Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Abirami Tanjavur, MD

Family Medicine · Wichita Falls, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
501 MIDWESTERN PKWY E, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
9407663551
In practice since 2011 (14 years)
NPI: 1962799262 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. Tanjavur 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. Tanjavur

Dr. Abirami Tanjavur is a family medicine specialist in Wichita Falls, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tanjavur performed 8,727 Medicare services across 5,049 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tanjavur received a total of $4,917 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 363 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family 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. Tanjavur 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 ▲ Top 2% volume in TX $4,917 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
8,727
Medicare services
Top 2% in TX for family medicine
5,049
Unique beneficiaries
$26
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~623 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
Blood draw (venipuncture) 1,119 $8 $16
Comprehensive metabolic blood panel 866 $10 $73
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential 843 $8 $27
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 830 $86 $255
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test 560 $16 $114
Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) 533 $13 $91
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 435 $60 $169
Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) 415 $9 $66
Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free 415 $17 $112
Free thyroxine (T4) test 414 $9 $60
Annual wellness visit, follow-up 316 $125 $130
Urinalysis with microscopic exam 222 $3 $8
Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) 217 $6 $40
Automated urinalysis 183 $2 $16
Vitamin D level test 168 $29 $175
Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a 167 $31 $122
Basic metabolic blood panel 146 $8 $58
Annual depression screening 107 $18 $38
Complete blood count (CBC), automated 88 $6 $54
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes 86 $18 $50
Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) 73 $19 $117
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and 65 $39 $162
Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count 53 $4 $24
Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes 40 $14 $41
Iron level test 32 $6 $40
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) 30 $131 $346
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) 29 $39 $104
Blood potassium level 25 $5 $33
Sed rate test (inflammation marker) 23 $3 $18
Liver function blood test panel 22 $8 $56
Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total 22 $6 $45
Ferritin level test (iron stores) 21 $13 $90
Uric acid level test 20 $4 $33
Rheumatoid factor analysis 20 $6 $40
Vitamin B-12 level test 17 $15 $100
Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment 17 $160 $279
Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay 14 $16 $67
Iron binding capacity test 14 $9 $60
Coagulation function measurement, d-dimer; quantitative 14 $10 $67
Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level 12 $38 $234
Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous 12 $18 $67
Bilirubin level, direct 11 $5 $34
Pneumonia vaccine administration 11 $30 $35
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,917
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $702/year across 7 years
Top 13% in TX for family medicine
34
Companies
363
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
$4,917 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$245
2023
$333
2022
$373
2021
$1,036
2020
$918
2019
$524
2018
$1,488

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novo Nordisk Inc
$828
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$564
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$453
Lilly USA, LLC
$423
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$382
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$381
PFIZER INC.
$328
AbbVie Inc.
$240
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$144
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$126
ABBVIE INC.
$117
Amgen Inc.
$105
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$104
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$90
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$88
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$81
Eisai Inc.
$78
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$51
Allergan, Inc.
$38
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$34
Abbott Laboratories
$33
Exact Sciences Corporation
$31
Genentech USA, Inc.
$28
Dexcom, Inc.
$26
Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals LLC
$25
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
$16
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$12
Allergan Inc.
$11
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 37.5% 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 $56 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
96
Per 100K population
73.9
County median income
$62,168
Nearest hospital
UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
2.7 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. Tanjavur is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 13% 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. Tanjavur experienced with blood draw (venipuncture)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Tanjavur performed 1,119 blood draw (venipuncture) 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. Tanjavur receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Tanjavur received a total of $4,917 from 34 companies across 363 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. Tanjavur's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Wichita Falls?
Dr. Tanjavur's average Medicare payment per service is $26. 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. Tanjavur) 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 →