Dr. George Kantis, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kantis
Dr. George Kantis is an internal medicine specialist in The Woodlands, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kantis performed 3,944 Medicare services across 2,648 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kantis received a total of $1,969 from 10 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 39 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Kantis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 743 | $10 | $90 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 742 | $88 | $210 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 368 | $43 | $125 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 239 | $62 | $175 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 160 | $6 | $50 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 148 | $142 | $1,300 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 135 | $27 | $145 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 112 | $131 | $400 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 112 | $92 | $190 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 107 | $56 | $395 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 103 | $614 | $783 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 101 | $1,077 | $3,750 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 85 | $16 | $125 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 83 | $103 | $310 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 81 | $22 | $125 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 71 | $2 | $105 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 69 | $5 | $50 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 67 | $19 | $125 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 66 | $19 | $145 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 57 | $56 | $225 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 57 | $81 | $350 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 49 | $17 | $83 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 45 | $100 | $280 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 29 | $145 | $650 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 24 | $57 | $525 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 24 | $16 | $100 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 24 | $11 | $170 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | 16 | $142 | $593 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 14 | $19 | $125 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 13 | $84 | $571 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
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
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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 2023 |
| 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. Kantis is an electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, 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 →
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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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