Dr. Kiran Cheruku, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cheruku
Dr. Kiran Cheruku is an interventional cardiology in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cheruku performed 2,736 Medicare services across 2,066 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cheruku received a total of $12,171 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 256 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Cheruku 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) | 312 | $85 | $298 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 264 | $9 | $58 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 243 | $57 | $202 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 179 | $82 | $289 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 174 | $11 | $41 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 163 | $51 | $202 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 152 | $40 | $155 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 127 | $9 | $77 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 122 | $329 | $1,360 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 113 | $127 | $735 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 106 | $119 | $401 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 102 | $8 | $9 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 98 | $125 | $562 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 66 | $46 | $272 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 62 | $11 | $45 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 60 | $184 | $920 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 60 | $46 | $552 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 40 | $19 | $80 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 38 | $70 | $272 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 36 | $113 | $456 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 35 | $164 | $573 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 32 | $14 | $41 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 28 | $169 | $616 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 25 | $227 | $1,153 |
| Coronary stent placement | 23 | $397 | $1,734 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 23 | $52 | $272 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 21 | $91 | $380 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 20 | $559 | $3,879 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 12 | $16 | $68 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.8 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 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. Cheruku is a clinical cardiology 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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