Dr. Ayman Samman Tahhan, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Samman Tahhan
Dr. Ayman Samman Tahhan is an interventional cardiology in Arlington, TX, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Samman Tahhan performed 2,059 Medicare services across 1,401 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Samman Tahhan received a total of $1,059 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 29 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Samman Tahhan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 478 | $61 | $238 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 293 | $6 | $28 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 188 | $11 | $65 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 167 | $93 | $323 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 151 | $135 | $670 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 116 | $64 | $218 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 80 | $43 | $66 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 52 | $145 | $734 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 51 | $10 | $131 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 40 | $2 | $8 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 32 | $183 | $763 |
| Coronary stent placement | 31 | $391 | $1,876 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 31 | $88 | $342 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 30 | $10 | $48 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 30 | $116 | $500 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 28 | $71 | $245 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 28 | $110 | $435 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 24 | $83 | $281 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 22 | $47 | $298 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 21 | $19 | $66 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 21 | $137 | $622 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 21 | $47 | $255 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 20 | $334 | $1,249 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 20 | $98 | $455 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 18 | $14 | $47 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 16 | $20 | $82 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 15 | $6 | $19 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 12 | $15 | $73 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $149 | $618 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $80 | $325 |
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 (87%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
2.9 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Samman Tahhan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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