Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Itamar Birnbaum, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology · Austin, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
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. Birnbaum 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. Birnbaum
Dr. Itamar Birnbaum is an interventional cardiology in Austin, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Birnbaum performed 2,658 Medicare services across 2,096 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Birnbaum received a total of $22,610 from 53 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 638 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Birnbaum is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 13 years in practice▲ Top 41% volume in TX$ $22,610 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗2,658
Medicare services
Top 41% in TX for interventional cardiology
2,096
Unique beneficiaries
$52
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~204 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 600 | $11 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 582 | $93 | $206 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 359 | $6 | $27 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 98 | $135 | $278 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 93 | $15 | $70 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 86 | $92 | $202 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 77 | $115 | $320 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 71 | $62 | $141 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 69 | $10 | $39 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 62 | $11 | $47 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 60 | $58 | $236 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 53 | $10 | $45 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 53 | $16 | $79 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 42 | $204 | $983 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 36 | $42 | $92 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 36 | $71 | $152 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 35 | $2 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 30 | $65 | $139 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 27 | $6 | $24 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 27 | $131 | $393 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 24 | $101 | $268 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 23 | $62 | $278 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 23 | $45 | $84 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 19 | $53 | $205 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 17 | $85 | $334 |
| Coronary stent placement | 15 | $380 | $1,804 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 15 | $9 | $38 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 14 | $73 | $542 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 12 | $87 | $390 |
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.
5.2% high complexity
10.7% medium
84.1% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$22,610
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,230/year across 7 years
Top 21% in TX for interventional cardiology
53
Companies
638
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
$22,326 (98.7%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$284 (1.3%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$2,792
2023$3,151
2022$2,431
2021$3,426
2020$946
2019$3,321
2018$6,542
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$8,254
ABIOMED
$1,336
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,202
Amgen Inc.
$1,195
Inari Medical, Inc.
$1,187
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$909
Boston Scientific Corporation
$861
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$847
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$680
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$670
Novo Nordisk Inc
$532
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$426
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$401
BIOTRONIK INC.
$375
PFIZER INC.
$333
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$272
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$258
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$252
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$242
Medtronic, Inc.
$238
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$191
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$174
CVRx, Inc.
$168
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$154
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$151
Terumo Medical Corporation
$137
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$122
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$119
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$106
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
$105
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$101
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$62
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$45
Baxter Healthcare
$41
Penumbra, Inc.
$39
Itamar Medical Inc
$37
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$37
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$36
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$34
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$30
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$30
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$29
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$27
GE Healthcare
$24
ATRICURE, INC.
$23
Vital Connect, Inc
$18
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$16
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$15
Philips North America LLC
$14
Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd
$13
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$12
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 47.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(4067) Tack Endovascular Systems BTK · (8334) IGT D Peripheral · (DD1) Duo Hybrid · 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE · ACCOLADE · AMPLATZER Occluders · AMPLATZER TALISMAN · ASSURITY · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AVVIGO Guidance System · Accent Pacemaker · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · Anthem CRT Pacemaker · Arcalyst · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · CONFIRM RX · CRT-Ds · CVI Consumables · CVI Systems · CardioMEMS HF System · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DISEASE STATE · Diamondback Coronary · Diamondback Peripheral · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · EMERGE · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FARXIGA · FIGHTER · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Fortify Assura · GALLANT · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL THERAPIES · GLIDESHEATH SLENDER · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · General - Therapies · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · JOT DX · JUXTAPID · KENGREAL · Kerendia · LATITUDE · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LifeVest · METACROSS OTW · MITRACLIP · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Misago · MitraClip System · NA · NEXLETOL · ONPATTRO · OPTIMIZER · OPTIS · Optimizer · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Optisure Defibrillation ICD Lead · Orsiro · Ozempic · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PRALUENT · Pacemakers · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · R2P MISAGO · RELIANCE 4 FRONT · RELIANCE 4FRONT · RESONATE · RXi Systems · Repatha · RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · Rybelsus · S · SYMPLICITY G3 · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TEGSEDI · Unify Assura CRT Defibrillator · VERQUVO · VIGILANT · VITALPATCH RTM · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · ViewFlex Xtra ICE Catheter · WATCHMAN · WatchPAT · XARELTO · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · ZIO XT Patch · Zio monitor
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $851 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
29
Per 100K population
2.2
County median income
$97,169
Nearest hospital
ASCENSION SETON MEDICAL CENTER AUSTIN
0.0 mi
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 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. Birnbaum 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 →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Birnbaum experienced with electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Birnbaum performed 600 electrocardiogram (ekg), 12-lead 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. Birnbaum receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Birnbaum received a total of $22,610 from 53 companies across 638 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. Birnbaum's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Austin?
Dr. Birnbaum's average Medicare payment per service is $52. 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. Birnbaum) 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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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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