Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Rajeev Grover, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
11914 ASTORIA BLVD STE 140, Houston, TX 77089
2814847400
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1952363830 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Grover 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 Dr. Grover

Dr. Rajeev Grover is a cardiovascular disease in Houston, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Grover performed 4,464 Medicare services across 1,608 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Grover received a total of $5,134 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 266 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. Grover 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.

✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 21% volume in TX$ $5,134 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
4,464
Medicare services
Top 21% in TX for cardiovascular disease
1,608
Unique beneficiaries
$87
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~223 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month814$39$140
Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes806$32$160
Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days701$40$120
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)660$101$330
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead398$11$52
Echocardiogram, transthoracic238$158$704
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test180$45$76
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity115$98$322
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow94$157$623
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)75$141$445
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)60$72$224
Programming of dual lead pacemaker system48$66$180
Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries46$767$978
Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan45$1,981$4,786
Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet45$149$360
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician45$58$200
Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment24$16$40
Initial hospital admission, high complexity20$143$625
New patient office visit (45-59 min)17$134$504
Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries11$68$273
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts11$196$797
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers11$157$606
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
6.4% high complexity
9.9% medium
83.7% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$5,134
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $733/year across 7 years
Top 49% in TX for cardiovascular disease
36
Companies
266
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,946 (96.3%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$188 (3.7%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$726
2023
$866
2022
$829
2021
$789
2020
$341
2019
$762
2018
$821

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$824
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$496
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$452
PFIZER INC.
$430
Amgen Inc.
$424
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$381
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$321
Boston Scientific Corporation
$315
Lundbeck LLC
$217
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$145
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$115
Abbott Laboratories
$103
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$102
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$101
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$77
Medicure Pharma Inc.
$69
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$65
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$65
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$45
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$43
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$37
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$33
Allergan Inc.
$27
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$27
Medtronic, Inc.
$22
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$22
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$22
Avinger Inc.
$21
ABIOMED
$21
HeartFlow, Inc.
$20
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$18
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Lupin Inc.
$16
Coala Life Inc
$15
Cook Medical LLC
$14
MEDICOMP INC
$11
Top 3 companies account for 34.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ANTARA · Azure · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · CAMZYOS · CHANTIX · Coala Heart Monitor · Corlanor · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · EnSite Velocity System Mapping Disposables · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FARXIGA · FFRct · General - Tachy · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · Impella · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · LATITUDE · LEQVIO · LODOCO · LifeVest · Livalo · MULTAQ · Mitra Clip system · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · OPTIMIZER · PANTHERIS · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · RHYTHMIA · Repatha · SAMSCA · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · TELEPATCH CARDIAC MONITOR · VERQUVO · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · ZILVER PTX · ZONTIVITY · ZYPITAMAG
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

Most payments (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $115 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
314
Per 100K population
6.6
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE SOUTHEAST
4.7 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Grover is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Grover experienced with remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Grover performed 814 remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Grover receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Grover received a total of $5,134 from 36 companies across 266 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Grover's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Houston?
Dr. Grover's average Medicare payment per service is $87. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Grover) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures 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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →