Dr. Assadour Assadourian, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Assadourian
Dr. Assadour Assadourian is a cardiovascular disease in Amarillo, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Assadourian performed 8,924 Medicare services across 3,949 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Assadourian received a total of $2,136 from 7 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 51 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Assadourian is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 3,092 | $44 | $123 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 857 | $43 | $65 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 587 | $87 | $276 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 512 | $44 | $115 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 464 | $37 | $140 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 320 | $29 | $120 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 303 | $38 | $154 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 298 | $141 | $644 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 254 | $10 | $55 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 218 | $91 | $282 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 188 | $161 | $215 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 180 | $4 | $24 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 178 | $1,763 | $6,600 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 177 | $115 | $432 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 174 | $117 | $427 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 134 | $637 | $1,688 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 125 | $111 | $497 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 94 | $121 | $540 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 93 | $9 | $146 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 78 | $261 | $1,019 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 77 | $37 | $135 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 75 | $97 | $167 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 72 | $178 | $939 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 59 | $133 | $373 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 52 | $133 | $542 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 41 | $81 | $338 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 35 | $15 | $52 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 31 | $34 | $197 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 29 | $119 | $327 |
| Coronary stent placement | 25 | $437 | $1,575 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 24 | $73 | $310 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 23 | $166 | $537 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 15 | $76 | $405 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 14 | $203 | $662 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 13 | $49 | $207 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 13 | $63 | $193 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (90%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Assadourian is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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