Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Anthony Agostini, DO

Cardiovascular Disease · Amarillo, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
6200 I-40 W, Amarillo, TX 79106
8063549764
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1245234293 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. Agostini

Dr. Anthony Agostini is a cardiovascular disease in Amarillo, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Agostini performed 8,463 Medicare services across 4,163 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Agostini received a total of $5,406 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 103 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Agostini 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.

✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 5% volume in TX$ $5,406 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
8,463
Medicare services
Top 5% in TX for cardiovascular disease
4,163
Unique beneficiaries
$87
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~423 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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Chronic care management, first 20 min/month2,390$43$123
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test772$43$66
EKG interpretation and report585$6$68
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)548$86$276
Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month484$44$115
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead432$10$55
Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month317$36$140
Heart muscle strain imaging263$28$120
Prothrombin time test (blood clotting)253$4$24
Echocardiogram, transthoracic242$141$644
Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days227$37$154
New patient office visit (45-59 min)151$113$427
Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries143$167$214
Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan139$1,773$6,600
Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet139$116$432
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect123$197$708
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician108$52$320
Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries100$38$226
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)90$58$184
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity85$62$197
Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month83$37$135
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers77$89$353
Initial hospital admission, high complexity68$135$542
Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose67$91$135
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts66$122$348
Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts65$100$432
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers59$83$307
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes49$39$146
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow48$129$592
Cardiac catheterization47$173$939
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity41$39$109
Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts35$83$294
Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance27$766$3,900
Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional24$643$1,688
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up24$71$310
Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment20$14$52
Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image17$117$495
Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow16$114$451
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report14$83$328
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity14$159$468
Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image11$127$591
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.
4.2% high complexity
23.8% medium
72.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$5,406
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $772/year across 7 years
Top 47% in TX for cardiovascular disease
17
Companies
103
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
$5,277 (97.6%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$130 (2.4%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$137
2023
$1,234
2022
$1,794
2021
$824
2020
$246
2019
$544
2018
$628

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,533
Abbott Laboratories
$1,381
ABIOMED
$637
BIOTRONIK INC.
$589
Medtronic, Inc.
$290
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$202
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$168
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$156
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$137
PFIZER INC.
$89
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$80
Cook Medical LLC
$39
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$35
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$20
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$18
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$17
CORDIS US CORP.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 65.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABRE · Absolute Pro vascular stent system · BioMonitor · CAMZYOS · ClosureFast · Comet · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edora · Edora 8 DR-T · FRONTRUNNER XP CTO Catheter · General - Vascular Intervention · HERCULINK ELITE · Hi-Torque Command guide wire · IGT_D Peripheral · ILAB · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · Lasers · LifeVest · MICRA · MINI TREK · MYNX CONTROL · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · OMNILINK ELITE · OPTIS · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · Onyx · OptiCross · Optimizer · Orsiro Mission · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · ROTAPRO · Rivacor · SUPERA · Solia · Supera peripheral stent system · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · VYNDAQEL · Varithena Administration Pack · WATCHMAN Access System · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · ZILVER VENA
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $64 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
24
Per 100K population
20.6
County median income
$50,448
Nearest hospital
NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Agostini is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.

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. Agostini experienced with chronic care management, first 20 min/month?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Agostini performed 2,390 chronic care management, first 20 min/month 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. Agostini receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Agostini received a total of $5,406 from 17 companies across 103 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. Agostini's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Amarillo?
Dr. Agostini's average Medicare payment per service is $87. 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. Agostini) 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 →
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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures 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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