Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Umamahesh Rangasetty, MBBS
Internal Medicine · Galveston, TX
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice
— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Rangasetty
Dr. Umamahesh Rangasetty is an internal medicine specialist in Galveston, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rangasetty performed 1,338 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rangasetty received a total of $94,707 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 699 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Rangasetty is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 27% volume in TX
$94,707 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,338
Medicare services
Top 27% in TX for internal medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$49
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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 A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report. |
852 | $6 | $23 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
118 | $74 | $270 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
102 | $10 | $132 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 49 | $196 | $793 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
37 | $46 | $183 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
35 | $101 | $415 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft An ultrasound exam to evaluate blood flow in a heart blood vessel or graft, including a radiologist's review of the initial vessel. |
34 | $74 | $250 |
| Coronary stent placement A procedure to insert a stent into a coronary artery or its branch to keep it open, using balloon dilation during the process. |
25 | $433 | $1,515 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 20 | $282 | $1,108 |
| Intravascular ultrasound of heart vessel, initial An ultrasound procedure used to evaluate a blood vessel within the heart during a diagnostic or treatment procedure. |
17 | $55 | $220 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery. |
14 | $581 | $3,553 |
| Right heart catheterization A procedure where a thin, flexible tube is inserted into the right side of the heart to measure pressure and oxygen levels. |
13 | $102 | $370 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant A surgical procedure to repair the left upper chamber of the heart using an implanted device, with review by a radiologist. |
11 | $434 | $2,065 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $207 | $893 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
8.4% high complexity
3.8% medium
87.8% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$94,707
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $13,530/year across 7 years
Top 2% in TX for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
28
Companies
699
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$26,079
2023
$7,232
2022
$4,435
2021
$2,980
2020
$5,433
2019
$24,734
2018
$23,813
Payments by company (2024)
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$13,109
Abbott Laboratories
$6,132
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,516
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,442
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,178
ABIOMED
$1,161
Penumbra, Inc.
$765
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$323
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$197
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$145
BTG International, Inc.
$57
Philips North America LLC
$54
Top 3 companies account for 79.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$34,344
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$13,336
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$7,542
Boston Scientific Corporation
$7,128
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$5,692
ABIOMED
$5,588
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$5,357
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$4,848
Medtronic, Inc.
$3,445
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$1,647
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$1,328
BIOTRONIK INC.
$1,278
Penumbra, Inc.
$765
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$358
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$323
Amgen Inc.
$318
Inari Medical, Inc.
$270
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$266
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$169
Teleflex LLC
$148
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$122
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$106
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$95
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$80
BTG International, Inc.
$57
Philips North America LLC
$54
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$23
PFIZER INC.
$21
Top 3 companies account for 58.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(9520) IGT Devices Undivided · (AO0) IGT Devices Intracardiac · ACCOLADE · ACCOLADE SR · ACUITY Steerable · ACUSON SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound System · ADVANTIO · ALPHAVAC · ALTRUA · ALTRUA 20 · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER Occluders · AMPLATZER TALISMAN · ANGIOJET · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVVIGO · AVVIGO Guidance System · Acticor 7 VR-T DX · Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · BioMonitor · CAMZYOS · CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · CAROTID WALLSTENT · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · COMET · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COROFLOW · CROSSBOSS · CardioMEMS HF System · Catheter - Turnpike · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · DYNAGEN MINI ICD VR · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · EMBLEM · ESSENTIO SR · EXPRESS · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FINELINE II Sterox · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL BRADY · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL - BRADY · GENERAL - STENTS · GENERAL ANGIOPLASTY · GENERAL BRADY · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · GUIDEZILLA · General - Brady · General - Tachy · General - Therapies · General - Ultrasound · General - Vascular Access · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · Hi-Torque Pilot guide wire · IGT D Coronary · IGT_D Coronary · IGT_D FM · ILAB · INGEVITY MRI · IVUS Systems · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Coronary · Impella · Indigo System · LUX-DX · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · MAMBA · MANTA · MITRACLIP · Mitra Clip system · OPTIMIZER · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · OptiCross · Optimizer · Optis Coronary Imaging System · PASCAL · PRESSUREWIRE · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · ProtekDuo · RESONATE EL ICD VR · ROTABLATOR · Repatha · Resolute · Rhythmia Mapping System · Rivacor 7 DR-T · Rotablator Rotational Atherectomy System Console Kit · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · STINGRAY · SYNERGY · Sentus · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Spectranetics Undiv · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WOLVERINE · WOLVERINE CORONARY CUTTING BALLOON · Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon · XARELTO · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · Xience V coronary stent system · Zero Gravity
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Geographic Context
Internal medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
307
County median income
$85,348
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH GALVESTON
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0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Rangasetty is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% in TX), with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Rangasetty experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Rangasetty performed 852 ekg interpretation and report services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Rangasetty receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Rangasetty received a total of $94,707 from 28 companies across 699 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Rangasetty's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Galveston?
Dr. Rangasetty's average Medicare payment per service is $49. 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. Rangasetty) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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About this page
This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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