Dr. Naveen Ramineni, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ramineni
Dr. Naveen Ramineni is an electrodiagnostic medicine physician in Houston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ramineni performed 2,184 Medicare services across 1,643 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ramineni received a total of $1,814 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 24 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in electrodiagnostic medicine physician. 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. Ramineni 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 417 | $93 | $337 |
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 215 | $24 | $1,204 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 178 | $34 | $4,626 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 174 | $9 | $40 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites in trunk or head | 156 | $20 | $1,911 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 142 | $90 | $4,876 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 138 | $61 | $228 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 106 | $57 | $314 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, 2 extremities | 103 | $61 | $3,053 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 65 | $77 | $274 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in voice box muscles | 49 | $62 | $2,745 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 48 | $80 | $258 |
| Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies | 42 | $129 | $325 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 41 | $0 | $30 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 37 | $82 | $322 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 34 | $230 | $1,028 |
| Nerve conduction, 3-4 studies | 32 | $50 | $646 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 29 | $38 | $137 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 24 | $121 | $493 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 21 | $90 | $292 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 20 | $91 | $528 |
| Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies | 18 | $58 | $680 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 18 | $11 | $67 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 17 | $86 | $279 |
| Nerve conduction, 1-2 studies | 17 | $40 | $565 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 15 | $223 | $1,685 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 15 | $70 | $712 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg) outside the brain during surgery | 13 | $40 | $303 |
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
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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. Ramineni is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
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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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