Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Vamsi Krishna, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology · Kyle, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Krishna
Dr. Vamsi Krishna is an interventional cardiology in Kyle, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Krishna performed 2,427 Medicare services across 1,943 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Krishna received a total of $1,894,102 from 64 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 3275 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Krishna is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice▲ Top 45% volume in TX$ $1,894,102 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,427
Medicare services
Top 45% in TX for interventional cardiology
1,943
Unique beneficiaries
$77
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~143 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.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 348 | $66 | $216 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 295 | $10 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 182 | $92 | $310 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 173 | $71 | $319 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 166 | $132 | $620 |
| Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml | 138 | $35 | $147 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 118 | $10 | $38 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 92 | $70 | $247 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 81 | $134 | $603 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 76 | $54 | $222 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 55 | $160 | $978 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 52 | $78 | $398 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 42 | $179 | $765 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 39 | $11 | $47 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 39 | $119 | $561 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 38 | $68 | $276 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 35 | $62 | $216 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 33 | $48 | $260 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 33 | $72 | $314 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 33 | $9 | $44 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 33 | $139 | $573 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 32 | $180 | $691 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 30 | $57 | $252 |
| Coronary stent placement | 29 | $369 | $1,779 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 29 | $132 | $428 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 28 | $103 | $494 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 28 | $99 | $406 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 25 | $13 | $67 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 20 | $53 | $320 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 18 | $142 | $619 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 17 | $141 | $601 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 16 | $67 | $314 |
| Insertion of stent in vein with review by radiologist, initial vein | 15 | $293 | $1,458 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 14 | $52 | $182 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 13 | $162 | $663 |
| Shockwave destruction of calcified plaque in coronary artery accessed through skin using catheter | 12 | $122 | $500 |
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.
13.0% high complexity
24.0% medium
63.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$1,894,102
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $270,586/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for interventional cardiology
64
Companies
3,275
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.
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$1,402,039 (74.0%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$443,160 (23.4%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$48,903 (2.6%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$346,098
2023$262,006
2022$275,353
2021$326,014
2020$252,796
2019$238,091
2018$193,745
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$625,162
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$245,399
Abbott Laboratories
$223,900
Amgen Inc.
$103,545
Terumo Medical Corporation
$95,844
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$95,824
Novo Nordisk Inc
$94,610
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$50,863
Medtronic, Inc.
$48,997
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$48,894
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$47,544
Cook Incorporated
$39,633
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$29,865
Inari Medical, Inc.
$24,162
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$18,590
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$13,178
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$12,522
AtriCure, Inc.
$12,201
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$10,561
ATRICURE, INC.
$10,341
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
$10,146
BIOTRONIK INC.
$5,246
Boston Scientific Corporation
$5,211
Cook Medical LLC
$5,030
Philips North America LLC
$3,163
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$2,964
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,653
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
$965
ABIOMED
$825
Penumbra, Inc.
$799
Corindus Inc.
$680
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$466
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$454
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$426
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$396
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$359
Haemonetics Corporation
$317
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$311
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$307
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$268
Recor Medical Inc
$239
Avinger Inc.
$227
Surmodics, Inc.
$223
EKOS Corporation
$218
Osprey Medical Inc
$206
CORDIS US CORP.
$159
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$158
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$152
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$147
HeartFlow, Inc.
$103
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$92
Z-Medica, LLC
$83
Reflow Medical Inc
$80
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$57
Veryan Medical Incorporated
$47
CVRx, Inc.
$47
Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC
$47
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$42
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$41
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$32
PFIZER INC.
$29
Lundbeck LLC
$17
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$15
Top 3 companies account for 57.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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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 →
The majority of payments (74%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in interventional cardiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for interventional cardiology in TX.
Equivalent to $78,043 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
17
Per 100K population
6.6
County median income
$85,827
Nearest hospital
ASCENSION SETON HAYS
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Krishna is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 1%), with 17 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. Krishna experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Krishna performed 348 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 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. Krishna receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Krishna received a total of $1,894,102 from 64 companies across 3,275 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. Krishna's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Kyle?
Dr. Krishna's average Medicare payment per service is $77. 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. Krishna) 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 →
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