Dr. Stephane Rinfret
Interventional Cardiology (Interventional Cardiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 34
- In the NPI registry since
- 2021
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 436
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
- 2021Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Interventional Cardiology Physician primary
VA license 0101290776 · GA license 87689
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville, GA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Demorest, GA
- Union General Hospital Blairsville, GA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin Dahlonega, GA
- Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA
Medical groups
- Georgia Heart Institute LLC (129 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
- 436
- Services billed
- 902
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 68 | 61 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 52 | 45 |
| Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | 40 | 25 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 29 | 17 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | 24 | 21 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 20 | 15 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 18 | 18 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 18 | 17 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 18 | 14 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 15 | 15 |
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
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Roanoke, VA | 32 |
| Brilinta (ticagrelor) Other prescribers in Roanoke, VA | 18 |
| Prasugrel Hcl Other prescribers in Roanoke, VA | 13 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er (isosorbide mononitrate) Other prescribers in Roanoke, VA | 11 |
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, 14 companies reported 34 payments worth $2,565 in total to this clinician.
| Teleflex LLC | $765 |
|---|---|
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $400 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $258 |
| Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. | $241 |
| Abiomed | $212 |
| Zoll Circulation Inc | $205 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $205 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $109 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,565 |
|---|
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.