Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Sapna Legha, MD

Cardiovascular Disease · Shenandoah, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac Imaging — Practice with significant diagnostic imaging and stress testing
Low-engagement
17189 INTERSTATE 45 S STE 475, Shenandoah, TX 77385
9362703933
In practice since 2011 (14 years)
NPI: 1073899506 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. Legha 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. Legha

Dr. Sapna Legha is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Shenandoah, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Legha performed 1,788 Medicare services across 1,274 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Legha received a total of $4,560 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 126 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. Legha 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.

✓ 14 years in practice ▲ 1,788 Medicare services $4,560 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,788
Medicare services
Bottom 47% in TX for cardiovascular disease
1,274
Unique beneficiaries
$86
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~128 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
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test 236 $45 $212
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 226 $11 $126
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity 219 $93 $302
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 210 $92 $314
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 208 $116 $483
Echocardiogram, transthoracic 137 $139 $1,461
Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose 116 $25 $35
Critical care, first 30-74 min 87 $170 $672
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 77 $324 $3,509
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician 77 $47 $406
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 65 $60 $211
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity 63 $100 $401
EKG interpretation and report 14 $1 $50
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up 14 $19 $119
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up 14 $5 $34
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function 14 $2 $252
Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days 11 $20 $112
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.
9.2% high complexity
22.6% medium
68.2% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,560
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,140/year across 4 years
Bottom 48% in TX for cardiovascular disease
38
Companies
126
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
$4,560 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,579
2023
$1,824
2022
$1,118
2018
$38

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$1,104
ABIOMED
$962
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$320
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$255
Boston Scientific Corporation
$219
Paragonix Technologies, Inc.
$160
Baxter Healthcare
$153
ATRICURE, INC.
$136
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$120
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$96
Medtronic, Inc.
$92
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$89
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$78
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$73
Imperative Care, Inc
$67
HeartFlow, Inc.
$59
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$57
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$56
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$52
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$37
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$34
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$30
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$29
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$29
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$28
CVRx, Inc.
$24
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$22
GE HealthCare
$20
PolyNovo North America LLC
$19
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$18
Novo Nordisk Inc
$18
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$18
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$17
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$16
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$15
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc.
$14
Amgen Inc.
$13
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 52.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ANDEXXA · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · Assure WCD · Barostim Neo System · Biograph Vision 600 (8 Ring/64 CT) · BodyGuardian · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · COR KNOT · COSEAL · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · ECM Patch · ENDURANT IIS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EVKEEZA · FARXIGA · FFRct · GRAFIX PL · General - Therapies · HYDRO LEMAITRE VALVULOTOME · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · INJECTAFER · Impella · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LifeVest · MITRACLIP · MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve · NEXLETOL · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPTIMIZER · Optimizer · Ozempic · PRODIGY CATHETER · Pouch · Repatha · SAVVYWIRE · STRAVIX · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · VERQUVO · WAINUA · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · Zio monitor
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 $255 per 100 Medicare services performed
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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

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. Legha is a cardiac imaging specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement.

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. Legha experienced with regadenoson injection (lexiscan) for heart stress test?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Legha performed 236 regadenoson injection (lexiscan) for heart stress test 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. Legha receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Legha received a total of $4,560 from 38 companies across 126 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. Legha's costs compare to other cardiologists in Shenandoah?
Dr. Legha's average Medicare payment per service is $86. 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. Legha) 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →