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Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

1715 McCullough Avenue 2nd Floor
San Antonio, TX 78212

(210) 558-0122

Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD is a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1715 McCullough Avenue 2nd Floor
San Antonio, TX 78212

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7355 Barlite Boulevard Suite 101
San Antonio, TX 78224

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5001 North Piedras Street El Paso Vamc (756)
El Paso, TX 79930

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

Doppler ultrasound

spectral Doppler echocardiography

In 2024, Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, Doppler ultrasound, and spectral Doppler echocardiography that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

cardiac procedures

echocardiogram

transthoracic echocardiography

ultrasound

In 2024, Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD had a list price for cardiac procedures, echocardiogram (echo), transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), and ultrasound (sonogram) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	55
inpatient care	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	34
doctor visit	48
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	191
doctor visit	91
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	191

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	372
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	40
Less than 65	282

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	57
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	310
doctor visit	70
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
nuclear scan	18
stress testing	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	245

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	199
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	25
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	227
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
nuclear scan	23
stress testing	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	176

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	148
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	33
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	55
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	273
nuclear scan	32
stress testing	88
ultrasound (sonogram)	185

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	100
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	22
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	52
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	20
doctor visit	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2023 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX during 2024 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	20
doctor visit	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated as a cardiologist in San Antonio, TX were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

cardiac procedures	115
doctor visit	42
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
nuclear scan	24
stress testing	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	95

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD.

**Gender**
Female	80
Male	87

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	60
Hispanic	81
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	9
75 to 84	32
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	2
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Residency: University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals (2010)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Rushit R. Kanakia, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$839 Pacemakers $558	CoreValve Evolut $150	$132
ABIOMED	$342 Impella $342
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$191 BRILINTA $191
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.	$153 Definity $153
Pfizer Inc.	$93 ELIQUIS $93
Other	$240 XTANDI $78	LifeVest $42	Repatha $28	Brady Generator $19	Unify Assura $19	Other $54