Dr. Vipul Madhwani, MBBS
What this data tells you about Dr. Madhwani
Dr. Vipul Madhwani is a cardiovascular disease in Austin, TX, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Madhwani performed 3,929 Medicare services across 3,184 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Madhwani received a total of $6,905 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 186 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. Madhwani 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,609 | $6 | $48 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 436 | $51 | $353 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 361 | $9 | $74 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 260 | $90 | $469 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 166 | $6 | $38 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 136 | $66 | $324 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 96 | $4 | $36 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 94 | $61 | $221 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 92 | $10 | $89 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 74 | $54 | $295 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 53 | $14 | $75 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 50 | $19 | $151 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 47 | $84 | $338 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 44 | $2 | $32 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 34 | $8 | $25 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 32 | $66 | $226 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 32 | $39 | $148 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 32 | $93 | $318 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 29 | $98 | $421 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 26 | $10 | $41 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 26 | $19 | $67 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 26 | $138 | $618 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 25 | $18 | $102 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 22 | $9 | $37 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 20 | $169 | $963 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 19 | $82 | $465 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 18 | $114 | $710 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | 17 | $177 | $836 |
| 3d ultrasound imaging of heart for evaluation of heart structure performed during ultrasound imaging of congenital heart defects | 16 | $19 | $66 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 14 | $5 | $36 |
| Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | 12 | $54 | $271 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 11 | $86 | $517 |
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 ›
Most payments (91%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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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. Madhwani is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 25% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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