Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Joji Varghese, M.D.
Internal Medicine · Abilene, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Varghese
Dr. Joji Varghese is an internal medicine specialist in Abilene, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Varghese performed 3,719 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Varghese received a total of $53,151 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 768 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Varghese is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 9% volume in TX
$53,151 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗3,719
Medicare services
Top 9% in TX for internal medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$72
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report. |
746 | $6 | $24 |
| 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. |
513 | $76 | $365 |
| 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. |
226 | $9 | $144 |
| 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. |
226 | $60 | $226 |
| 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. |
205 | $90 | $341 |
| 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. |
188 | $131 | $508 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
168 | $51 | $330 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days Remote assessment of a pacemaker system, including single, dual, multiple lead, or leadless devices, performed up to 90 days apart. |
144 | $21 | $86 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 97 | $170 | $1,825 |
| 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. |
84 | $10 | $42 |
| 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. |
84 | $105 | $487 |
| Ultrasound guidance for blood vessel access Use of ultrasound imaging to help locate and access a blood vessel. This guidance assists healthcare providers in performing procedures such as inserting IV lines or drawing blood. |
79 | $11 | $40 |
| Pacemaker system evaluation Assessment of a pacemaker device, including single, dual, multiple lead, or leadless systems. |
79 | $14 | $103 |
| 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. |
73 | $104 | $509 |
| 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. |
69 | $389 | $1,658 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less This service covers the final day of hospital care when the patient is being discharged. It includes coordination of care and instructions for the patient within a time frame of 30 minutes or less. |
63 | $60 | $232 |
| Continuous EKG monitoring review, 48-7 days Review and interpretation of continuous external EKG recordings lasting more than 48 hours up to 7 days. |
59 | $18 | $67 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant A surgical procedure to repair the left upper chamber of the heart using an implanted device, with review by a radiologist. |
56 | $582 | $2,207 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
54 | $49 | $257 |
| Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral An ultrasound exam that uses sound waves to visualize and assess blood flow in the vessels of both the head and the neck. |
41 | $29 | $257 |
| Remote evaluation of implantable defibrillator system Remote assessment of a single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system within 90 days of the previous evaluation. |
39 | $26 | $110 |
| 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. |
38 | $16 | $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. |
38 | $11 | $40 |
| Pacemaker programming, dual lead system Adjustment and configuration of a dual-lead pacemaker device to ensure proper operation and settings. |
38 | $26 | $176 |
| 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. |
35 | $58 | $218 |
| Arterial catheter insertion, initial second order branch A procedure to insert a tube into a secondary branch of an artery in the abdomen, pelvis, or leg. |
29 | $140 | $2,367 |
| Arterial catheter insertion, initial third order branch Insertion of a tube into an abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, specifically targeting the initial third order branch. |
29 | $188 | $4,668 |
| 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. |
28 | $61 | $228 |
| 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. |
25 | $70 | $323 |
| 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. |
24 | $100 | $371 |
| Intravascular ultrasound of heart vessel, initial An ultrasound procedure used to evaluate a blood vessel within the heart during a diagnostic or treatment procedure. |
21 | $54 | $238 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or grafts An imaging test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the blood vessels in the legs or any surgical grafts present. |
21 | $29 | $352 |
| Arterial tube insertion, first branch A procedure to insert a tube into the first branch of an artery in the abdomen, pelvis, or leg. |
19 | $118 | $4,369 |
| Radiologist review of arm or leg artery images A radiologist reviews images of the arteries in one or both arms or legs to assess blood flow and vessel health. |
18 | $67 | $261 |
| Pacemaker insertion with heart chamber electrodes A surgical procedure to implant a pacemaker device and place electrodes into the upper and lower chambers of the heart to regulate heart rhythm. |
17 | $377 | $1,472 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 17 | $198 | $2,649 |
| 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. |
16 | $559 | $3,232 |
| Artery plaque removal and stent insertion in leg This procedure involves removing plaque buildup from leg arteries and placing stents to keep the blood vessels open. |
13 | $530 | $31,915 |
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
20.3% high complexity
8.0% medium
71.7% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$53,151
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $7,593/year across 7 years
Top 2% in TX for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
43
Companies
768
Payment records
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Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$11,180
2023
$5,754
2022
$17,029
2021
$3,320
2020
$5,112
2019
$6,043
2018
$4,712
Payments by company (2024)
Abbott Laboratories
$4,537
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$3,639
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,816
ABIOMED
$526
Medtronic, Inc.
$221
CORDIS US CORP.
$137
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$123
Amgen Inc.
$104
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$77
Top 3 companies account for 89.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$13,992
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$8,961
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$8,279
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$4,246
Boston Scientific Corporation
$3,229
ABIOMED
$2,183
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$1,719
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,599
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,366
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$952
Penumbra, Inc.
$869
Inari Medical, Inc.
$803
Amgen Inc.
$671
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$604
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$468
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$397
Avinger Inc.
$390
CORDIS US CORP.
$249
EKOS Corporation
$203
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$198
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$178
PFIZER INC.
$169
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$153
HeartFlow, Inc.
$134
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$129
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$127
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$127
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$125
CathWorks, Inc.
$93
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$75
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$66
Cardiac Assist, Inc.
$60
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$59
Teleflex LLC
$41
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$38
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$33
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$32
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$30
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$28
Terumo Medical Corporation
$24
Biocompatibles, Inc.
$23
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC
$21
Coala Life Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 58.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(9281) Turbo Elite · (9520) IGT Devices Undivided · 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE · 2cm Peripheral Cutting Balloon · 3F · ABRE · ABSOLUTE PRO · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER PICCOLO · ANGIOJET · Absolute Pro vascular stent system · AngioJet Ultra 5000A · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COROFLOW · CRT-Ds · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · Coala Heart Monitor · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · Diamondback Peripheral · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ENTRESTO · EP Transseptal Access · ESPRIT · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Emboshield NAV6 system · Emerge Push · Endurant · FARXIGA · FFRANGIO · FFRct · FlowTriever · GENERAL - STENTS · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GLIDESHEATH SLENDER · General - Structural Heart · IN.PACT ADMIRAL · INFINITI · Impella · Indigo System · JETI · JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · LEQVIO · LIFESPARC · LIFESTENT · LUTONIX · LifeVest · MANTA · MULTAQ · MitraClip System · ONYX FRONTIER · OPTIS · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PRALUENT · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · RADIAL 360 · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Resolute · SABER · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Safeguard Radial Compress Device · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Stellarex · Supera peripheral stent system · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · TandemHeart · TandemLife · ULTRAVERSE · ULTREON · UPTRAVI · VARITHENA · VERQUVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · VYNDAQEL · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · Xience V coronary stent system
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Geographic Context
Internal medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
45
County median income
$63,472
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Varghese is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Varghese experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Varghese performed 746 ekg interpretation and report services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Varghese receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Varghese received a total of $53,151 from 43 companies across 768 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Varghese's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Abilene?
Dr. Varghese's average Medicare payment per service is $72. 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. Varghese) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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