796 cardiologists in Kentucky accept Medicare assignment, which means they can bill CHAMPVA. Here is how to find one and what to ask before you book.
| Cardiologists in Kentucky | 796 |
| Where Kentucky ranks nationally | 27th of 51 states |
| Share of all US cardiologists | 1.1% |
| All CHAMPVA-billable providers in Kentucky | 47,265 |
| Kentucky cities with verified local listings | 7 |
Counts come from the federal CMS Doctors and Clinicians registry, refreshed 2026-09-07. The VA publishes no CHAMPVA provider directory, so this is the closest thing to one.
Military Kentucky is home to Fort Knox, Fort Campbell, so practices in those communities see CHAMPVA families regularly and are often the easiest yes.
Real practice locations pulled from the federal NPPES registry, each with a street address and a local phone number. Always ask the billing office to confirm CHAMPVA before you book.
Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
📍 825 2nd Ave
Bowling Green, KY 42101Get directions
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
📍 1325 Andrea St
Bowling Green, KY 42104Get directions
Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
📍 421 Us 31w Byp
Bowling Green, KY 42101Get directions
Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
📍 800 Rose St
Lexington, KY 40536Get directions
Results come from the federal NPPES registry with real practice addresses and local phone numbers. Add a city to narrow it down.
Each city page opens with the cardiology filter already applied.
Among the seven clinician types we count by state, cardiology is the 5th largest in Kentucky with 796 providers, behind internal medicine doctors (2,428) and family doctors (2,661), and ahead of psychiatrists (443). That matters when you are deciding how wide to cast your net: a larger pool usually means a shorter drive and a faster appointment.
The deepest benches in Kentucky are Elizabethtown with 157 verified local providers, Owensboro with 151 verified local providers, Hopkinsville with 147 verified local providers, and we list 4 more Kentucky cities. Start with the nearest one, then widen if nobody is taking new patients.
Cardiology visits and diagnostic testing are covered outpatient care, and the VA's provider fact sheet states that approvals for specialist referrals and diagnostic tests are not required when medically necessary. Hospital-based cardiac procedures fall under the Medicare hospital rule, so a Medicare-participating hospital must accept CHAMPVA. Inpatient stays are covered, and every dollar of cost share counts toward the $3,000 yearly family cap.
The rules above are federal, so they read the same in Kentucky as anywhere else. Our cardiologists page has the full detail including anything that needs advance approval.
796 clinicians in Kentucky are listed in the federal CMS registry under cardiology, and clinicians who accept Medicare assignment can bill CHAMPVA. That is the 27th largest pool of any state. Each practice still decides for itself, so confirm with the billing office before you book.
No. CHAMPVA does not require referrals anywhere in the country. A short list of services needs preauthorization instead, such as inpatient mental health care and organ transplants.
After a $50 per person yearly deductible you pay 25 percent of the CHAMPVA allowable amount, and your family's out-of-pocket costs for covered care stop at $3,000 a year. A provider who accepts CHAMPVA cannot bill you above the allowable.
More on CHAMPVA and cardiologists or every CHAMPVA provider in Kentucky.