Dr. Arun Srinivasan Kannan, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Kannan
Dr. Arun Srinivasan Kannan is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in Houston, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kannan performed 1,393 Medicare services across 1,025 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kannan received a total of $45,355 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 330 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kannan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 498 | $10 | $101 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 264 | $88 | $317 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 139 | $63 | $223 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 121 | $42 | $132 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 54 | $53 | $202 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 47 | $57 | $199 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 43 | $118 | $381 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 32 | $389 | $3,707 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 32 | $102 | $359 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 30 | $65 | $267 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 27 | $61 | $200 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 20 | $80 | $240 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $136 | $519 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 16 | $39 | $127 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 16 | $10 | $158 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 13 | $671 | $15,944 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 12 | $83 | $331 |
| Insertion of tube in upper and/or lower heart chambers to record and identify origin of abnormal heart rhythm | 11 | $194 | $1,360 |
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 (82%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work.
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. Kannan is an electrophysiology & device specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with research-focused industry engagement, with 16 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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