Dr. Kiran Kancharla, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kancharla
Dr. Kiran Kancharla is a medical oncology in Irving, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kancharla performed 37,135 Medicare services across 1,255 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kancharla received a total of $151,372 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 488 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical oncology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kancharla 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Feraheme) | 17,340 | $0 | $5 |
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 14,400 | $0 | $2 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,325 | $0 | $1 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 515 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 483 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 440 | $10 | $64 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 430 | $1 | $114 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 335 | $94 | $368 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 178 | $23 | $157 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 147 | $64 | $250 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 143 | $104 | $707 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 141 | $49 | $313 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 115 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 115 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 115 | $8 | $35 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 112 | $6 | $31 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 94 | $11 | $96 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) | 75 | $1 | $19 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 74 | $1 | $7 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 72 | $15 | $100 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 72 | $52 | $344 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 63 | $6 | $431 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 56 | $12 | $108 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 42 | $2 | $19 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 39 | $26 | $256 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 35 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 35 | $6 | $34 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $121 | $565 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 26 | $61 | $247 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 24 | $35 | $143 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 22 | $10 | $75 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 19 | $84 | $372 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 15 | $4 | $23 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 12 | $134 | $496 |
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 (92%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in medical oncology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for medical oncology in TX.
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. Kancharla is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 10%), 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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