Dr. Ravinder Bachireddy, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bachireddy
Dr. Ravinder Bachireddy is a cardiovascular disease in Lufkin, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bachireddy performed 8,291 Medicare services across 5,267 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bachireddy received a total of $15,373 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 179 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Bachireddy 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) | 1,628 | $89 | $264 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,376 | $10 | $41 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 633 | $62 | $181 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 486 | $7 | $8 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 418 | $6 | $21 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 285 | $53 | $500 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 260 | $15 | $55 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 260 | $10 | $37 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized) | 236 | $13 | $34 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 210 | $4 | $11 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 192 | $15 | $60 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 189 | $8 | $29 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 189 | $119 | $466 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 187 | $20 | $77 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 164 | $62 | $3,288 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 155 | $38 | $98 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 137 | $16 | $42 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 132 | $818 | $3,286 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 128 | $8 | $19 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 128 | $92 | $256 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 108 | $54 | $174 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 90 | $116 | $399 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 83 | $22 | $291 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 61 | $166 | $681 |
| Liver enzyme (sgot), level | 54 | $5 | $13 |
| Liver enzyme (sgpt), level | 54 | $5 | $13 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 44 | $46 | $212 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 44 | $129 | $355 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 42 | $7 | $40 |
| Heart rhythm analysis and report of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 42 | $105 | $144 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 42 | $17 | $37 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 30 | $98 | $337 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 23 | $29 | $478 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 22 | $10 | $26 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 20 | $56 | $203 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 20 | $78 | $260 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 20 | $58 | $178 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 19 | $126 | $496 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 18 | $13 | $33 |
| Magnesium level test | 13 | $7 | $17 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 13 | $10 | $121 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 12 | $50 | $1,137 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $20 | $66 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $627 | $1,669 |
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 (54%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Bachireddy is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and speaking/promotional 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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