Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Ali Rizvi, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Shenandoah, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac Imaging
— Practice with significant diagnostic imaging and stress testing
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Rizvi
Dr. Ali Rizvi is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Shenandoah, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rizvi performed 4,712 Medicare services across 3,471 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rizvi received a total of $23,480 from 64 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 604 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. Rizvi 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.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 18% volume in TX
$23,480 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗4,712
Medicare services
Top 18% in TX for cardiovascular disease
3,471
Unique beneficiaries
$85
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~236 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.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 992 | $81 | $314 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 880 | $43 | $212 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 433 | $26 | $36 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 394 | $130 | $1,461 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 298 | $46 | $406 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 284 | $320 | $3,509 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 265 | $8 | $126 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 202 | $90 | $302 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 181 | $107 | $483 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 133 | $9 | $64 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 89 | $180 | $1,416 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 86 | $61 | $296 |
| Coronary stent placement | 51 | $422 | $2,405 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 49 | $128 | $1,003 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 42 | $163 | $1,239 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 41 | $124 | $1,028 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 39 | $48 | $484 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 37 | $61 | $211 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 32 | $11 | $66 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 27 | $14 | $321 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 21 | $70 | $451 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 21 | $81 | $472 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 20 | $14 | $167 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 20 | $18 | $143 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 19 | $70 | $403 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 19 | $17 | $310 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 19 | $44 | $402 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 18 | $19 | $104 |
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.
12.6% high complexity
37.0% medium
50.4% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$23,480
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,354/year across 7 years
Top 17% in TX for cardiovascular disease
64
Companies
604
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
$23,480 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$3,760
2023
$8,188
2022
$2,336
2021
$1,300
2020
$2,014
2019
$2,074
2018
$3,808
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$8,069
Abbott Laboratories
$4,290
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,414
Avinger Inc.
$1,000
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$939
Amgen Inc.
$845
Boston Scientific Corporation
$727
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$631
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$549
PFIZER INC.
$411
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$386
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$336
ABIOMED
$288
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$245
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$196
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$192
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$177
CVRx, Inc.
$176
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$158
Baxter Healthcare
$146
BIOTRONIK INC.
$143
HeartFlow, Inc.
$141
Relypsa, Inc.
$138
ATRICURE, INC.
$136
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$129
Respicardia, Inc.
$119
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$109
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$100
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$95
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$73
Imperative Care, Inc
$67
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$62
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$61
Cook Medical LLC
$59
Allergan Inc.
$58
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$57
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$47
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$46
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$46
Innovation Technologies Inc
$44
Davol Inc.
$43
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$42
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$42
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$40
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$35
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
GE HEALTHCARE
$32
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$28
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$25
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$25
Novo Nordisk Inc
$24
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$20
GE HealthCare
$20
PolyNovo North America LLC
$19
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$18
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$18
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$16
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$16
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$16
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc.
$14
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$14
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$14
Preventice Services, LLC
$13
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 58.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $498 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
130
Per 100K population
19.9
County median income
$97,266
Nearest hospital
HOUSTON METHODIST THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Rizvi is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 17% of TX peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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. Rizvi experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Rizvi performed 992 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. Rizvi receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Rizvi received a total of $23,480 from 64 companies across 604 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. Rizvi's costs compare to other cardiologists in Shenandoah?
Dr. Rizvi's average Medicare payment per service is $85. 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. Rizvi) 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 →
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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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