Dr. Shonalatha Sudarshan, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Sudarshan
Dr. Shonalatha Sudarshan is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Wichita Falls, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sudarshan performed 2,516 Medicare services across 1,617 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sudarshan received a total of $6,662 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 249 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. Sudarshan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 675 | $59 | $164 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 483 | $93 | $252 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 290 | $10 | $100 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 235 | $146 | $813 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 176 | $25 | $31 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 123 | $19 | $100 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 92 | $79 | $341 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 83 | $21 | $100 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 65 | $106 | $210 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 62 | $326 | $1,303 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 62 | $48 | $380 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 55 | $27 | $100 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 41 | $107 | $278 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 31 | $141 | $640 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 16 | $62 | $100 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 14 | $16 | $240 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 13 | $65 | $125 |
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 ›
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 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. Sudarshan is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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