Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Joji Varghese, M.D.
Internal Medicine · Abilene, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Varghese
Dr. Joji Varghese is an internal medicine specialist in Abilene, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Varghese performed 3,422 Medicare services across 2,863 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Varghese received a total of $53,151 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 768 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Varghese is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice
▲ Top 10% volume in TX
$53,151 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗3,422
Medicare services
Top 10% in TX for internal medicine
2,863
Unique beneficiaries
$73
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 746 | $6 | $24 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 321 | $78 | $365 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 226 | $9 | $144 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 226 | $60 | $226 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 205 | $90 | $341 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 188 | $131 | $508 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 168 | $51 | $330 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 144 | $21 | $86 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 97 | $170 | $1,825 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 79 | $11 | $40 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 79 | $14 | $103 |
| Coronary stent placement | 69 | $389 | $1,658 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 63 | $60 | $232 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 59 | $18 | $67 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 56 | $582 | $2,207 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 55 | $109 | $487 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 52 | $9 | $42 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 47 | $103 | $509 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 41 | $29 | $257 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 39 | $26 | $110 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 38 | $16 | $60 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 38 | $11 | $40 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 38 | $26 | $176 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 36 | $48 | $257 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 35 | $58 | $218 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial second order branch | 29 | $140 | $2,367 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | 29 | $188 | $4,668 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 28 | $61 | $228 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 25 | $70 | $323 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 24 | $100 | $371 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 21 | $54 | $238 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 21 | $29 | $352 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch | 19 | $118 | $4,369 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 18 | $67 | $261 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 17 | $377 | $1,472 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 17 | $198 | $2,649 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 16 | $559 | $3,232 |
| Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | 13 | $530 | $31,915 |
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.
20.4% high complexity
6.4% medium
73.2% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$53,151
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $7,593/year across 7 years
Top 2% in TX for internal medicine
43
Companies
768
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
$30,016 (56.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$12,298 (23.1%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$9,376 (17.6%)
Scientific / Research
Research funding and grants
$1,462 (2.8%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$11,180
2023
$5,754
2022
$17,029
2021
$3,320
2020
$5,112
2019
$6,043
2018
$4,712
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$13,992
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$8,961
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$8,279
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$4,246
Boston Scientific Corporation
$3,229
ABIOMED
$2,183
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$1,719
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,599
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,366
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$952
Penumbra, Inc.
$869
Inari Medical, Inc.
$803
Amgen Inc.
$671
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$604
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$468
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$397
Avinger Inc.
$390
CORDIS US CORP.
$249
EKOS Corporation
$203
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$198
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$178
PFIZER INC.
$169
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$153
HeartFlow, Inc.
$134
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$129
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$127
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$127
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$125
CathWorks, Inc.
$93
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$75
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$66
Cardiac Assist, Inc.
$60
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$59
Teleflex LLC
$41
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$38
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$33
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$32
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$30
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$28
Terumo Medical Corporation
$24
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$23
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC
$21
Coala Life Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 58.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(9281) Turbo Elite · (9520) IGT Devices Undivided · 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE · 2cm Peripheral Cutting Balloon · 3F · ABRE · ABSOLUTE PRO · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER PICCOLO · ANGIOJET · Absolute Pro vascular stent system · AngioJet Ultra 5000A · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COROFLOW · CRT-Ds · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · Coala Heart Monitor · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · Diamondback Peripheral · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ENTRESTO · EP Transseptal Access · ESPRIT · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Emboshield NAV6 system · Emerge Push · Endurant · FARXIGA · FFRANGIO · FFRct · FlowTriever · GENERAL - STENTS · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GLIDESHEATH SLENDER · General - Structural Heart · IN.PACT ADMIRAL · INFINITI · Impella · Indigo System · JETI · JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · LEQVIO · LIFESPARC · LIFESTENT · LUTONIX · LifeVest · MANTA · MULTAQ · MitraClip System · ONYX FRONTIER · OPTIS · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PRALUENT · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · RADIAL 360 · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Resolute · SABER · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Safeguard Radial Compress Device · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Stellarex · Supera peripheral stent system · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · TandemHeart · TandemLife · ULTRAVERSE · ULTREON · UPTRAVI · VARITHENA · VERQUVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · VYNDAQEL · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · Xience V coronary stent system
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 (56%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for internal medicine in TX.
Equivalent to $1,553 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
45
Per 100K population
225.4
County median income
$63,472
Nearest hospital
HENDRICK 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Varghese is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 2% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Varghese experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Varghese performed 746 ekg interpretation and report 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. Varghese receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Varghese received a total of $53,151 from 43 companies across 768 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. Varghese's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Abilene?
Dr. Varghese's average Medicare payment per service is $73. 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. Varghese) 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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