Pediatric Cardiology

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. Pediatrics residency 3 years
4. Pediatric cardiology fellowship 3 years

Training after medical school: 6 years. From the start of college: about 14 years.

Usual minimum program lengths from ACGME program requirements. Some doctors take extra research years or a second fellowship.

Who they are

• MD (DOs make up the rest) 96%
• Women 40%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 20%
• Offer telehealth 2%
• Accept Medicare’s approved amount 91%

Sex and credentials from NPPES. Graduation year, telehealth and Medicare assignment from Medicare Care Compare, which covers clinicians enrolled in Medicare.

What they do most for Medicare patients

• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only 2,157
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function 2,053
• Ultrasound of heart for congenital defect 1,473
• Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers 1,450
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes 1,298
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes 1,179
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report 822
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function 369
• Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up 250
• Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes 176
• Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days 150
• Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose 140

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Services billed to traditional Medicare in 2023 (Physician and Other Practitioners data); drugs given in the office are left out.

What they prescribe most

• Metoprolol Succinate (Kapspargo Sprinkle, Toprol Xl) 9.7%
• Furosemide (Furoscix, Lasix) 8.1%
• Spironolactone (Carospir, Aldactone) 7.7%
• Lisinopril (Qbrelis, Zestril) 6.4%
• Warfarin Sodium (Jantoven) 6.3%
• Digoxin (Lanoxin) 4.5%
• Apixaban (Eliquis) 3.9%
• Carvedilol (Coreg) 3.6%
• Losartan Potassium (Cozaar) 3.2%
• Sacubitril/Valsartan (Entresto) 2.9%
• Empagliflozin (Jardiance) 2.3%
• Evolocumab (Repatha Syringe, Repatha Pushtronex, Repatha Sureclick) 2.2%
• Sotalol Hcl (Betapace, Betapace Af, Sotalol) 2.1%
• Atorvastatin Calcium (Atorvaliq, Lipitor) 1.9%
• Rosuvastatin Calcium (Crestor) 1.8%

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Share of this specialty’s Medicare Part D prescriptions in 2024, including refills. Select a drug to see which of these clinicians prescribe it most, and where.

Hospitals where the most work

• Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA 28 Pediatric Cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital
• University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI 26 Pediatric Cardiology at University of Michigan Health System
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH 23 Pediatric Cardiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN 22 Pediatric Cardiology at Indiana University Health
• Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR 22 Pediatric Cardiology at Arkansas Children's Hospital
• Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH 21 Pediatric Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH 19 Pediatric Cardiology at Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI 16 Pediatric Cardiology at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 14 Pediatric Cardiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO 14 Pediatric Cardiology at Children's Hospital Colorado

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Clinicians who list the hospital in Medicare Care Compare. The number opens the list of who works there.

Schools they graduated from most

• Indiana University School of Medicine 24
• Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine 23
• University of Michigan Medical School 22
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 21
• Duke University School of Medicine 20
• New York Medical College 20
• Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine 18
• University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine 18
• Georgetown University School of Medicine 16
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 16

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From Medicare Care Compare (Medicare-enrolled clinicians only).