Dr. Mahesh Changlani, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Changlani
Dr. Mahesh Changlani is a cardiovascular disease in McAllen, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Changlani performed 756 Medicare services across 633 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Changlani received a total of $123,254 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 115 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. Changlani 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 236 | $6 | $25 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 89 | $9 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 52 | $48 | $140 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 51 | $16 | $126 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 51 | $11 | $44 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 47 | $93 | $305 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 44 | $13 | $79 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 33 | $80 | $253 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 32 | $59 | $1,718 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $119 | $275 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 25 | $51 | $146 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 18 | $26 | $383 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 15 | $75 | $213 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 14 | $112 | $800 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $45 | $260 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 11 | $14 | $105 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (100%) 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. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
Geographic Context
3.4 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 2023 |
| 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. Changlani is a cardiac imaging specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 5%), 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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