Dr. Chris Cianci, D.O.
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.
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) | 1,653 | $87 | $238 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,060 | $5 | $30 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 1,039 | $4 | $48 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 313 | $9 | $51 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 282 | $50 | $263 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 259 | $8 | $41 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 214 | $9 | $128 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 176 | $118 | $310 |
| Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | 127 | $49 | $254 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 124 | $10 | $53 |
| Injection of x-ray contrast during ultrasound of heart | 122 | $24 | $121 |
| Coronary stent placement | 103 | $425 | $2,035 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 98 | $125 | $841 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 82 | $15 | $79 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 61 | $186 | $1,035 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 49 | $14 | $84 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 43 | $18 | $109 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 42 | $18 | $98 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 39 | $133 | $335 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 35 | $8 | $96 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 32 | $26 | $158 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 28 | $56 | $207 |
| Insertion of tube in bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 19 | $124 | $978 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 18 | $16 | $361 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 15 | $47 | $168 |
| Shockwave destruction of calcified plaque in coronary artery accessed through skin using catheter | 13 | $113 | $1,342 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 13 | $8 | $17 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 12 | $9 | $139 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 11 | $18 | $98 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 11 | $4 | $155 |
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. 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 →
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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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