Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Faraz Kerendi, MD
Thoracic Surgery · Austin, TX
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. Kerendi
Dr. Faraz Kerendi is a thoracic surgery specialist in Austin, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kerendi performed 436 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kerendi received a total of $979,909 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1246 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. Kerendi 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.
✓ 18 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 14% volume in TX
$979,909 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗436
Medicare services
Top 14% in TX for thoracic surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$348
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 91 | $156 | $445 |
| Left atrial appendage exclusion Surgical closure of the left atrial appendage of the heart, performed as part of another chest procedure. |
39 | $100 | $366 |
| Intraoperative ultrasound guidance Use of ultrasound imaging during a surgical procedure to help guide the surgeon's actions. |
38 | $48 | $200 |
| 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. |
31 | $63 | $154 |
| Endoscopic vein harvest A surgical procedure to remove a vein using an endoscope, which is a thin, lighted tube inserted through small incisions. |
28 | $12 | $250 |
| 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. |
26 | $95 | $235 |
| Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery Surgical procedure to bypass a blocked coronary artery using a graft from another artery. This restores blood flow to the heart muscle. |
25 | $1,245 | $6,116 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery. |
23 | $556 | $3,921 |
| Nerve plexus freezing via skin with imaging This procedure uses imaging guidance to freeze and destroy a nerve plexus through a small skin incision. |
20 | $95 | $700 |
| Partial removal of chest bone Surgical procedure to remove a portion of a bone in the chest area. |
17 | $203 | $2,780 |
| Aortic valve replacement surgery Surgical replacement of the aortic valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the procedure. |
15 | $1,169 | $6,500 |
| Radical mitral valve reconstruction on heart-lung machine Surgical repair of the mitral valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain circulation during the procedure. |
14 | $1,769 | $5,920 |
| Mitral valve replacement surgery Surgical replacement of the mitral valve in the heart using a heart-lung machine to maintain circulation during the procedure. |
12 | $2,059 | $6,255 |
| Coronary artery bypass graft, 3 grafts A surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart by creating bypasses using vein or artery grafts. This specific code covers the placement of three grafts. |
12 | $416 | $1,140 |
| 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. |
12 | $118 | $315 |
| Surgical exposure of underarm or upper chest artery with conduit creation A surgical procedure to expose an artery in the underarm or upper chest area and create a conduit. |
11 | $263 | $1,060 |
| 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. |
11 | $80 | $235 |
| Home health plan of care certification Certification by a physician or allowed practitioner for Medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care. This includes contacting the home health agency and reviewing reports of patient status required by physicians. |
11 | $43 | $150 |
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.
23.2% high complexity
13.3% medium
63.5% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$979,909
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $139,987/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
35
Companies
1,246
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
$135,793
2023
$184,474
2022
$185,735
2021
$139,511
2020
$66,730
2019
$116,128
2018
$151,537
Payments by company (2024)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$67,874
ATRICURE, INC.
$32,764
Abbott Laboratories
$25,821
Ethicon Inc.
$5,934
Ethicon US, LLC
$1,694
Medtronic, Inc.
$921
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$270
Stryker Corporation
$167
Penumbra, Inc.
$132
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$72
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$49
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$46
Cook Medical LLC
$36
Bolton Medical Inc
$13
Top 3 companies account for 93.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AtriCure, Inc.
$367,923
ATRICURE, INC.
$292,157
Abbott Laboratories
$139,664
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$107,700
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$22,229
Ethicon US, LLC
$18,485
Medtronic, Inc.
$15,833
Ethicon Inc.
$7,566
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$2,230
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$890
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$858
Ancora Heart, Inc.
$528
ABIOMED
$521
Bolton Medical Inc
$353
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$295
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$270
Boston Scientific Corporation
$247
Corcym Inc
$218
CryoLife, Inc.
$201
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$193
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$173
Stryker Corporation
$167
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$165
Cook Medical LLC
$163
Medinc of Texas
$133
Penumbra, Inc.
$132
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$127
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$115
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$105
KCI USA, Inc.
$81
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$72
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$49
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$24
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$24
Opsens Inc.
$19
Top 3 companies account for 81.6% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCESS · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER Occluders · ANGIOVAC · ASSURITY · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · AVALUS · Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · AtriCure Cryosurgical System · AtriCure Synergy Ablation System · Avalus · BioGlue · Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve · CARDIOMEMS · COOK · COR KNOT · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Cobra Fusion Ablation System · Cook Medical Thoracic · CoreValve Evolut · CoreValve Evolut R · Crescent Catheter · DERMABOND · ECHELON FLEX Stapler · ECM Patch · ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter · ENSITE PRECISION · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · ETHICON · EVARREST · EVICEL Fibrin Sealant (Human) · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM · Freestyle · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · Grafts · HARMONIC Product Family · Hancock · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · HeartString III Proximal Seal · Heartstring · IN.PACT Admiral · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · Impella · Indigo System · MICS Cannulae · MITRACLIP · MODELS · MOSAIC · Mega Soft · MiniArm · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · Models · Mosaic · N/A · OTHER · OptoWire · PERCEVAL · PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · PORTICO · PREVENA · PROLENE · Perceval · Pouch · Prineo 42 · Relay Grafts · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · STRATAFIX · SURGICEL NU-KNIT · SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix · SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix Family of Products · SYNERGY · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Simulus · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · VISTASEAL · Valiant Captivia · Vascular Lithotripsy · Vascutek · Vasoview Hemopro 2
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
Thoracic surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
29
County median income
$97,169
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
AUSTIN STATE HOSPITAL
1.3 mi
1.3 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. Kerendi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in TX), with 18 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. Kerendi experienced with new patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kerendi performed 91 new patient office visit, complex (60-74 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. Kerendi receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kerendi received a total of $979,909 from 35 companies across 1,246 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. Kerendi's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Austin?
Dr. Kerendi's average Medicare payment per service is $348. 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. Kerendi) 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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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.
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