System · XIFAXAN · ZENPEP · eyeMAX
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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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. Bhatt is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 18 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. Bhatt experienced with upper gi endoscopy with biopsy?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Bhatt performed 61 upper gi endoscopy with biopsy 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. Bhatt receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Bhatt received a total of $69,056 from 27 companies across 128 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. Bhatt's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Cleveland?
Dr. Bhatt's average Medicare payment per service is $99. 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. Bhatt) 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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Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
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 →