Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Chris Cianci, D.O.

Interventional Cardiology · Denton, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
3315 UNICORN LAKE BLVD STE 171, Denton, TX 76210
9403202188
In practice since 2010 (15 years)
NPI: 1730496720 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Cianci from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Cianci

Dr. Chris Cianci is an interventional cardiology in Denton, TX, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cianci performed 6,093 Medicare services across 4,481 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cianci received a total of $3,988 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 176 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. Cianci 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.

✓ 15 years in practice▲ Top 8% volume in TX$ $3,988 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
6,093
Medicare services
Top 8% in TX for interventional cardiology
4,481
Unique beneficiaries
$48
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~406 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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)1,653$87$238
EKG interpretation and report1,060$5$30
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing1,039$4$48
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead313$9$51
Echocardiogram, transthoracic282$50$263
Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin259$8$41
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes214$9$128
New patient office visit (45-59 min)176$118$310
Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report127$49$254
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician124$10$53
Injection of x-ray contrast during ultrasound of heart122$24$121
Coronary stent placement103$425$2,035
Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist98$125$841
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician82$15$79
Cardiac catheterization61$186$1,035
Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days49$14$84
Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days43$18$109
Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days42$18$98
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)39$133$335
Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days35$8$96
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow32$26$158
New patient office visit (30-44 min)28$56$207
Insertion of tube in bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist19$124$978
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up18$16$361
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)15$47$168
Shockwave destruction of calcified plaque in coronary artery accessed through skin using catheter13$113$1,342
Blood draw (venipuncture)13$8$17
Heart muscle strain imaging12$9$139
Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days11$18$98
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up11$4$155
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.
9.5% high complexity
8.5% medium
82.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$3,988
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $570/year across 7 years
Bottom 29% in TX for interventional cardiology
36
Companies
176
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
$3,966 (99.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$22 (0.5%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,130
2023
$423
2022
$775
2021
$869
2020
$78
2019
$243
2018
$470

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$549
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$391
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$315
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$274
PFIZER INC.
$251
Abbott Laboratories
$235
HeartFlow, Inc.
$179
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
$148
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$144
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$136
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$126
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$123
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$114
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$99
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$84
Amgen Inc.
$81
ABIOMED
$71
Lundbeck LLC
$71
Bolton Medical Inc
$65
Boston Scientific Corporation
$60
Ethicon US, LLC
$53
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$51
CVRx, Inc.
$50
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$50
KLS-Martin L.P.
$37
Stryker Corporation
$32
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc.
$28
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$27
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$24
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$24
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$22
BIOTRONIK INC.
$19
Novo Nordisk Inc
$16
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$15
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$14
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$11
Top 3 companies account for 31.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AMVIA EDGE · ANGIOVAC · AVVIGO Guidance System · Arcalyst · Assurity Pacemaker · Azure · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · CardioMEMS HF System · Cardioblate · CareLink · Corlanor · DEFINITY · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EVARREST · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FFRct · Impella · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LODOCO · LOKELMA · LifeVest · MOSAIC · MULTAQ · Mitra Clip system · NA · NORTHERA · ONYX FRONTIER · Optimizer · PENDITURE · PICO7 · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Pacemakers · RESOLUTE ONYX · React · Repatha · Resolute · Rybelsus · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TELESCOPE · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Telescope · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · XARELTO · 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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $65 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
30
Per 100K population
3.2
County median income
$108,185
Nearest hospital
MEDICAL CITY DENTON
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Cianci is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 15 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. Cianci experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Cianci performed 1,653 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. Cianci receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Cianci received a total of $3,988 from 36 companies across 176 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. Cianci's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Denton?
Dr. Cianci's average Medicare payment per service is $48. 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. Cianci) 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 →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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