Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist/Technologist
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About this specialty
A cardiovascular invasive specialist/technologist monitors patients’ heart rates and helps physicians in diagnosing and treating heart problems. They assist with cardiac catheterization and prepare and monitor patients during open-heart surgery and insertion of pacemakers, defibrillators, and stents.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation Outlook Handbook, www.bls.gov.
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| AMI CARDIAC MONITORING LLC | ROCKVILLE, MD | $328,671 |
| GAUTHAM UPADHYA, MD, MPH | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $61,140 |
| SAMUEL CHAN, M.D. | NEW YORK, NY | $28,397 |
| DAVID ZOLOTO, M.D. | LAFAYETTE, CO | $702 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.