Dr. Kashif Ather
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 1,409
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Medical school: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
NY license 308581 -
Internal Medicine Physician
RI license LP03288
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Vassar Brothers Medical Center Poughkeepsie, NY
- Northern Dutchess Hospital Rhinebeck, NY
- Putnam Hospital Center Carmel, NY
- Sharon Hospital Sharon, CT
Medical groups
- Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice PC (70 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,409
- Services billed
- 3,471
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 411 | 236 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 390 | 237 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | 350 | 262 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 341 | 341 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 196 | 116 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 130 | 127 |
| Blood test, clotting time | 125 | 85 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 117 | 80 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 113 | 113 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 99 | 99 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 5 payments worth $971 in total to this clinician.
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $971 |
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| Travel and Lodging | $675 |
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| Food and Beverage | $296 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging EVOQUE · Transcatheter Valve Repair · travel to Philadelphia, PA · in-kind | $675 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.