Physician Profile
Indu G. Poornima, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Poornima
Indu G. Poornima, MD is a healthcare provider in Pittsburgh, PA specializing in cardiovascular disease. Medicare claims data shows Indu provided 475 services to 425 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician, and exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician. This provider record is associated with NPI 1588665871.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
License numbers are what the provider reported to NPPES when the NPI was issued or updated. NPPES does not verify licensure; confirm current standing with the state licensing board.
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
- (412) 359-6550
- Email not available
Practice Locations
320 E NORTH AVE
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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
475 services · 425 patients · 10 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
41 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | Imaging | 78431 |
21 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Treatment | 93018 |
68 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Treatment | 93016 |
65 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
127 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
54 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
50 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Office visit | 99222 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Office visit | 99221 |
15 | Less often than most 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.
Related specialists at this location 2
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
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 cardiologists in Pittsburgh 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1992 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 8
Providers in PA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Poornima specialize in?
Dr. Poornima is a cardiologist in Pittsburgh, PA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Poornima located?
Dr. Poornima is listed at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Poornima's phone number?
The number on file is (412) 359-6550. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Poornima?
Dr. Poornima's National Provider Identifier is 1588665871. 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 Dr. Poornima go to medical school?
Dr. Poornima attended Other, graduating in 1992. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Poornima have?
Dr. Poornima has 34 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1992, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Poornima do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Poornima performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect and nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan; provides treatments such as exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram with review by physician and exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram with supervision by physician, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Poornima's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Poornima. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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