Dr. Vijaykumar Bodar, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bodar
Dr. Vijaykumar Bodar is a cardiovascular disease in New Braunfels, TX, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bodar performed 3,095 Medicare services across 2,210 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bodar received a total of $1,368 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 51 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. Bodar 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) | 650 | $92 | $348 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 356 | $44 | $152 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 325 | $10 | $68 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 269 | $91 | $300 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 250 | $136 | $990 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 135 | $130 | $573 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 121 | $47 | $372 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 118 | $56 | $510 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 116 | $326 | $1,720 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 84 | $109 | $517 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 74 | $8 | $16 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized) | 73 | $13 | $39 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 56 | $58 | $294 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 53 | $61 | $256 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 46 | $4 | $27 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 42 | $38 | $151 |
| Red blood cell concentration measurement | 40 | $2 | $11 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 40 | $2 | $11 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 39 | $13 | $63 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 34 | $4 | $25 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 31 | $7 | $55 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 28 | $8 | $44 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 28 | $123 | $675 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 27 | $49 | $374 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 23 | $17 | $70 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 21 | $189 | $806 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 16 | $27 | $124 |
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 (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Bodar is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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