Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Apurva Badheka, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology · Denison, TX
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
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. Badheka
Dr. Apurva Badheka is an interventional cardiology in Denison, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Badheka performed 6,710 Medicare services across 2,646 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Badheka received a total of $7,858 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 118 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Badheka is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice▲ Top 7% volume in TX$ $7,858 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗6,710
Medicare services
Top 7% in TX for interventional cardiology
2,646
Unique beneficiaries
$50
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~395 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 3,700 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 222 | $92 | $309 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 175 | $5 | $23 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 166 | $147 | $611 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 147 | $4 | $9 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 146 | $33 | $665 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 135 | $400 | $2,184 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 134 | $127 | $431 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 124 | $8 | $13 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 113 | $8 | $18 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 105 | $138 | $550 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 100 | $40 | $128 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 95 | $115 | $450 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 94 | $8 | $18 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 84 | $149 | $630 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 82 | $161 | $567 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 81 | $354 | $1,398 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 79 | $90 | $381 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 61 | $93 | $284 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 47 | $54 | $268 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 46 | $74 | $427 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 44 | $20 | $73 |
| Coronary stent placement | 43 | $376 | $1,643 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 36 | $573 | $3,630 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 36 | $187 | $824 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 34 | $243 | $1,045 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 34 | $143 | $615 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 33 | $168 | $762 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 32 | $18 | $75 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 31 | $19 | $79 |
| Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | 31 | $52 | $226 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 30 | $18 | $66 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 27 | $50 | $206 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 26 | $59 | $364 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 26 | $197 | $786 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 26 | $127 | $634 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 26 | $63 | $197 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 25 | $56 | $357 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 23 | $10 | $42 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 21 | $10 | $39 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 20 | $20 | $72 |
| Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | 18 | $859 | $4,967 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 18 | $11 | $40 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 18 | $158 | $514 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 15 | $5 | $25 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 15 | $80 | $368 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 14 | $225 | $678 |
| Blood creatinine level | 13 | $5 | $12 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 12 | $10 | $70 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 12 | $228 | $887 |
| 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r | 12 | $67 | $170 |
| Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within | 12 | $22 | $50 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $165 | $934 |
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.
6.2% high complexity
64.6% medium
29.2% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$7,858
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,123/year across 7 years
Bottom 47% in TX for interventional cardiology
16
Companies
118
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
$7,752 (98.6%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$106 (1.4%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$2,785
2023$472
2022$408
2021$109
2020$75
2019$344
2018$3,665
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$2,169
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,062
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,740
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$765
ABIOMED
$458
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$176
Terumo Medical Corporation
$102
AtriCure, Inc.
$90
BIOTRONIK INC.
$75
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$58
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$56
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$34
EKOS Corporation
$29
Inari Medical, Inc.
$21
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$14
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$9
Top 3 companies account for 76.0% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6571) Eagle Eye · (6585) Omniwire · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER Occluders · ANDEXXA · AVVIGO Guidance System · CARDIOMEMS · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · EKOSONIC · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN XT Transcatheter Heart Valve · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS · HEARTRAIL · Hancock · Impella · LOTUS EDGE · MITRACLIP · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NAVITOR · NC TREK NEO · OPTITORQUE · Orsiro · Resolute · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SKYPOINT
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $117 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
4
Per 100K population
2.9
County median income
$70,455
Nearest hospital
TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER
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. Badheka is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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. Badheka experienced with contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Badheka performed 3,700 contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) 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. Badheka receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Badheka received a total of $7,858 from 16 companies across 118 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. Badheka's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Denison?
Dr. Badheka's average Medicare payment per service is $50. 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. Badheka) 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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