Ali Abdulkarim, MBBCh
Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
📍 81 Mario Capecchi Dr Rm 4e217
Salt Lake City, UT 84112Get directions
256 cardiologists in Utah accept Medicare assignment, which means they can bill CHAMPVA. Here is how to find one and what to ask before you book.
| Cardiologists in Utah | 256 |
| Where Utah ranks nationally | 43rd of 51 states |
| Share of all US cardiologists | 0.4% |
| All CHAMPVA-billable providers in Utah | 26,084 |
| Utah 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 Utah is home to Hill Air Force Base, 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.
Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
📍 81 Mario Capecchi Dr Rm 4e217
Salt Lake City, UT 84112Get directions
Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
📍 1160 E 3900 S Ste 2000
Salt Lake City, UT 84124Get directions
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
📍 30 N 1900 E Rm 4a100
Salt Lake City, UT 84132Get directions
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
📍 395 W Cougar Blvd
Provo, UT 84604Get 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 7th largest in Utah with 256 providers, behind psychologists (315) and psychiatrists (350). 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 Utah are Clearfield with 165 verified local providers, Ogden with 164 verified local providers, West Valley City with 147 verified local providers, and we list 4 more Utah 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 Utah as anywhere else. Our cardiologists page has the full detail including anything that needs advance approval.
256 clinicians in Utah are listed in the federal CMS registry under cardiology, and clinicians who accept Medicare assignment can bill CHAMPVA. That is the 43rd 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 Utah.