Physician

Santosh C Varkey, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Santosh Varkey, MD (NPI: 1407011802) practices cardiac electrophysiology in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Richmond, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PIEDMONT CARDIOLOGY OF ATLANTA, LLC (NPI: 1275729691; TIN: 260593928) and primary practice location at 30901-2612. Varkey is affiliated with the Piedmont Clinic ACO LLC (ACO ID: A3250), participating under the MSSP model.

Varkey's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,290 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,773 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $246,999 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 715 prescription claims across 251 beneficiaries totaling $220,608 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 18 records totaling $1,574. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $31,753 to $220,608. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$212K$424K2015 Medicare payment: $163,012 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $196,857 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $348,725 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $423,704 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $351,737 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $285,771 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $273,073 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $254,785 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $231,320 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $246,999 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20154261,604$163,012
20164561,960$196,857
20172,2466,228$348,725
20182,3767,122$423,704
20192,2926,583$351,737
20201,7234,224$285,771
20211,7844,580$273,073
20221,6804,214$254,785
20231,5773,928$231,320
20241,2904,773$246,999

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$209K$418K2015 Drug cost: $31,753 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $54,254 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $115,060 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $282,371 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $335,105 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $345,104 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $418,000 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $371,769 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $369,955 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $220,608 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201595271$31,753
2016140496$54,254
2017186813$115,060
20182301,431$282,371
20192211,321$335,105
20202401,285$345,104
20212821,489$418,000
20222781,283$371,769
20232791,129$369,955
2024251715$220,608

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more123123$113
93295Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days233622$25
93280Programming of dual lead pacemaker system407478$25
93294Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days4931,327$20
93000Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report443788$10

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban1669,321$176,505
XareltoRivaroxaban271,540$28,183
Flecainide AcetateFlecainide Acetate17911,456$8,496
SotalolSotalol Hcl533,340$1,470
Amiodarone HclAmiodarone Hcl886,429$1,080

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.18$1,574Abbott Laboratories
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Santosh C. Varkey, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Santosh C. Varkey, MD (NPI 1407011802), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Santosh C. Varkey, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Santosh C. Varkey, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Piedmont Clinic ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3250).

What billing organization is linked to Santosh C. Varkey, MD?

Santosh C. Varkey, MD is linked to PIEDMONT CARDIOLOGY OF ATLANTA, LLC (billing NPI 1275729691) in the available physician profile data.

Does Santosh C. Varkey, MD have Open Payments data?

Santosh C. Varkey, MD has 18 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.