Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Sriram Sudarshan, MD

Cardiovascular Disease · Wichita Falls, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Electrophysiology — Practice combining cardiac and electrophysiology services
Low-engagement
2101 9TH ST, Wichita Falls, TX 76301
9407664488
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1285696492 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. Sudarshan 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. Sudarshan

Dr. Sriram Sudarshan is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Wichita Falls, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sudarshan performed 3,157 Medicare services across 1,815 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sudarshan received a total of $7,213 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 259 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.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ Top 32% volume in TX $7,213 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
3,157
Medicare services
Top 32% in TX for cardiovascular disease
1,815
Unique beneficiaries
$69
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~158 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 (20-29 min) 1,079 $60 $171
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 370 $87 $242
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 300 $9 $100
Echocardiogram, transthoracic 223 $143 $806
Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days 199 $18 $100
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test 172 $22 $28
Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days 135 $20 $100
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity 85 $35 $150
Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days 78 $26 $100
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician 73 $48 $380
Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose 72 $111 $222
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 71 $324 $1,313
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow 47 $145 $640
Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist 30 $156 $800
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 30 $102 $273
Initial hospital admission, high complexity 29 $126 $417
Cardiac catheterization 25 $173 $1,200
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity 20 $93 $291
EKG interpretation and report 18 $6 $46
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up 17 $19 $150
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 17 $62 $200
Coronary stent placement 15 $429 $1,600
Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional 15 $15 $240
Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel 13 $72 $200
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) 13 $111 $310
Programming of dual lead pacemaker system 11 $53 $100
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.
15.4% high complexity
12.4% medium
72.1% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$7,213
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,030/year across 7 years
Top 39% in TX for cardiovascular disease
46
Companies
259
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
$7,213 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$977
2023
$902
2022
$1,373
2021
$859
2020
$392
2019
$1,142
2018
$1,567

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABIOMED
$639
Amgen Inc.
$571
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$523
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$436
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$436
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$415
PFIZER INC.
$386
Endologix, Inc.
$375
Inari Medical, Inc.
$280
Abbott Laboratories
$271
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$223
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$206
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$196
HeartFlow, Inc.
$164
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$152
Cook Medical LLC
$134
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$134
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$127
Medtronic, Inc.
$122
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$115
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$112
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$109
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$101
CVRx, Inc.
$98
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
$93
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$92
Novo Nordisk Inc
$85
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$67
Ethicon US, LLC
$64
Bolton Medical Inc
$56
CHIESI USA, INC.
$52
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$50
Boston Scientific Corporation
$34
Surmodics, Inc.
$34
Potrero Medical, Inc.
$32
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$30
Baxter Healthcare
$28
Corcym Inc
$24
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$21
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$20
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$19
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$19
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$18
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc.
$18
KLS-Martin L.P.
$16
Allergan Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 24.0% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · Aptus Heli-FX · Assurity Pacemaker · BELSOMRA · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · Barostim Neo System · Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve · CAMZYOS · CARBOMEDICS SUPRA-ANNULAR (TOP HAT) · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · COOK CELECT · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · ClosureFast · Cook Celect · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · ECM · ECM Patch · ELIQUIS · ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ENSITE · ENTRESTO · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Endurant · FARXIGA · FFRct · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · General - Therapies · Impella · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · KENGREAL 50MG/10ML L · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LINX Reflux Management System · NEXLETOL · ONYX FRONTIER · Ovation · PERCLOT · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · PlasmaBlade · Pouch · Pounce Thrombectomy System · ROSEN · Ranexa · Repatha · Rybelsus · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · UNICEL DXI ACCESS · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · VantageView System · Vascepa · XARELTO · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · ZILVER PTX
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 $228 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiologists within 10 mi
8
Per 100K population
6.2
County median income
$62,168
Nearest hospital
UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
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. 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Sudarshan experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Sudarshan performed 1,079 office visit, established patient (20-29 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. Sudarshan receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Sudarshan received a total of $7,213 from 46 companies across 259 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. Sudarshan's costs compare to other cardiologists in Wichita Falls?
Dr. Sudarshan's average Medicare payment per service is $69. 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. Sudarshan) 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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