Dr. Shanmugam Uthamalingam, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Uthamalingam
Dr. Shanmugam Uthamalingam is a cardiovascular disease in Kingwood, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Uthamalingam performed 3,087 Medicare services across 2,177 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Uthamalingam received a total of $6,178 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 228 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. Uthamalingam 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) | 710 | $83 | $272 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 593 | $10 | $62 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 348 | $6 | $33 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 142 | $143 | $1,130 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 132 | $44 | $200 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 94 | $127 | $477 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 89 | $93 | $267 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 78 | $39 | $101 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 76 | $32 | $212 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 63 | $62 | $193 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 57 | $15 | $60 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 57 | $132 | $519 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 54 | $17 | $66 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 54 | $10 | $37 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 46 | $18 | $83 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 44 | $25 | $35 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 43 | $47 | $396 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 38 | $142 | $865 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 36 | $337 | $3,509 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 29 | $50 | $188 |
| Collection and interpretation of physical parameters stored in computers and/or transmitted by the patient and/or caregiver to qualified health care professional, requiring 30 minutes or more, per 30 days | 27 | $44 | $177 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 26 | $73 | $212 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 25 | $102 | $380 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 23 | $10 | $71 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 23 | $19 | $106 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 23 | $199 | $2,060 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 22 | $10 | $58 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 22 | $37 | $94 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 20 | $83 | $703 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 20 | $14 | $133 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 20 | $147 | $417 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 17 | $213 | $556 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 13 | $24 | $166 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 12 | $64 | $146 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 11 | $21 | $104 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.8 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. Uthamalingam is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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