Dr. Anand Saranathan, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Saranathan
Dr. Anand Saranathan is an optician specialist in Houston, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Saranathan performed 8,593 Medicare services across 1,179 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Saranathan received a total of $109,908 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 670 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Saranathan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 6,632 | $0 | $1 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 450 | $62 | $292 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 319 | $0 | $4 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 179 | $1 | $12 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 171 | $40 | $268 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 123 | $9 | $57 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | 120 | $980 | $6,648 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 99 | $96 | $420 |
| Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg | 68 | $1 | $3 |
| Insertion of tube into chest or arm artery, each first order branch | 51 | $473 | $4,991 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 44 | $52 | $399 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 40 | $102 | $554 |
| Replacement of tunneled central venous tube | 39 | $350 | $4,316 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 38 | $118 | $801 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 37 | $30 | $206 |
| Balloon dilation of vein with review by radiologist, initial vein | 36 | $1,107 | $7,523 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | 33 | $80 | $547 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 30 | $71 | $533 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit with review by radiologist | 25 | $514 | $3,867 |
| Removal of tunneled central venous tube | 18 | $124 | $875 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $140 | $813 |
| Removal and/or dissolving of blood clot in hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with imaging review by radiologist, with balloon tube | 12 | $1,689 | $12,589 |
| Balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | 11 | $482 | $3,242 |
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 (92%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in optician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for optician in TX.
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. Saranathan is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 3% of TX peers, with 18 years of NPI registration.
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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