Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Sunil Chandy, M.D.
Pain Medicine · Exton, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
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. Chandy 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. Chandy
Dr. Sunil Chandy is a pain medicine specialist in Exton, PA, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Chandy performed 1,664 Medicare services across 621 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Chandy received a total of $11,954 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 593 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Chandy 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.
✓ 15 years in practice
▲ Top 17% volume in PA
$11,954 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗1,664
Medicare services
Top 17% in PA for pain medicine
621
Unique beneficiaries
$99
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~111 Medicare services per year of practice
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. |
733 | $97 | $325 |
| 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. |
566 | $63 | $250 |
| Principal care management for high-risk disease, first 30 minutes This service covers the initial 30 minutes of clinical staff time per calendar month to manage a single high-risk disease. It is directed by a healthcare professional. |
57 | $50 | $340 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
48 | $184 | $3,406 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
45 | $96 | $3,343 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
32 | $207 | $4,000 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
29 | $230 | $3,828 |
| Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
28 | $239 | $5,850 |
| 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. |
27 | $135 | $700 |
| 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. |
24 | $78 | $300 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the upper or middle spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
23 | $192 | $3,128 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals. |
22 | $443 | $4,227 |
| Trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles A procedure involving the injection of medication into one or two specific muscles to treat trigger points. |
16 | $35 | $450 |
| 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. |
14 | $134 | $450 |
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$11,954
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,708/year across 7 years
Top 12% in PA for pain medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
56
Companies
593
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$11,954 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,712
2023
$1,559
2022
$2,086
2021
$1,549
2020
$1,295
2019
$1,731
2018
$2,023
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$396
ABBVIE INC.
$216
PFIZER INC.
$173
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$155
Abbott Laboratories
$118
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$118
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$118
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$112
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$72
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$54
Nevro Corp.
$49
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$44
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$37
Boston Scientific Corporation
$36
SI-BONE, INC.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 45.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$1,439
Nevro Corp.
$1,109
Boston Scientific Corporation
$767
Abbott Laboratories
$742
Amgen Inc.
$666
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$665
PFIZER INC.
$596
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$458
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$379
ABBVIE INC.
$371
AbbVie Inc.
$323
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$294
IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$282
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$256
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$253
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$204
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$204
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$195
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$193
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.
$171
PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC
$168
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$167
SI-BONE, INC.
$155
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$144
Egalet US Inc
$143
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$142
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$141
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
$140
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$126
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$114
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$102
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$101
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$63
Almatica Pharma LLC
$62
Allergan, Inc.
$58
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$56
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$55
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$46
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$44
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$39
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$33
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$29
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$28
kaleo, Inc.
$28
Bioventus LLC
$26
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$26
SI-BONE, Inc.
$23
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.
$20
Lilly USA, LLC
$19
Shionogi Inc
$16
Kaleo, Inc.
$14
Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$14
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$13
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$11
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$11
Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC
$10
Top 3 companies account for 27.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIMOVIG · AJOVY · ARYMO ER · AXIUM · Aimovig · Amitiza · Axium INS DRG IPG · BELBUCA · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · Belbuca · COMIRNATY · Comprehensive · DRG IPGs · DUEXIS · EMBEDA · EMGALITY · EVZIO · Evzio · Freelink · GELSYN 3 · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GRALISE · General - Pain Management · Gralise · HORIZANT · Horizant · IFUSE IMPLANT · INFINION · LEVORPHANOL TARTRATE · LICART · LYRICA · LYVISPAH · Levorphanol · Licart · MONOVISC · MOVANTIK · Morphabond ER · Movantik · NALOCET · NT1100 NT2000iX Simplicity · NURTEC ODT · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · ORTHOVISC · OXAYDO · Octrode SCS Leads · Omnia · PROCLAIM · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · Qutenza · RAYOS · RELISTOR · RELISTOR ORAL · REYVOW · ROXYBOND · SCS leads · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRIX · SYMPROIC · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Symproic · TREXIMET · Tirosint · Trudhesa · UBRELVY · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XTAMPZA · XTAMPZAER · Xtampza ER · ZIPSOR · ZOHYDRO ER · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · iFuse Implant
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Pain medicines within 10 mi
44
Per 100K population
8.1
County median income
$123,041
Nearest hospital
CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL
4.2 mi
4.2 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | 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. Chandy is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in PA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 12% of PA peers, with 15 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. Chandy experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Chandy performed 733 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Chandy receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Chandy received a total of $11,954 from 56 companies across 593 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Chandy's costs compare to other pain medicines in Exton?
Dr. Chandy'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. Chandy) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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About this page
All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): 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.
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