Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Richard Begg, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Butler, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
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. Begg
Dr. Richard Begg is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Butler, PA, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Begg performed 1,039 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Begg received a total of $18,743 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 593 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. Begg 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.
✓ 21 years of NPI registration
▲ 1,039 Medicare services
$18,743 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,039
Medicare services
Bottom 29% in PA 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)
$56
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 (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. |
280 | $86 | $171 |
| 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. |
250 | $10 | $45 |
| 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. |
200 | $57 | $118 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions. |
97 | $48 | $97 |
| 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. |
76 | $110 | $260 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month This service covers an extra 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional for managing two or more chronic conditions each calendar month. |
71 | $36 | $72 |
| 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. |
27 | $78 | $169 |
| 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. |
25 | $10 | $17 |
| Coronary angiography A procedure to insert a tube into a coronary artery to capture diagnostic images of the heart's blood vessels. |
13 | $152 | $815 |
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 ↗$18,743
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,678/year across 7 years
Top 15% in PA for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
50
Companies
593
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
$2,237
2023
$2,836
2022
$2,369
2021
$1,510
2020
$1,065
2019
$5,426
2018
$3,299
Payments by company (2024)
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$362
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$303
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$228
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$216
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$210
Amgen Inc.
$192
Abbott Laboratories
$183
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$140
PFIZER INC.
$84
Novo Nordisk Inc
$53
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$48
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$44
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$37
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$36
ABIOMED
$22
ATRICURE, INC.
$19
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$16
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$15
CVRx, Inc.
$15
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 40.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$3,311
Boston Scientific Corporation
$3,121
HeartFlow, Inc.
$1,554
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,412
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,297
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$982
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$888
Abbott Laboratories
$777
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$594
Amgen Inc.
$557
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$528
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$470
ABIOMED
$356
ATRICURE, INC.
$320
PFIZER INC.
$283
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$251
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$210
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$199
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$179
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$172
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$170
Novo Nordisk Inc
$118
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$104
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$94
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$68
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$66
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$61
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$61
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$44
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$39
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$37
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$37
MEDICOMP INC
$34
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$31
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$30
CVRx, Inc.
$29
Medtronic, Inc.
$28
Lundbeck LLC
$26
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$25
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$22
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$21
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$21
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$16
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$16
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$15
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$15
Medicure Pharma Inc.
$13
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$13
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 42.6% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AMPLATZER Occluders · ANDEXXA · ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · AVEIR · Aggrastat (tirofiban HCl) · Arcalyst · Arctic Front · Assure WCD · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOHELP · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Cardiac Monitor · CardioMEMS HF System · Cardiohelp · Confirm Rx · Corlanor · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FFRct · FUROSCIX · Flexitouch Plus · GALLANT · INJECTAFER · INSPIRE · Impella · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LOKELMA · LifeSPARC System · LifeVest · Livalo · MULTAQ · Mitra Clip system · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · Optimizer · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Repatha · Rybelsus · SAMSCA · SHOCKWAVE INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2+ CORONARY · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System with the Shockwave C2+ Coronary · Shockwave Medical L6 Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) Catheter · Unify Assura CRT Defibrillator · VALITUDE · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · Wegovy · XARELTO · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent
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
24
County median income
$86,775
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITA
0.0 mi
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. Begg is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 21 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. Begg experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Begg performed 280 office visit, established patient (30-39 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. Begg receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Begg received a total of $18,743 from 50 companies across 593 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. Begg's costs compare to other cardiologists in Butler?
Dr. Begg's average Medicare payment per service is $56. 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. Begg) 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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