Dr. John Moscona
What this data tells you about Dr. Moscona
Dr. John Moscona is a hospitalist physician in Austin, TX, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Moscona performed 2,990 Medicare services across 2,478 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Moscona received a total of $13,989 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 168 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hospitalist physician. 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. Moscona 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, high complexity | 354 | $93 | $202 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 342 | $134 | $278 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 251 | $52 | $205 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 153 | $10 | $39 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 140 | $10 | $60 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 137 | $135 | $393 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 125 | $90 | $205 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 120 | $64 | $292 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 115 | $99 | $200 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 94 | $80 | $318 |
| Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | 91 | $61 | $255 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 89 | $62 | $266 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 75 | $101 | $206 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 69 | $6 | $27 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 66 | $569 | $2,019 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 65 | $15 | $70 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 63 | $10 | $47 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 58 | $162 | $398 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 51 | $570 | $2,420 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 46 | $90 | $350 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 43 | $176 | $983 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 43 | $251 | $1,232 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 40 | $70 | $542 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 37 | $60 | $416 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 37 | $62 | $141 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 33 | $55 | $236 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 32 | $112 | $584 |
| Coronary stent placement | 29 | $393 | $1,804 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 27 | $28 | $92 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 25 | $55 | $523 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 21 | $20 | $83 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 19 | $28 | $88 |
| Insertion of tube in left heart chambers for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 18 | $95 | $800 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 17 | $80 | $430 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 15 | $9 | $38 |
| Repair of mitral valve through the skin, initial prosthesis | 13 | $908 | $3,111 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | 13 | $485 | $2,022 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $156 | $1,106 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 12 | $15 | $70 |
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 (45%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for hospitalist physician in TX.
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. Moscona is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 2%), with 16 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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