Dr. Arup Achari, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Achari
Dr. Arup Achari is a cardiovascular disease in Houston, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Achari performed 14,618 Medicare services across 5,987 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Achari received a total of $4,669 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 142 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Achari 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) | 5,416 | $0 | $3 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 3,084 | $42 | $57 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 1,063 | $152 | $217 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 752 | $1,072 | $1,372 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 649 | $142 | $202 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 648 | $29 | $38 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 632 | $11 | $38 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 580 | $51 | $73 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 429 | $93 | $129 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 349 | $148 | $196 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 287 | $144 | $182 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 111 | $9 | $14 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 105 | $19 | $26 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 56 | $55 | $90 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 54 | $38 | $62 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 48 | $7 | $9 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 43 | $91 | $122 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 41 | $19 | $24 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 37 | $83 | $144 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 33 | $21 | $250 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 33 | $120 | $168 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 32 | $502 | $10,897 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 25 | $145 | $193 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 24 | $49 | $74 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 24 | $181 | $225 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 23 | $339 | $479 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 21 | $62 | $223 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 19 | $59 | $112 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
1.6 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. Achari is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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