Dr. Amrit Thandi, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Thandi
Dr. Amrit Thandi is a family medicine in Houston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thandi performed 1,936 Medicare services across 927 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thandi received a total of $3,347 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 162 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Thandi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 213 | $11 | $25 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 169 | $0 | $8 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 131 | $3 | $20 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 106 | $4 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 96 | $124 | $249 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 78 | $26 | $90 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 71 | $97 | $226 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 70 | $66 | $151 |
| Test for balance and posture | 67 | $38 | $150 |
| Evaluation of use of breathing device | 67 | $14 | $30 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 63 | $30 | $90 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 55 | $12 | $50 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 50 | $23 | $75 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 49 | $2 | $20 |
| Evaluation and testing for balance with recording | 49 | $86 | $180 |
| Use of electrodes during balance testing | 49 | $8 | $24 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 46 | $1 | $25 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 44 | $22 | $50 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 40 | $63 | $150 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 40 | $4 | $25 |
| Injection, thiamine hcl, 100 mg | 40 | $2 | $25 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function, heart rate response to breathing exercises, and passive tilt | 38 | $77 | $180 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 38 | $97 | $250 |
| Test for abnormal eye movement using a rotating chair | 37 | $100 | $180 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 29 | $8 | $20 |
| Test for hearing various pitches using earphone | 28 | $28 | $75 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 28 | $0 | $25 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 24 | $56 | $125 |
| Annual depression screening | 22 | $19 | $61 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 22 | $26 | $60 |
| Injection, amphotericin b lipid complex, 10 mg | 21 | $8 | $25 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 19 | $130 | $250 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 19 | $0 | $25 |
| Multiple measurements of eye fluid pressure over an extended time period | 18 | $69 | $100 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.1 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. Thandi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 18%), with 19 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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