Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Alexander Mule, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Costa Mesa, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
3151 AIRWAY AVE STE G1, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
7145455550
In practice since 2019 (7 years)
NPI: 1649744665 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. Mule 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. Mule

Dr. Alexander Mule is a physician assistant in Costa Mesa, CA, with 7 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mule performed 508 Medicare services across 91 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mule received a total of $26,240 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1116 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physician assistant. 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. Mule 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.

✓ 7 years in practice ▲ Top 23% volume in CA $26,240 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
508
Medicare services
Top 23% in CA for physician assistant
91
Unique beneficiaries
$60
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~73 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 (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.
 210 $60 $205
Psychotherapy and evaluation, 30 minutes
A combined session involving psychotherapy and an evaluation and management visit lasting 30 minutes.
 209 $48 $150
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.
 89 $90 $290
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 2024 ↗
$26,240
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $6,560/year across 4 years
Top 1% in CA for physician assistant
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
41
Companies
1,116
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
$26,240 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$5,042
2023
$8,101
2022
$7,501
2021
$5,596

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$872
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$736
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$548
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$380
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$337
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$326
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$307
Lundbeck LLC
$219
Alkermes, Inc.
$202
Corium, LLC
$185
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$161
Almatica Pharma LLC
$152
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
$141
Tris Pharma Inc
$139
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$137
Indivior Inc.
$50
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC
$30
Biogen, Inc.
$29
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$27
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$21
OWP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Top 3 companies account for 42.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$3,590
ABBVIE INC.
$3,021
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$2,943
ITI, Inc.
$2,067
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$2,022
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$1,790
Alkermes, Inc.
$1,387
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$1,269
AbbVie Inc.
$977
Lundbeck LLC
$911
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$866
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$792
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$548
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$544
Corium, LLC
$540
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
$471
Almatica Pharma LLC
$345
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$298
Neuronetics, Inc.
$232
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$220
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$219
Indivior Inc.
$216
Tris Pharma Inc
$139
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$139
Eisai Inc.
$132
USWM, LLC
$92
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$63
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$58
Biogen, Inc.
$48
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$40
Adlon Therapeutics L.P.
$35
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC
$30
Allergan, Inc.
$28
EISAI INC.
$25
Novo Nordisk Inc
$24
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$23
Orexo US, Inc.
$23
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$21
OWP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
$16
Bausch Health US, LLC
$12
Top 3 companies account for 36.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABILIFY ASIMTUFII · ABILIFY MAINTENA · ABILIFY MYCITE · ADHANSIA XR · APLENZIN · APTIMA · ARISTADA · AUSTEDO · Austedo XR · Auvelity · Azstarys · BELSOMRA · BRINTELLIX · CAPLYTA · Dayvigo · Dyanavel XR · FANAPT · GRALISE · HETLIOZ · INGREZZA · INVEGA SUSTENNA · INVEGA TRINZA · LATUDA · LOREEV XR · LYBALVI · Lucemyra · NEUROSTAR TMS THERAPY · NUEDEXTA · Nuedexta · PERSERIS · QELBREE · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · Qelbree · REXULTI · SECUADO · SERTRALINE HCL · SPRAVATO · SUBLOCADE · SYMJEPI · Secuado · Subvenite · TRINTELLIX · UBRELVY · UZEDY · VIVITROL · VNS Therapy Symmetry Model 8103 Generator · VRAYLAR · VYVANSE · Wegovy · Xelstrym · Zubsolv
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 1% for physician assistant in CA.

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Geographic Context

Physician assistants within 10 mi
1,950
Per 100K population
61.6
County median income
$113,702
Nearest hospital
COLLEGE HOSPITAL COSTA MESA
2.3 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 2024
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. Mule is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in CA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 1% of CA peers.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Mule experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Mule performed 210 office visit, established patient (20-29 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. Mule receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Mule received a total of $26,240 from 41 companies across 1,116 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. Mule's costs compare to other physician assistants in Costa Mesa?
Dr. Mule's average Medicare payment per service is $60. 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. Mule) 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 →

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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 →