Dr. Amir Kashani, MD, MS
What this data tells you about Dr. Kashani
Dr. Amir Kashani is a cardiovascular disease in Houston, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kashani performed 7,386 Medicare services across 4,308 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kashani received a total of $157,094 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 442 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kashani 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 816 | $43 | $221 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 760 | $97 | $183 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 610 | $28 | $150 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 608 | $17 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 582 | $11 | $80 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 479 | $65 | $122 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 360 | $20 | $50 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 310 | $22 | $65 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 300 | $28 | $155 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 277 | $19 | $150 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 252 | $146 | $800 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 212 | $57 | $400 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 203 | $63 | $276 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 202 | $425 | $547 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 198 | $1,943 | $7,309 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 197 | $147 | $487 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 111 | $58 | $167 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 85 | $122 | $283 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 82 | $106 | $360 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 80 | $79 | $279 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 70 | $7 | $60 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 63 | $10 | $132 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 62 | $622 | $3,000 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 59 | $74 | $143 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 49 | $130 | $248 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 45 | $680 | $1,846 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 44 | $21 | $67 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 41 | $127 | $368 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 38 | $72 | $186 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 37 | $113 | $353 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 32 | $82 | $256 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 23 | $156 | $665 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 18 | $3,533 | $8,000 |
| Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | 16 | $67 | $127 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 15 | $97 | $322 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 14 | $420 | $1,600 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 14 | $86 | $246 |
| Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | 11 | $376 | $1,000 |
| Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker | 11 | $282 | $890 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (59%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
Geographic Context
3.8 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. Kashani is a remote & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), 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 →
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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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