Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Brian Hauser, M.D.

Family Medicine · Aliso Viejo, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
24541 PACIFIC PARK DR STE 210, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
9499405440
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1982674438 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Hauser from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Hauser

Dr. Brian Hauser is a family medicine specialist in Aliso Viejo, CA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hauser performed 527 Medicare services across 378 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hauser received a total of $4,068 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 184 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hauser is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ Top 41% volume in CA $4,068 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
527
Medicare services
Top 41% in CA for family medicine
378
Unique beneficiaries
$57
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~26 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
210 $67 $235
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
137 $8 $10
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
85 $119 $140
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
67 $52 $167
Flu vaccine administration
This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient.
15 $28 $52
Flu vaccine, quadrivalent
A flu shot containing four strains of the influenza virus to help prevent seasonal influenza infection.
13 $76 $93
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2023 ↗
$4,068
Total received (2018-2023)
Avg $678/year across 6 years
Top 10% in CA for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
38
Companies
184
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,068 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2023
$710
2022
$793
2021
$122
2020
$315
2019
$966
2018
$1,163

Payments by company (2023)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$157
Novo Nordisk Inc
$82
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$60
Boston Scientific Corporation
$55
PFIZER INC.
$53
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$45
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$42
Exact Sciences Corporation
$40
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$38
Lilly USA, LLC
$32
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$15
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$15
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$15
Corium, LLC
$14
Abbott Laboratories
$13
Top 3 companies account for 42.2% of 2023 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2023) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,198
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$401
PFIZER INC.
$375
Amgen Inc.
$324
ABBVIE INC.
$311
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$138
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$123
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$123
Boston Scientific Corporation
$103
Novo Nordisk Inc
$98
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$87
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$74
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$67
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$57
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$54
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$52
Lilly USA, LLC
$48
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$48
Exact Sciences Corporation
$40
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$37
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$31
Lucid Diagnostics Inc.
$31
Exeltis, USA Inc.
$27
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$21
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$18
Allergan, Inc.
$18
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$15
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$15
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$15
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$14
Corium, LLC
$14
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
$14
Abbott Laboratories
$13
Organon LLC
$13
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$12
Allergan Inc.
$12
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 48.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADVAIR · AJOVY · ANORO · Aimovig · Azstarys · BELSOMRA · BEXSERO · BREO · BREZTRI · BYDUREON · CHANTIX · COMIRNATY · Cologuard Collection Kit · ELIQUIS · FARXIGA · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT · GARDASIL 9 · GENERAL BPH · IMVEXXY · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LINZESS · LITHOCLAST · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · N'VISION · NEXPLANON · NOCDURNA · NURTEC ODT · Ozempic · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 20 · PROCLAIM · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · REXULTI · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SLYND · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SPRAVATO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · TOUJEO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRUMENBA · Trintellix · UBRELVY · VESICARE · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · Wegovy · XIFAXAN · XYOSTED
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for family medicine in CA.

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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
1,540
Per 100K population
48.7
County median income
$113,702
Nearest hospital
ALISO RIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LLC
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2023
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Hauser is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of CA peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Hauser experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Hauser performed 210 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Hauser receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Hauser received a total of $4,068 from 38 companies across 184 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Hauser's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Aliso Viejo?
Dr. Hauser's average Medicare payment per service is $57. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Hauser) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →