Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Nikhil Nalluri, M.D

Cardiovascular Disease · Desoto, TX
Practice pattern: Electrophysiology & Cardiac— Practice combining electrophysiology and cardiac services
Low-engagement
925 YORK DR, Desoto, TX 75115
9725721600
In practice since 2011 (14 years)
NPI: 1518245935 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. Nalluri 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. Nalluri

Dr. Nikhil Nalluri is a cardiovascular disease in Desoto, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nalluri performed 1,989 Medicare services across 1,326 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nalluri received a total of $15,860 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 293 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Nalluri 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.

✓ 14 years in practice▲ Top 50% volume in TX$ $15,860 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,989
Medicare services
Top 50% in TX for cardiovascular disease
1,326
Unique beneficiaries
$71
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~142 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 (20-29 min)419$67$169
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead392$11$36
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)152$91$247
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test140$44$280
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity96$94$232
Echocardiogram, transthoracic86$145$512
Initial hospital admission, high complexity73$135$496
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes69$10$32
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access62$11$35
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)61$43$92
EKG interpretation and report54$6$36
Cardiac catheterization49$193$737
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts47$188$631
Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose37$80$296
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect35$353$1,250
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician35$49$181
Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries35$87$332
New patient office visit (45-59 min)34$125$366
Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th30$24$90
Heart muscle strain imaging24$29$94
Coronary stent placement17$413$1,495
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers17$134$490
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician13$11$36
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician12$17$54
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.
7.6% high complexity
18.0% medium
74.4% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$15,860
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,266/year across 7 years
Top 23% in TX for cardiovascular disease
39
Companies
293
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
$15,860 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,304
2023
$1,862
2022
$2,568
2021
$2,020
2020
$393
2019
$2,493
2018
$5,220

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$2,380
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$2,047
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$1,710
Inari Medical, Inc.
$1,619
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,188
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,007
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$833
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$747
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$616
BIOTRONIK INC.
$575
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$475
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$429
ABIOMED
$428
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$321
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$240
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$180
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$139
Penumbra, Inc.
$138
PFIZER INC.
$94
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$78
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$67
Medtronic, Inc.
$63
Cleerly, Inc.
$51
Terumo Medical Corporation
$49
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$39
Amgen Inc.
$36
CVRx, Inc.
$34
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$33
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$33
Bolton Medical Inc
$30
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$25
Stryker Corporation
$24
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$24
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$22
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$22
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$22
Philips North America LLC
$15
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$14
Novo Nordisk Inc
$13
Top 3 companies account for 38.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5023) DS Zenition 70 · (5044) MCOT · (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · (6571) Eagle Eye · (CK4) MCOT · ABSOLUTE PRO · ANGIO-SEAL · ARMADA · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVVIGO Guidance System · Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · COMET · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Cleerly Ischemia · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · Diamondback Peripheral · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FEMOSTOP · FFR LINK · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FUROSCIX · Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL ULTRASOUND · GENERAL - ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin · General - Therapies · Hi-Torque Supra Core guide wire · IGT D Coronary · IGT_D Coronary · Impella · Indigo · JARDIANCE · JETI · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · JOT DX · LEQVIO · LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · Lasers · LifeVest · Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon · N/A · NC TREK NEO · OPTICROSS · OPTIMIZER · Orsiro Mission · Ozempic · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PROMUS · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Resolute · RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · S · SAMURAI · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · SYNERGY · Supera peripheral stent system · TR Band · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Trilogy 100 · VENASEAL · VENOVO · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN Access System · WOLVERINE · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System
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 $797 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
218
Per 100K population
8.4
County median income
$74,149
Nearest hospital
HICKORY TRAIL HOSPITAL
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. Nalluri is a electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.

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. Nalluri experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Nalluri performed 419 office visit, established patient (20-29 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. Nalluri receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Nalluri received a total of $15,860 from 39 companies across 293 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. Nalluri's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Desoto?
Dr. Nalluri's average Medicare payment per service is $71. 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. Nalluri) 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.

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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →