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Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Venkata Aligeti, M.D

Cardiovascular Disease · Plano, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac Imaging— Practice with significant diagnostic imaging and stress testing
Low-engagement
7713 SAN JACINTO PL STE 200, Plano, TX 75024
4694092601
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1093731267 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Aligeti from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Aligeti

Dr. Venkata Aligeti is a cardiovascular disease in Plano, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Aligeti performed 2,027 Medicare services across 1,509 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Aligeti received a total of $8,997 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 456 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. Aligeti 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.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 49% volume in TX$ $8,997 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,027
Medicare services
Top 49% in TX for cardiovascular disease
1,509
Unique beneficiaries
$91
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~107 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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)412$92$245
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test349$40$289
Echocardiogram, transthoracic178$138$512
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead153$10$37
New patient office visit (45-59 min)124$118$342
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician88$47$181
Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose87$136$298
Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days86$182$498
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect77$329$1,250
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)40$152$464
Initial hospital admission, high complexity35$133$495
Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month33$37$122
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician29$9$37
Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan28$61$225
Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet28$20$74
Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment28$14$49
Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report27$173$604
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity27$91$232
Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes27$30$100
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity26$61$178
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)24$133$450
Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days23$37$125
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers19$39$132
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function19$17$58
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes18$9$32
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)16$60$169
Cardiac catheterization14$187$746
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity12$100$338
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.
11.3% high complexity
30.9% medium
57.8% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$8,997
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,285/year across 7 years
Top 34% in TX for cardiovascular disease
47
Companies
456
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.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$8,772 (97.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$225 (2.5%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,685
2023
$1,636
2022
$2,076
2021
$943
2020
$827
2019
$935
2018
$895

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Amgen Inc.
$783
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$736
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$661
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$657
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$621
Itamar Medical Inc
$566
HeartFlow, Inc.
$524
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$374
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$359
Abbott Laboratories
$340
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$327
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$326
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$317
PFIZER INC.
$275
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$256
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$252
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$234
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$144
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$126
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$118
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$101
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$97
CVRx, Inc.
$61
Philips North America LLC
$60
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$57
Medtronic, Inc.
$56
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$53
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$51
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$50
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$48
Boston Scientific Corporation
$37
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$35
Digirad Health, Inc
$25
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
BIOTRONIK INC.
$23
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$23
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$23
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$23
MEDICOMP INC
$21
Baxter Healthcare
$21
Novo Nordisk Inc
$21
Lundbeck LLC
$18
VivaQuant Inc, dba Rhythm Express
$18
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc.
$15
ABIOMED
$14
Coala Life Inc
$13
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 24.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(CK7) Extended Holter · ADROIT Guiding Catheter · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER AMULET · Anthem CRT Pacemaker · Arcalyst · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · BodyGuardian · CAMZYOS · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · ClosureFast · Coala Heart Monitor · Confirm Rx · Corlanor · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FARXIGA · FFRct · FLEXITOUCH · FUROSCIX · General - Therapies · Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor · Impella · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LOKELMA · LifeVest · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Mynx Ace Vascular Closure Device · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NORTHERA · ONYX FRONTIER · Ozempic · PAMIRA · PRALUENT · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Repatha · Resolute · Rhythm Express · Supera peripheral stent system · TELEPATCH CARDIAC MONITOR · Tryton Side Branch Stent · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WatchPAT · WatchPATONE · XARELTO · ZONTIVITY · cardius
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 →

Most payments (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $444 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
284
Per 100K population
25.4
County median income
$117,588
Nearest hospital
CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER PLANO
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Aligeti is a cardiac imaging specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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. Aligeti experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Aligeti performed 412 office visit, established patient (30-39 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. Aligeti receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Aligeti received a total of $8,997 from 47 companies across 456 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. Aligeti's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Plano?
Dr. Aligeti's average Medicare payment per service is $91. 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. Aligeti) 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 →
About this page

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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