Dr. Venkata Aligeti, M.D
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.
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) | 412 | $92 | $245 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 349 | $40 | $289 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 178 | $138 | $512 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 153 | $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 physician | 88 | $47 | $181 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 87 | $136 | $298 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 86 | $182 | $498 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 77 | $329 | $1,250 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 40 | $152 | $464 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 35 | $133 | $495 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 33 | $37 | $122 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 29 | $9 | $37 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 28 | $61 | $225 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 28 | $20 | $74 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 28 | $14 | $49 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 27 | $173 | $604 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 27 | $91 | $232 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 27 | $30 | $100 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 26 | $61 | $178 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 24 | $133 | $450 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 23 | $37 | $125 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 19 | $39 | $132 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 19 | $17 | $58 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | $9 | $32 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 16 | $60 | $169 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 14 | $187 | $746 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 12 | $100 | $338 |
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 (98%) 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. 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 →
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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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