Dr. Sudhir Thotakura, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Thotakura
Dr. Sudhir Thotakura is an interventional cardiology specialist in Dallas, TX, with 13 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thotakura performed 4,247 Medicare services across 2,978 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thotakura received a total of $8,541 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 213 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. Thotakura 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 | 1,345 | $6 | $33 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 548 | $86 | $253 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 343 | $89 | $214 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 333 | $126 | $381 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 295 | $58 | $144 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 264 | $42 | $108 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 174 | $9 | $77 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 138 | $130 | $813 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 131 | $111 | $327 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 88 | $237 | $1,429 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 81 | $130 | $352 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 62 | $9 | $80 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 61 | $53 | $310 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 49 | $72 | $767 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 43 | $15 | $63 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 42 | $156 | $952 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 39 | $19 | $204 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 35 | $57 | $150 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 31 | $17 | $49 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 27 | $20 | $74 |
| Coronary stent placement | 21 | $404 | $1,876 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 20 | $70 | $413 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 18 | $72 | $267 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 18 | $150 | $432 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 15 | $12 | $120 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 14 | $145 | $435 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 12 | $54 | $207 |
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 (100%) 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. Thotakura is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in TX), with 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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