Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Steven Kutalek, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Langhorne, PA
Practice pattern: Electrophysiology & Device
— Practice focused on heart rhythm disorders and cardiac device management
Consulting-driven
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Kutalek
Dr. Steven Kutalek is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in Langhorne, PA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kutalek performed 2,032 Medicare services across 1,293 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kutalek received a total of $225,119 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 392 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kutalek 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 in practice
▲ 2,032 Medicare services
$225,119 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,032
Medicare services
Bottom 43% in PA for clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician
1,293
Unique beneficiaries
$92
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~102 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, 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. |
456 | $134 | $385 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
341 | $97 | $215 |
| 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. |
327 | $11 | $55 |
| Pacemaker programming, dual lead system Adjustment and configuration of a dual-lead pacemaker device to ensure proper operation and settings. |
214 | $63 | $180 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
146 | $64 | $150 |
| 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. |
106 | $97 | $275 |
| 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. |
86 | $141 | $415 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system Adjustment and testing of the settings for an implanted heart device with multiple leads to ensure proper function. |
84 | $87 | $235 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system This procedure involves checking the function and data of an implanted device used to monitor heart and blood vessel activity. |
60 | $38 | $120 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 46 | $168 | $475 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system Adjustment and testing of the settings for an implanted heart device with two leads to ensure proper function. |
43 | $79 | $220 |
| Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker This procedure involves removing an existing permanent pacemaker with two leads and replacing it with a new device. It is performed to update or repair the heart rhythm management system. |
23 | $282 | $817 |
| Pacemaker insertion with heart chamber electrodes A surgical procedure to implant a pacemaker device and place electrodes into the upper and lower chambers of the heart to regulate heart rhythm. |
21 | $410 | $1,174 |
| Radiologist review of arm or leg vein image A radiologist reviews an image of a vein in one arm or leg. |
14 | $39 | $105 |
| Pacemaker/ICD evaluation at implant or replacement Assessment of a single or dual chamber pacing cardioverter-defibrillator performed during the initial implantation or device replacement procedure. |
14 | $72 | $450 |
| Relocation of pacemaker skin pocket This procedure involves moving the pacemaker generator to a new location under the skin. It is performed to adjust the position of the device within the body. |
13 | $154 | $760 |
| Continuous external EKG monitoring, 8-15 days This procedure involves recording heart rhythm continuously using an external EKG device over a period of 8 to 15 days. |
13 | $10 | $55 |
| External EKG monitoring, 8-15 days Continuous external electrocardiogram recording and review over a period of 8 to 15 days to monitor heart rhythm. |
13 | $15 | $75 |
| Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator A procedure to place an electrode in the lower part of the left side of the heart. This electrode is used to connect a pacemaker or defibrillator to help regulate the heart's rhythm. |
12 | $368 | $1,015 |
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.
20.9% high complexity
0.0% medium
79.1% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$225,119
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $32,160/year across 7 years
Top 7% in PA for clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
37
Companies
392
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.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$133,256 (59.2%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$64,311 (28.6%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$27,552 (12.2%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$19,792
2023
$28,218
2022
$27,705
2021
$41,080
2020
$7,330
2019
$34,831
2018
$66,163
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Baxter Healthcare
$12,050
Philips North America LLC
$7,056
Boston Scientific Corporation
$273
ATRICURE, INC.
$96
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$68
PFIZER INC.
$60
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$54
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$44
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$24
WATERMARK MEDICAL, INC.
$22
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$17
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$14
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 97.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$61,476
Boston Scientific Corporation
$40,264
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$38,840
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$29,078
Baxter Healthcare
$24,175
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$12,079
Philips North America LLC
$7,056
Abbott Laboratories
$4,265
Invuity, Inc.
$3,528
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$1,729
MicroPort CRM USA Inc
$324
Medtronic, Inc.
$290
BIOTRONIK INC.
$215
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$199
PFIZER INC.
$183
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$167
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$146
ATRICURE, INC.
$126
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$124
Stryker Corporation
$119
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$116
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$103
Cook Medical LLC
$101
AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$82
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$78
Amgen Inc.
$32
AtriCure, Inc.
$28
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$26
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$26
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$24
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$23
WATERMARK MEDICAL, INC.
$22
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$22
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$15
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$14
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$13
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 62.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5050) Ext Holter · (5050) Extended Holter · (9019) QC · (9124) LM Undivided · (9272) GlideLight · (9520) IGT Devices Undivided · (9557) Spartacus · (BH4) IGT Devices Undivided · (BS2) LM Undivided · ADAPTA · ARES 620 UNICORDER · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · Bidil · Bridge · CAMZYOS · CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT · CRM Product · CVX-300 · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Clinical Trial Product · Confirm Rx · Cook Medical Lead Management - Lead Extraction · Corlanor · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · EMBLEM S ICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM · EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FARXIGA · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL BRADY · GENERAL THERAPIES · General - Therapies · Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · IGT D Therapy · IGT Device Undivided · INGEVITY+ · INSPIRE · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · LATITUDE · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LUX DX · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · Lasers · LifeVest · MULTAQ · OCTARAY MAPPING CATHETER · OPTIMIZER · Optimizer · Optimizer Smart System · Optisure Defibrillation ICD Lead · PHOTONBLADE · Paradym RF CRT-D · Photonblade · Platinium · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · REPLY DR · Repatha · Reveal LINQ · S-ICD System Magnet · SAMSCA · SQ RX PULSE GENERATOR · SQRX PULSE GENERATOR · Solia · Sotalol Hydrochloride · Soundstar · Spectranetics Undiv · THERAPIES · TightRail · VERQUVO · VIGILANT · VYNDAMAX · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO
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 →
The majority of payments (59%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in PA.
Geographic Context
Clinical cardiac electrophysiology physicians within 10 mi
58
Per 100K population
9.0
County median income
$111,951
Nearest hospital
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Kutalek is an electrophysiology & device specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 7% of PA peers, 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. Kutalek experienced with office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kutalek performed 456 office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 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. Kutalek receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kutalek received a total of $225,119 from 37 companies across 392 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. Kutalek's costs compare to other clinical cardiac electrophysiology physicians in Langhorne?
Dr. Kutalek's average Medicare payment per service is $92. 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. Kutalek) 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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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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