Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Kuldeep Talwar, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Cypress, TX
Practice pattern: Remote & Electrophysiology— Practice combining remote and electrophysiology services
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. Talwar
Dr. Kuldeep Talwar is a cardiovascular disease in Cypress, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Talwar performed 5,205 Medicare services across 2,486 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Talwar received a total of $13,967 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 370 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Talwar is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 15% volume in TX$ $13,967 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗5,205
Medicare services
Top 15% in TX for cardiovascular disease
2,486
Unique beneficiaries
$64
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 999 | $96 | $161 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 728 | $64 | $150 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 605 | $11 | $27 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 428 | $28 | $150 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 395 | $7 | $13 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 283 | $19 | $42 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 219 | $17 | $40 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 185 | $139 | $313 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 161 | $22 | $48 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 149 | $20 | $43 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 104 | $151 | $320 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 73 | $150 | $315 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 69 | $10 | $80 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 62 | $26 | $69 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 50 | $71 | $250 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 50 | $23 | $150 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 50 | $11 | $100 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 47 | $96 | $161 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 41 | $161 | $525 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 41 | $142 | $359 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 36 | $10 | $90 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 35 | $129 | $254 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 34 | $19 | $100 |
| Coronary stent placement | 28 | $372 | $917 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 28 | $85 | $171 |
| Injection for imaging of aorta above heart valve with review by radiologist | 28 | $31 | $84 |
| Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion | 27 | $67 | $249 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 25 | $100 | $700 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 24 | $333 | $1,469 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 24 | $50 | $118 |
| Insertion of tube in upper and/or lower heart chambers to record and identify origin of abnormal heart rhythm | 24 | $221 | $479 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 24 | $93 | $250 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 21 | $773 | $1,779 |
| Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 18 | $250 | $674 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 17 | $191 | $424 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 16 | $87 | $170 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 16 | $20 | $149 |
| Removal of plaque and blood clot, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single vessel | 15 | $530 | $1,029 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 13 | $6 | $12 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 13 | $2 | $8 |
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.
14.1% high complexity
7.6% medium
78.3% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$13,967
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,995/year across 7 years
Top 25% in TX for cardiovascular disease
36
Companies
370
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
$13,711 (98.2%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$256 (1.8%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$1,548
2023$3,730
2022$1,436
2021$2,101
2020$518
2019$565
2018$4,068
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$4,709
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$2,310
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,946
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$1,329
BIOTRONIK INC.
$848
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$528
Inari Medical, Inc.
$454
Boston Scientific Corporation
$331
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$219
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$152
Amgen Inc.
$128
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$112
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$97
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$80
ABIOMED
$72
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$70
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$64
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$62
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$50
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$45
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$44
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$42
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$39
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$27
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$27
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$26
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$22
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$18
Itamar Medical Inc
$17
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$15
Coala Life Inc
$15
ConvaTec Inc.
$15
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
CORDIS US CORP.
$14
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
CashFlow Solutions, LLC
$10
Top 3 companies account for 64.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABSOLUTE PRO · ACCUNET · ALLURE QUADRA · AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA · ASSURITY · ATTAIN COMMAND + SUREVALVE · AVEIR · AVVIGO Guidance System · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Ablation Therapy Hardware · Advisor Catheter · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · Astron; Pulsar; AstronPulsar · Azure · BodyGuardian · CARTO 3 · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · CONFIRM RX · CareLink · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Carto 3 · Carto 3 System · Claria MRI · ClosureFast · Coala Heart Monitor · Confirm Rx · Connectivity and Remote care · Corlanor · Definity · ELIQUIS · ENSITE · ENSITE PRECISION · ENTRESTO · EP-WORKMATE · EP-WorkMate Claris System · ESPRIT · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · EnSite X · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · Euphora · FARXIGA · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FORTIFY ASSURA · GALLANT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · Impella · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LINQ II · LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon · LUX DX · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LYMPHA PRESS OPTIMAL PLUS(US) BT · LifeVest · MERLIN@HOME · MICRA · MITRACLIP · MRI Ready Leads · MYCARELINK · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Micra · Mitra Clip system · Mynx Venous VCD · OCTARAY MAPPING CATHETER · OPTIS · Optimizer · Optimizer Smart System · Orsiro · Orsiro Mission · PERCEPTA QUAD CRT-P MRI SURESCAN · PK Papyrus · PRO-Kinetic Energy · Percepta · Pulsar · QUADRA ALLURE MP · QUARTET · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · RESONATE · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Resolute · RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SELECTSECURE · SELECTSITE · SENSITHERM MULTI · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TactiCath Quartz CFA Catheter · TrapIT · Unify Assura CRT Defibrillator · VENOVO · VERQUVO · Vascepa · Vascular Closure Device · Venclose Maven Catheter · Verquvo · Visia AF · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · WORKMATE CLARIS · WatchPAT · XARELTO · XIENCE SKYPOINT · ZIO XT 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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $268 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
154
Per 100K population
3.2
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital
LONE STAR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CYPRESS
5.7 mi
5.7 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. Talwar is a remote & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% 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. Talwar experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Talwar performed 999 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 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. Talwar receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Talwar received a total of $13,967 from 36 companies across 370 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. Talwar's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Cypress?
Dr. Talwar's average Medicare payment per service is $64. 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. Talwar) 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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