Dr. Safoora Harandi, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Harandi
Dr. Safoora Harandi is a critical care medicine in Plano, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Harandi performed 7,484 Medicare services across 2,380 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Harandi received a total of $5,204 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 315 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in critical care medicine. 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. Harandi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 1,080 | $11 | $36 |
| Allergy skin test | 900 | $3 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 894 | $87 | $353 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 725 | $43 | $98 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 710 | $36 | $150 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 642 | $30 | $150 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 579 | $36 | $160 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 165 | $29 | $174 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 155 | $25 | $40 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 152 | $8 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 150 | $10 | $110 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 150 | $125 | $472 |
| Annual depression screening | 140 | $18 | $43 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 136 | $124 | $279 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 100 | $73 | $208 |
| Test for hearing various pitches using earphone | 95 | $25 | $145 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 73 | $54 | $261 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 56 | $30 | $108 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 52 | $71 | $100 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 47 | $94 | $472 |
| Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections | 45 | $9 | $27 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 40 | $18 | $118 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 38 | $30 | $108 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 33 | $283 | $354 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 30 | $9 | $120 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 26 | $141 | $759 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 24 | $16 | $101 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 23 | $39 | $212 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician | 21 | $10 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 21 | $144 | $580 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 21 | $0 | $0 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 18 | $280 | $700 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), digital analysis | 18 | $209 | $600 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 18 | $100 | $266 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 18 | $25 | $100 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 18 | $13 | $60 |
| Measurement of nerve conduction using visual stimulation testing with report | 16 | $50 | $250 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 16 | $206 | $556 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 14 | $81 | $535 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 14 | $156 | $394 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 11 | $149 | $503 |
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
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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. Harandi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), 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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