Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Srikanth Damaraju, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology · Corpus Christi, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
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. Damaraju
Dr. Srikanth Damaraju is an interventional cardiology in Corpus Christi, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Damaraju performed 4,273 Medicare services across 3,021 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Damaraju received a total of $23,150 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 673 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Damaraju is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 20% volume in TX$ $23,150 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗4,273
Medicare services
Top 20% in TX for interventional cardiology
3,021
Unique beneficiaries
$67
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~214 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,135 | $10 | $65 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,075 | $83 | $154 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 248 | $43 | $64 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 182 | $10 | $147 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 170 | $62 | $197 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 146 | $6 | $44 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 139 | $148 | $813 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 108 | $260 | $1,092 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 104 | $172 | $282 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 98 | $60 | $115 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 93 | $93 | $282 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 88 | $104 | $242 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 72 | $189 | $2,211 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 50 | $39 | $82 |
| Coronary stent placement | 31 | $396 | $1,800 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 30 | $20 | $75 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 29 | $9 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 28 | $147 | $554 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 27 | $69 | $266 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 27 | $23 | $90 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 27 | $11 | $138 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 25 | $72 | $259 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 25 | $18 | $73 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 23 | $23 | $69 |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 22 | $259 | $1,553 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 21 | $52 | $152 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 21 | $20 | $80 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 20 | $4 | $16 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 19 | $49 | $403 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 19 | $44 | $103 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 17 | $8 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 17 | $19 | $160 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 17 | $6 | $50 |
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 16 | $143 | $1,132 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 16 | $187 | $385 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 15 | $140 | $198 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 14 | $397 | $2,490 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 13 | $17 | $78 |
| Insertion of stent in arteries of leg | 12 | $343 | $2,095 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 12 | $102 | $370 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 11 | $595 | $2,173 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 11 | $64 | $190 |
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.
7.7% high complexity
12.4% medium
80.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$23,150
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,307/year across 7 years
Top 21% in TX for interventional cardiology
29
Companies
673
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
$23,150 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$2,418
2023$7,213
2022$1,932
2021$1,632
2020$826
2019$4,169
2018$4,959
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$4,874
ABIOMED
$4,091
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$2,752
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$2,443
Abbott Laboratories
$2,394
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$1,437
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,401
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,082
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$397
PFIZER INC.
$345
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$251
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$215
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$195
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$179
BIOTRONIK INC.
$173
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$157
Preventice Services, LLC
$127
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$104
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$101
Amgen Inc.
$76
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$73
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$57
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$49
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$46
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$38
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$34
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$28
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$16
Cook Medical LLC
$16
Top 3 companies account for 50.6% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABRE · ABSOLUTE PRO · ACIST RXi NAVVUS · ADMIRAL XTREME · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · AngioVac · Aptus Heli-FX · Azure · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CG FUTURE · CHANTIX · CHOCOLATE PTA BALLOON CATHETER · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COUGAR XT · CardioMEMS HF System · Claria MRI · Cobalt · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · Diamondback Coronary · Diamondback Peripheral · DxTerity · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM · ENDURANT IIS · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENTEER · ENTRESTO · ESPRIT · EUPHORA · EVERFLEX PROTG EVERFLEX · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Endurant · Enteer · Euphora · EverCross · EverFlex · Evera · Export · FARXIGA · FFRANGIO · FLOWMET · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · General - Atherectomy · General - Therapies · HAWKONE · HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM · IN.PACT ADMIRAL · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · Integrity · JARDIANCE · LAUNCHER · LEQVIO · Launcher · LifeVest · MICRA · MITRACLIP · MYCARELINK · Micra · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NEXLETOL · ONYX FRONTIER · OPSUMIT · Orsiro Mission · PACIFIC XTREME · PEEL-AWAY · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · ProVia · Protege EverFlex · RELIANT · RESOLUTE ONYX · REVEAL LINQ · Reliant · Repatha · Resolute · Reveal LINQ · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SELECTSECURE · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYMPLICITY G3 · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TELEMARK MICROCATHETER · TELESCOPE · TOURGUIDE STEERABLE SHEATH · TRAILBLAZER · TURBOHAWK · TYRX · TourGuide · TurboHawk · UPTRAVI · VALIANT CAPTIVIA · VERQUVO · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · Valiant Captivia · Visia AF · WATCHMAN · XARELTO · ZIO Patch
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $542 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
3
Per 100K population
0.9
County median income
$66,021
Nearest hospital
CORPUS CHRISTI MEDICAL CENTER,THE
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. Damaraju is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% 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. Damaraju experienced with electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Damaraju performed 1,135 electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead 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. Damaraju receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Damaraju received a total of $23,150 from 29 companies across 673 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. Damaraju's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Corpus Christi?
Dr. Damaraju's average Medicare payment per service is $67. 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. Damaraju) 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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