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Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD

(Ravi Kanagala, MD)

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and General Practice

Indiana University School of Medicine (1996)

101 Judge Tanner Boulevard Suite 300
Covington, LA 70433

(985) 867-2100

Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and general practice. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital and EAST JEFFERSON PHYSICIANS GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

101 Judge Tanner Boulevard Suite 300
Covington, LA 70433

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

In 2023, Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD performed more myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	99
airway management	11
cardiac procedures	402
catheterization	99
diagnostic procedures	124
doctor visit	519
hospital care	349
inpatient care	349
minimally invasive procedures	239
nuclear scan	63
sleep study	29
stress testing	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	55
cardiac procedures	354
catheterization	55
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	566
hospital care	222
implant surgery	23
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	222
minimally invasive procedures	164
nuclear scan	96
sleep study	12
stress testing	193
ultrasound (sonogram)	62

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	385
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	131
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	51
airway management	15
cardiac procedures	594
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	733
hospital care	381
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	368
minimally invasive procedures	155
nuclear scan	130
outpatient care	13
sleep study	30
stress testing	259
ultrasound (sonogram)	242

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	114
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	70
cardiac procedures	578
catheterization	70
diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	1050
hospital care	407
implant surgery	20
inpatient care	380
minimally invasive procedures	207
nuclear scan	133
outpatient care	27
stress testing	268
ultrasound (sonogram)	199

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	506
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	108
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	85
cardiac procedures	446
catheterization	85
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	1257
hospital care	391
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	375
minimally invasive procedures	245
nuclear scan	103
outpatient care	16
stress testing	208
ultrasound (sonogram)	117

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	49
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	72
cardiac procedures	518
catheterization	72
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	1281
hospital care	394
implant surgery	23
inpatient care	394
minimally invasive procedures	229
nuclear scan	137
stress testing	276
ultrasound (sonogram)	126

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	76
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	47
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	56
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	74
cardiac procedures	422
catheterization	74
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	1200
hospital care	303
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	303
minimally invasive procedures	209
nuclear scan	120
stress testing	237
ultrasound (sonogram)	99

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	45
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	58
cardiac procedures	349
catheterization	58
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	1199
hospital care	290
inpatient care	272
minimally invasive procedures	156
nuclear scan	138
outpatient care	18
stress testing	169
ultrasound (sonogram)	122

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	46
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	60
cardiac procedures	303
catheterization	60
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	1151
hospital care	278
inpatient care	264
minimally invasive procedures	165
nuclear scan	109
outpatient care	14
stress testing	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	134

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	41
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	55
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	62
cardiac procedures	313
catheterization	62
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	998
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
minimally invasive procedures	172
nuclear scan	97
stress testing	97
ultrasound (sonogram)	154

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	38
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	57
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	39
cardiac procedures	193
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	927
hospital care	169
inpatient care	155
minimally invasive procedures	78
nuclear scan	62
outpatient care	14
stress testing	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	76

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	38
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	69
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Covington, LA were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

ablation	65
airway management	13
cardiac procedures	406
catheterization	65
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	77
doctor visit	989
hospital care	306
implant surgery	18
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	297
minimally invasive procedures	183
nuclear scan	108
outpatient care	17
sleep study	23
stress testing	184
ultrasound (sonogram)	124

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	75
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	459
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	161
85 and over	59
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	247

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	47
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1996. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (1996)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ravi Kanagala, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Slidell Memorial Hospital

EAST JEFFERSON PHYSICIANS GROUP LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$9,203 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $1,869	Ablation $1,461	Reveal LINQ $760	Pacemakers $747	Advisa $628	Other $3,737
Medtronic, Inc.	$5,104 LINQ II $1,329	Micra $515	Azure $469	AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $454	Advisa $156	Other $2,181
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3,624 Tachy System $1,253	TACHY HF $513	WATCHMAN Access System $306	RESONATE $254	Brady Generator $144	Other $1,154
Abbott Laboratories	$977 Ensite Cardiac Mapping System $196	ENSITE PRECISION $195	Irrigated Ablation Catheters $133	FlexAbility Ablation Catheter $73	Confirm Rx $71	Other $309
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$674 ELIQUIS $674
Other	$2,741 LifeVest $555	XARELTO $371	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $262	OVATION $205	remede System $163	Other $1,186

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$15,513
Travel and Lodging	$3,712
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,000
Entertainment	$80
Education	$18

Biography

Dr. Ravi Kanagala's specialties are general practice and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He practices in Bogalusa, LA and Covington, LA. He attended medical school at Indiana University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital.