Dr. Dakshesh-Kumar Parikh, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Parikh
Dr. Dakshesh-Kumar Parikh is an interventional cardiology in Victoria, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Parikh performed 4,976 Medicare services across 3,644 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Parikh received a total of $79,949 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 135 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Parikh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 1,700 | $43 | $137 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 554 | $141 | $570 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 424 | $48 | $180 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 420 | $194 | $249 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 407 | $1,049 | $3,106 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 339 | $9 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 297 | $37 | $103 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 247 | $55 | $174 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 118 | $116 | $397 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 117 | $99 | $335 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 42 | $9 | $36 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 40 | $139 | $903 |
| Coronary stent placement | 37 | $365 | $1,728 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 36 | $81 | $257 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 35 | $12 | $63 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 35 | $82 | $257 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 23 | $19 | $76 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 22 | $632 | $2,030 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 19 | $49 | $493 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 17 | $43 | $261 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 17 | $132 | $548 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 16 | $19 | $283 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 14 | $206 | $812 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (85%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in interventional cardiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for interventional cardiology in TX.
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. Parikh is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 8%), 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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