Cardiology
19,360 Medicare Part D prescribers, $12.90B in drug costs.
Data: CMS Medicare Part D, 2023 (most current available) · Updated March 2026
19,360
Prescribers
$12.90B
Drug Cost
65,203,698
Claims
$666K
Cost/Provider
1,018
Opioid Prescribers
2.0%
Avg Opioid Rate
17.5%
Avg Brand %
28
Flagged
🔎 Data Overview
Average cost per provider of $666,153 is exceptionally high, reflecting this specialty's use of expensive medications. High per-provider costs in specialties like oncology or rheumatology often reflect legitimate clinical needs.
This specialty accounts for $12.9B in Medicare Part D costs — 4.7% of total program spending. Understanding where this money goes is key to controlling healthcare costs.
Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.
Top States for Cardiology
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 34 |
| 2 | California | 28 |
| 3 | New York | 28 |
| 4 | Florida | 21 |
| 5 | Texas | 19 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 19 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 18 |
| 8 | Georgia | 12 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 11 |
| 10 | Indiana | 11 |
Flagged Cardiology Providers
| Provider | Drug Cost | Risk |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Wefald | $3.9M | 59 |
| Subodh Agrawal | $6.7M | 51 |
| Vivek Khetpal | $2.7M | 49 |
| Bertram Graves | $1.0M | 47 |
| Rollington Ferguson | $1.3M | 45 |
| Fernando Fandino-Sende | $210K | 43 |
| Gauri Bhardwaj | $524K | 43 |
| Terry Gerber | $402K | 41 |
| Krishnaswami Sriram | $655K | 40 |
| Aaron Jordan | $1.4M | 40 |
| Anna Milstein | $9.0M | 38 |
| Charles Okonkwo | $540K | 38 |
| Suriya Jayawardena | $831K | 38 |
| Vinod Malhotra | $604K | 36 |
| Mark Byrne | $1.1M | 36 |
| Joseph Dejunco | $40K | 35 |
| James Fairbairn | $541K | 35 |
| Mukeshchandra Patel | $1.9M | 35 |
| Laurence Fine | $103K | 33 |
| Kathleen Ward | $320K | 33 |
| Gary Reznik | $11.5M | 32 |
| Donald Ware | $107K | 32 |
| David Kramer | $160K | 32 |
| George Mikos | $7,539 | 31 |
| Ashraf Nashed | $2.9M | 30 |
| Jagdish Patel | $794K | 30 |
| Randal Kaufman | $1.0M | 30 |
| Moses Muzquiz | $43K | 30 |