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- 2131 K St Nw, Ste 800, Washington, DC 20037
About Dr. Lager
Robert A. Lager, MD is a healthcare provider in Washington, DC specializing in cardiovascular disease. Robert trained at Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1995. Medicare claims data shows Robert provided 3,395 services to 2,354 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, routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, and management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes. This provider record is associated with NPI 1972510741.
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
- (202) 822-9356
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2131 K ST NW STE 800
Washington, DC 20037
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
3,395 services · 2,354 patients · 16 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Imaging | 78452 |
65 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
639 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
207 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
133 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
72 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, interpretation and report of continous external ekg over more than 1 week up to 1 weeks | Treatment | 93245 |
28 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | A9502 |
74 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease | |
| Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Drug given | J2785 |
48 | Less often than most 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 |
700 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes | Office visit | 99457 |
361 | 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 cardiologists at this location 1
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 cardiologists in Washington 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1995 at Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania 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 DC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Lager specialize in?
Dr. Lager is a cardiologist in Washington, DC. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Lager located?
Dr. Lager is listed at 2131 K St Nw Ste 800, Washington, DC 20037. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Lager's phone number?
The number on file is (202) 822-9356. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Lager?
Dr. Lager's National Provider Identifier is 1972510741. 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. Lager go to medical school?
Dr. Lager attended Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1995. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Lager have?
Dr. Lager has 31 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1995, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Lager do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Lager performs imaging including 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 Dr. Lager's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Lager. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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