Physician Profile
Akira Nishikawa, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Nishikawa
Akira Nishikawa, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Houston, TX specializing in cardiovascular disease (cardiology). Akira is also listed as specializing in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease. Medicare claims data shows Akira provided 2,998 services to 1,794 patients. The services billed most often include routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, and injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg. This provider record is associated with NPI 1588695019.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (713) 790-0841
- Email not available
Practice Locations
5115 FANNIN ST STE 801
Houston, TX 77004
915 Gessner Rd Ste 300
Houston, TX 77024
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Office and noninvasive testing
Advanced imaging
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,998 services · 1,794 patients · 24 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | Imaging | 78431 |
87 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
47 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | Imaging | 78434 |
31 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
670 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
261 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
138 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93241 |
71 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Treatment | 93294 |
63 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
35 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Treatment | 93925 |
33 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiovascular diseases at this location 8
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other cardiovascular diseases in Houston 7
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1977 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan 7
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Akira Nishikawa specialize in?
Akira Nishikawa is a cardiovascular disease (cardiology) in Houston, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Akira Nishikawa located?
Akira Nishikawa is listed at 5115 Fannin St Ste 801, Houston, TX 77004. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Akira Nishikawa's phone number?
The number on file is (713) 790-0841. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Akira Nishikawa?
Akira Nishikawa's National Provider Identifier is 1588695019. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Akira Nishikawa train?
Akira Nishikawa attended Other, graduating in 1977. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Akira Nishikawa have?
Akira Nishikawa has 49 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1977, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Akira Nishikawa do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Akira Nishikawa performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan and nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Akira Nishikawa's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Akira Nishikawa. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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