Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Francis Zidar, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Austin, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Zidar
Dr. Francis Zidar is a cardiovascular disease in Austin, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Zidar performed 2,872 Medicare services across 2,352 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Zidar received a total of $376,398 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 806 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Zidar is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 37% volume in TX$ $376,398 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,872
Medicare services
Top 37% in TX for cardiovascular disease
2,352
Unique beneficiaries
$118
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~144 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) | 402 | $90 | $206 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 325 | $11 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 295 | $138 | $278 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 245 | $93 | $202 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 234 | $6 | $27 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 106 | $66 | $292 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 82 | $90 | $205 |
| Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | 81 | $62 | $255 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 77 | $82 | $318 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 73 | $64 | $416 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 69 | $566 | $2,019 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 68 | $63 | $266 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 63 | $242 | $1,232 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 60 | $584 | $2,498 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 55 | $136 | $393 |
| Coronary stent placement | 52 | $366 | $1,804 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 50 | $63 | $141 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 47 | $16 | $70 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 47 | $162 | $983 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 37 | $67 | $139 |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 31 | $193 | $1,106 |
| Insertion of tube into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 28 | $178 | $1,320 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 24 | $10 | $47 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 24 | $115 | $320 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 23 | $50 | $236 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 22 | $53 | $523 |
| Insertion of wireless pressure sensor into lung artery through tube with review by radiologist | 21 | $255 | $1,036 |
| Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | 21 | $741 | $3,572 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 21 | $88 | $350 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 21 | $52 | $177 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 20 | $166 | $398 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 20 | $99 | $268 |
| Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | 18 | $853 | $2,846 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 18 | $72 | $202 |
| Injection for imaging of aorta above heart valve with review by radiologist | 15 | $29 | $419 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 14 | $69 | $542 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 14 | $176 | $1,106 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | 13 | $90 | $456 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 13 | $8 | $38 |
| Insertion of tube in left heart chambers for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $89 | $800 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 11 | $59 | $152 |
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.
8.2% high complexity
19.4% medium
72.4% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$376,398
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $53,771/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for cardiovascular disease
27
Companies
806
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.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$354,239 (94.1%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$14,088 (3.7%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$8,070 (2.1%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$32,404
2023$41,129
2022$35,319
2021$25,801
2020$70,486
2019$118,499
2018$52,761
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$335,262
Medtronic, Inc.
$22,728
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$11,739
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$1,284
ABIOMED
$1,271
Terumo Medical Corporation
$1,252
Ancora Heart, Inc.
$624
Endologix, Inc.
$515
Boston Scientific Corporation
$475
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$308
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$174
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$139
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
$114
PFIZER INC.
$92
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$91
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$58
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$55
Novo Nordisk Inc
$45
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$35
Amgen Inc.
$28
CVRx, Inc.
$26
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$24
ATRICURE, INC.
$17
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$15
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$12
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$7
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$4
Top 3 companies account for 98.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE · ACCENT · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER Occluders · ANGIO-SEAL · ASSURITY · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · Accent Pacemaker · Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire · Barostim Neo System · Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve · CARDIOMEMS · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COROFLOW · CVI Systems · CardioMEMS HF System · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · CoreValve Evolut · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Diamondback Coronary · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELUVIA · ENTRESTO · EPIC · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · Glidesheath · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · Hi-Torque Command guide wire · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · KENGREAL · Legacy · LifeVest · MITRACLIP · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NC TREK NEO · OPSUMIT · OPTIMIZER · OPTIS · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Optitorque · Ovation · Ozempic · PCI Optimization · PRALUENT · PRESSUREWIRE · PressureWire FFR · RXi Systems · Repatha · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · Tendyne Mitral Valve System · Tricuspid Valve Repair System · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · ULTREON · UPTRAVI · Ultreon · VYNDAQEL · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · Xience V coronary stent system · Xience Xpedition coronary stent system
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 →
The majority of payments (94%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
Equivalent to $13,106 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
96
Per 100K population
7.3
County median income
$97,169
Nearest hospital
AUSTIN STATE HOSPITAL
1.3 mi
1.3 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Zidar is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 1%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Zidar experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Zidar performed 402 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. Zidar receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Zidar received a total of $376,398 from 27 companies across 806 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. Zidar's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Austin?
Dr. Zidar's average Medicare payment per service is $118. 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. Zidar) 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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