Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Karan Gupta, D.O
Cardiovascular Disease · Weatherford, 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
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What this data tells you about Dr. Gupta
Dr. Karan Gupta is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Weatherford, TX, with 11 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gupta performed 1,591 Medicare services across 1,293 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gupta received a total of $19,462 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 262 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. Gupta 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.
✓ 11 years in practice
▲ 1,591 Medicare services
$19,462 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗1,591
Medicare services
Bottom 43% in TX for cardiovascular disease
1,293
Unique beneficiaries
$100
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~145 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) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
210 | $94 | $218 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test An injection of regadenoson, a medication used to stress the heart during diagnostic testing. |
204 | $38 | $58 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
136 | $9 | $22 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
119 | $123 | $284 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
104 | $61 | $135 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
96 | $140 | $338 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
90 | $11 | $26 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
88 | $98 | $220 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 69 | $189 | $482 |
| Nuclear stress test of heart muscle A nuclear medicine imaging test that evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and during stress using a special camera. |
56 | $333 | $755 |
| Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin diagnostic injection A diagnostic injection of Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin used for imaging studies. |
53 | $54 | $140 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
30 | $122 | $295 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram under physician supervision and review. |
28 | $49 | $125 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while an electrocardiogram is monitored under physician supervision. |
28 | $16 | $39 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A test that monitors the heart's electrical activity while the patient exercises or receives medication to increase heart rate. |
27 | $20 | $60 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram, with physician review of the results. |
27 | $11 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
27 | $134 | $306 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery. |
26 | $567 | $1,976 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
26 | $90 | $202 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 25 | $154 | $374 |
| Coronary stent placement A procedure to insert a stent into a coronary artery or its branch to keep it open, using balloon dilation during the process. |
24 | $419 | $961 |
| Continuous ECG monitoring, up to 30 days Continuous heart rhythm monitoring for up to 30 days, including professional review and reporting of the results. |
22 | $19 | $46 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 20 | $259 | $612 |
| Follow-up heart ultrasound An ultrasound of the heart performed to monitor or reassess a previously identified condition or treatment progress. |
15 | $19 | $41 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 15 | $232 | $547 |
| Radiologist review of arm or leg artery image A radiologist reviews images of the arteries in the arm or leg. This process involves analyzing the visual data to assess the blood vessels. |
14 | $63 | $138 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft An ultrasound exam to evaluate blood flow in a heart blood vessel or graft, including a radiologist's review of the initial vessel. |
12 | $71 | $155 |
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.
14.5% high complexity
28.3% medium
57.3% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$19,462
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,780/year across 7 years
Top 20% in TX for cardiovascular disease
31
Companies
262
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
$19,434 (99.9%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$28 (0.1%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$6,569
2023
$8,655
2022
$1,311
2021
$1,904
2020
$140
2019
$737
2018
$147
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$5,337
Abbott Laboratories
$3,545
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$2,643
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,960
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,166
ABIOMED
$926
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$621
CVRx, Inc.
$562
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$339
PFIZER INC.
$275
BIOTRONIK INC.
$268
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$264
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$168
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$158
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$145
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$140
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$136
Inari Medical, Inc.
$131
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$124
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$94
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$92
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$57
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$56
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$40
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$40
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$36
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$35
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$34
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$29
Innovation Technologies Inc
$25
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 59.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6585) Omniwire · (9281) Turbo Elite · ABRE · ANDEXXA · AVVIGO Guidance System · Adempas · Azure · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARTO 3 · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CareLink Express · Carto 3 · Comet · DISEASE STATE · Diamondback Coronary · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · ESPRIT · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FFR Link · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FUROSCIX · General - Stents · INJECTAFER · IRRISEPT · Impella · Integrity · JARDIANCE · JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · LEQVIO · LifeVest · MAMBA · MICRA · MITRACLIP · MULTAQ · ONYX FRONTIER · OPTICROSS · OPTIMIZER · PASCAL · RESOLUTE ONYX · ROTAPRO · ReCross · Resolute · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · WATCHMAN Access System · XARELTO
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 $1,223 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
9
Per 100K population
5.7
County median income
$102,099
Nearest hospital
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD
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. Gupta is a cardiac imaging specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 20% of TX peers.
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. Gupta experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Gupta performed 210 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. Gupta receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Gupta received a total of $19,462 from 31 companies across 262 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. Gupta's costs compare to other cardiologists in Weatherford?
Dr. Gupta's average Medicare payment per service is $100. 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. Gupta) 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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