Medicare Enrolled

Mackenzie Ponnapalli, AG-CNS

Q: Does Ponnapalli receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Ponnapalli received a total of $2,866 from 19 companies across 84 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

Q: What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Ponnapalli) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A Very High or High level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A Low or Moderate level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative.

Clinical Nurse Specialist · Houston, TX

7200 CAMBRIDGE ST FL 6, Houston, TX 77030

7137982545

Registered in NPPES since 2020

NPI: 1396331302 verify on NPPES ↗

Moderate

DATA COVERAGE

Data in 3 of 4 federal sources

Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality

Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Ponnapalli from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →

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What this data tells you about Ponnapalli

Mackenzie Ponnapalli is a clinical nurse specialist in Houston, TX, with 5 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Ponnapalli received a total of $2,866 from 19 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 84 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Ponnapalli is Moderate — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 5 years of NPI registration $2,866 industry payments

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗

$2,866

Total received (2021-2024)

Avg $716/year across 4 years

Top 13% in TX for clinical nurse specialist

A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.

Companies

Payment records

Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024

$655

2023

$1,307

2022

$504

2021

$399

Payments by company (2024)

Medtronic, Inc.

$239

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

$131

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$97

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

$62

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

$29

PFIZER INC.

$26

Boston Scientific Corporation

$22

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.

$19

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

$16

SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.

$15

Top 3 companies account for 71.2% of 2024 payments

All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›

Medtronic, Inc.

$1,105

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

$367

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$208

Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.

$201

ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)

$186

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP

$183

Abbott Laboratories

$116

Amgen Inc.

$111

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

$78

PFIZER INC.

$66

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

$58

Boston Scientific Corporation

$44

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

$38

Shockwave Medical, Inc

$27

E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.

$24

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.

$19

SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.

$15

Ancora Heart, Inc.

$14

Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

Top 3 companies account for 58.6% of all-time payments

Associated products mentioned in payments ›

AMPLATZER Occluders · AccuCinch · Apollo · BRILINTA · CARDIOMEMS · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CoreValve Evolut · Diamondback Coronary · ELIQUIS · FARXIGA · FUROSCIX · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · Inpefa · LEQVIO · LifeVest · OPTIMIZER · Optimizer · PASCAL · Repatha · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · WAINUA · WATCHMAN FLX · Zio monitor

Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

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County median income

$73,104

Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)

MEMORIAL HERMANN - TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
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Data Sources

Provider Registry	✓ NPPES	NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment	✓ PECOS	PECOS snapshot
Practice Data	— No data	N/A
Industry Payments	✓ Open Payments	CY 2024
Disciplinary History	— Not included	N/A

This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Moderate. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Ponnapalli is a clinical nurse specialist.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Ponnapalli receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Ponnapalli received a total of $2,866 from 19 companies across 84 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Ponnapalli) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →

Is this data up to date?

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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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