Dr. Kunjan Bhatt, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bhatt
Dr. Kunjan Bhatt is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in Austin, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bhatt performed 2,975 Medicare services across 1,942 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bhatt received a total of $242,995 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1034 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology 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. Bhatt 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.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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) | 587 | $137 | $278 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 536 | $95 | $202 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 414 | $11 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 377 | $95 | $206 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 157 | $25 | $107 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 128 | $134 | $393 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 100 | $160 | $534 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 97 | $98 | $268 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 53 | $11 | $47 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 43 | $18 | $83 |
| Nuclear medicine study, spect imaging, 1 area or single acquisition, single day imaging | 41 | $40 | $161 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | 41 | $99 | $456 |
| Test for exercise-induced heart and lung stress | 41 | $52 | $208 |
| Remote monitoring of pulmonary artery pressure sensor, up to 30 days | 38 | $39 | $158 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 37 | $17 | $79 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 34 | $91 | $393 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 32 | $10 | $45 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 28 | $68 | $416 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 26 | $61 | $236 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 24 | $64 | $141 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 22 | $168 | $398 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 21 | $2 | $12 |
| Evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device | 20 | $39 | $156 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 19 | $81 | $334 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 17 | $5 | $24 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 16 | $9 | $38 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 14 | $125 | $320 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 12 | $10 | $39 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (63%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in TX.
Geographic Context
1.3 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. Bhatt is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 2%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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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