In 2023, Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD had a list price for myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), and SPECT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

cardiac imaging

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

spectral Doppler echocardiography

stress testing

In 2012, Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac imaging, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), spectral Doppler echocardiography, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	49
cardiac procedures	1568
cardioversion	53
doctor visit	499
hospital care	238
implant surgery	76
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	22
inpatient care	238
minimally invasive procedures	160
stress testing	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	1443

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	61
cardiac procedures	1482
cardioversion	41
doctor visit	495
hospital care	283
implant surgery	56
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	17
inpatient care	283
minimally invasive procedures	114
stress testing	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	1365

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1216
Female	1208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2363
Black	21
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	733
From 75 to 84	856
85 and over	506
Less than 65	329

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	60
cardiac procedures	1194
cardioversion	32
doctor visit	500
hospital care	289
implant surgery	55
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	17
inpatient care	289
minimally invasive procedures	111
stress testing	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	1079

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1118
Female	1132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2200
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	679
From 75 to 84	774
85 and over	506
Less than 65	291

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	72
cardiac procedures	1079
cardioversion	32
doctor visit	484
hospital care	200
implant surgery	63
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	200
minimally invasive procedures	117
stress testing	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	944

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2102
Female	2022

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3988
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1356
From 75 to 84	1408
85 and over	816
Less than 65	544

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	18
cardiac procedures	583
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	268
hospital care	187
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	187
minimally invasive procedures	39
nuclear scan	15
stress testing	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	514

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	705
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1182
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	437
From 75 to 84	431
85 and over	263
Less than 65	212

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	407
cardioversion	30
doctor visit	500
hospital care	127
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	127
lab tests	209
minimally invasive procedures	31
nuclear scan	43
stress testing	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	318

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	272
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	145
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	410
doctor visit	571
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
lab tests	353
nuclear scan	39
stress testing	86
ultrasound (sonogram)	324

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	128
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	56
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	56

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	49
Dementia	35
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	102
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
nuclear scan	16
stress testing	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	69

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	20
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated as a cardiologist in Americus, GA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	52
cardiac procedures	764
cardioversion	34
doctor visit	473
hospital care	155
implant surgery	47
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	155
lab tests	281
minimally invasive procedures	95
nuclear scan	28
stress testing	77
ultrasound (sonogram)	679

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD.

**Gender**
Female	646
Male	652

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	52
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	1193
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	436
85 and over	264
Less than 65	183
65 to 74	413

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Hawaii.

Licensed In: Hawaii

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,492 Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $1,012	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $549	Reveal LINQ $275	Pacemakers $68	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $47	Other $1,542
BIOTRONIK INC.	$2,477 Acticor $1,880	Edora $177	BioMonitor $140	Rivacor $99	Solia $97	Other $85
Abbott Laboratories	$2,303 AVEIR $2,272	ALLURE QUADRA $16	Assurity $14
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$190 XARELTO $190
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$122 ENTRESTO $95	LEQVIO $27
Other	$784 ELIQUIS $105	ZETIA $80	PASCAL $79	LifeVest $75	BRILINTA $69	Other $376

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,746
Food and Beverage	$3,498
Education	$123

Research Payments

Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD has received 30 research payments totaling $57,788.

Biography

Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh sees patients in Americus, GA. His medical specialty is adult cardiology. Dr. Venkatesh has obtained a license to practice in Georgia.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2018

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2021

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Govindarajan Venkatesh, MD From 2012 - 2023

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