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Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD

(Dr. Kanna Posina, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2007)

1587 N Bolton Avenue Suite 1100
Alexandria, LA 71303

(318) 445-9823

Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2007 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD is affiliated with RAPIDES REGIONAL PHYSICIAN GROUP, SPECIALTY CARE, LLC.

Office Locations

1587 N Bolton Avenue Suite 1100
Alexandria, LA 71303

(318) 445-9823

(318) 445-1509

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

cardiac procedures

coronary angiogram

coronary atherectomy with stent

diagnostic cardiac catheterization

diagnostic right heart catheterization

Doppler echocardiography

heart stent placement

inpatient hospital care

minimally invasive procedures

In 2023, Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD performed more cardiac catheterization, cardiac procedures, coronary angiogram, coronary atherectomy with stent, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, diagnostic right heart catheterization, Doppler echocardiography, heart stent placement, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 10%

By Volume:

coronary angioplasty with stent

ultrasound

By Affordability:

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

nuclear stress test

SPECT scan

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD performed more coronary angioplasty with stent, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also 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 them. 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 Volume:

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

vascular imaging

By Affordability:

angiogram

atherectomy

transesophageal echocardiography

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD performed more myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, and vascular imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for angiogram (angiography), atherectomy, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	294
inpatient care	233
outpatient care	61

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	58
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	50
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	31
inpatient care	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	49
Dementia	34
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	178
inpatient care	149
outpatient care	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	68
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	263
catheterization	28
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	180
hospital care	327
inpatient care	327
lab tests	29
minimally invasive procedures	28
nuclear scan	18
stress testing	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	196
vascular procedures	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	50
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	47
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	66
cardiac procedures	1774
catheterization	201
diagnostic procedures	102
doctor visit	886
hospital care	1475
inpatient care	1461
lab tests	114
minimally invasive procedures	228
nuclear scan	80
nursing home care	19
outpatient care	14
preventive care	13
stent placement (stenting)	33
stress testing	191
ultrasound (sonogram)	1382
vascular procedures	102

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	679
Female	847

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1170
Black	327
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	596
From 75 to 84	481
85 and over	205
Less than 65	244

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	48
Dementia	29
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	72
blood draw	54
cardiac procedures	1642
catheterization	216
diagnostic procedures	108
doctor visit	1020
hospital care	1698
inpatient care	1663
lab tests	136
minimally invasive procedures	237
nuclear scan	136
outpatient care	35
preventive care	24
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	279
ultrasound (sonogram)	1147
vascular procedures	108

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	706
Female	769

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1130
Black	321
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	586
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	198
Less than 65	249

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	51
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	80
cardiac procedures	1426
catheterization	267
diagnostic procedures	147
doctor visit	1073
hospital care	1723
inpatient care	1707
minimally invasive procedures	303
nuclear scan	111
nursing home care	18
outpatient care	16
stent placement (stenting)	40
stress testing	240
ultrasound (sonogram)	871
vascular procedures	179

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	596
Female	683

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	955
Black	297
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	532
From 75 to 84	357
85 and over	155
Less than 65	235

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	51
Dementia	27
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	1203
catheterization	212
diagnostic procedures	122
doctor visit	1071
hospital care	1832
inpatient care	1790
minimally invasive procedures	246
nuclear scan	75
outpatient care	42
stent placement (stenting)	30
stress testing	133
ultrasound (sonogram)	828
vascular procedures	137

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	654
Female	701

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1024
Black	304
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	545
From 75 to 84	398
85 and over	187
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	51
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	66
cardiac procedures	1318
cardioversion	16
catheterization	251
diagnostic procedures	152
doctor visit	1374
hospital care	1585
inpatient care	1554
minimally invasive procedures	293
nuclear scan	101
outpatient care	31
stent placement (stenting)	33
stress testing	126
ultrasound (sonogram)	951
vascular procedures	198

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	696
Female	759

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1160
Black	248
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	604
From 75 to 84	497
85 and over	172
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	47
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	56
cardiac procedures	1086
catheterization	258
diagnostic procedures	150
doctor visit	1860
hospital care	1559
inpatient care	1540
minimally invasive procedures	304
nuclear scan	87
outpatient care	19
stent placement (stenting)	40
stress testing	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	730
vascular procedures	208

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	708
Female	797

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1256
Black	221
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	643
From 75 to 84	531
85 and over	200
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Alexandria, LA were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

angioplasty	66
blood draw	54
cardiac procedures	1244
cardioversion	16
catheterization	204
diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	1066
hospital care	974
inpatient care	952
lab tests	93
minimally invasive procedures	234
nuclear scan	86
nursing home care	18
outpatient care	30
preventive care	18
stent placement (stenting)	35
stress testing	156
ultrasound (sonogram)	872
vascular procedures	137

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	156
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	673
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	270
85 and over	118
Less than 65	130
65 to 74	343

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD graduated from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2007. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2007)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kanna Venkatanaga Posina, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RAPIDES REGIONAL PHYSICIAN GROUP, SPECIALTY CARE, LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,708 CoreValve Evolut $1,580	ClosureFast $1,309	Resolute $246	Aortic Stent Grafts $212	STENTS $166	Other $195
ABIOMED	$2,554 Impella $2,547	Legacy $7
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$2,098 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,818	$280
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,900 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $1,699	IN.PACT Admiral $130	$71
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,472 XARELTO $1,451	INVOKANA $20
Other	$14,697 ELIQUIS $1,298	NRG needle $1,053	IVUS Systems $1,050	BRILINTA $832	ENTRESTO $702	Other $9,762

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$17,880
Travel and Lodging	$4,896
Honoraria	$1,500
Education	$1,092
Consulting Fee	$1,050
Other	$11

Biography

Dr. Kanna Posina is a specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. He studied medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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