Alexandru Costea is a Cardiology physician affiliated with Christ Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 92 publications with 1,122 citations (h-index 18); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study matched to this name.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
2123 Auburn Ave Ste 137
Cincinnati, OH 452192906
Telephone
513-206-1180Provider last certified this registry record 8 Aug 2023.
Clinical trials
- Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Heart Failure Treated by BIOTRONIK's CRT-DX System
Sponsor: Biotronik, Inc.
- NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® SF Catheter: Observational Study
Sponsor: Biosense Webster, Inc.
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
18 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202535 payments$35,784openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Philips North America LLCProgram year20253 payments
- AtriCure, Inc.Program year20257 payments
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Blood & clotting
50.8%Factor Xa inhibitor38.4%Eliquis82%Xarelto19%Part D≥68 patientsVitamin K antagonist4.6%Warfarin Sodium100%Part D≥12 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Cardiovascular
44.4%Beta blocker26.4%Metoprolol Succinate67%Metoprolol Tartrate22%Atenolol6%Carvedilol6%Part D<11 patientsAntiarrhythmic10.5%Amiodarone Hcl100%Part D≥35 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
3.5%Proton pump inhibitor3.5%Pantoprazole Sodium100%Part D≥15 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Real-world strategies for pulsed field ablation using a variable-loop circular catheter: a compendium of best practices from early adopters
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
2026 - Isoproterenol for Unmasking Dormant Conduction and Non‐Pulmonary Vein Triggers During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Prospective Multicenter Study
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
2025
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