Dr. Ravi Vallabhan, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Vallabhan
Dr. Ravi Vallabhan is an interventional cardiology specialist in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vallabhan performed 2,549 Medicare services across 2,062 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vallabhan received a total of $35,152 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 385 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Vallabhan 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 (30-39 min) | 589 | $88 | $238 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 482 | $10 | $51 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 249 | $151 | $729 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 199 | $8 | $41 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 198 | $29 | $139 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 164 | $10 | $128 |
| Injection, octafluoropropane microspheres, per ml | 102 | $28 | $113 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 64 | $62 | $186 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 61 | $173 | $1,035 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 59 | $159 | $858 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 54 | $261 | $1,315 |
| Coronary stent placement | 48 | $425 | $2,057 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 43 | $109 | $310 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 39 | $134 | $335 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 38 | $8 | $17 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 38 | $72 | $333 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 21 | $570 | $4,564 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 20 | $96 | $352 |
| Placement and subsequent removal of device to protect brain from embolism through catheter using imaging guidance | 17 | $101 | $2,497 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 15 | $86 | $268 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 14 | $61 | $212 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $223 | $1,175 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 12 | $55 | $188 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 11 | $123 | $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 ›
The majority of payments (71%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in interventional cardiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Vallabhan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 14% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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