Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Mazin Foteh, MD

Vascular Surgery Physician · Austin, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
1010 W 40TH ST, Austin, TX 78756
5124598753
In practice since 2007 (18 years)
NPI: 1811191794 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Foteh 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. Foteh

Dr. Mazin Foteh is a vascular surgery physician in Austin, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Foteh performed 428 Medicare services across 335 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Foteh received a total of $1,679,996 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1357 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Foteh 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.

✓ 18 years in practice▲ 428 Medicare services$ $1,679,996 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
428
Medicare services
Bottom 43% in TX for vascular surgery physician
335
Unique beneficiaries
$123
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~24 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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel75$54$553
Initial hospital admission, high complexity58$136$517
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min)43$171$409
Exposure of groin artery for delivery of graft37$95$581
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity32$93$268
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel30$68$1,220
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)25$100$238
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)22$136$335
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access21$11$48
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes21$68$212
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity19$97$352
Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch17$95$1,395
Repair of infrarenal aorta and groin artery with graft for other than rupture on both sides with review by radiologist15$892$5,734
Insertion of tube into aorta13$75$801
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$1,679,996
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $239,999/year across 7 years
Top 0% in TX for vascular surgery physician
39
Companies
1,357
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.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$947,552 (56.4%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$724,124 (43.1%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$8,320 (0.5%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$203,759
2023
$233,815
2022
$317,809
2021
$315,716
2020
$226,135
2019
$151,865
2018
$230,897

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Bolton Medical Inc
$582,318
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$235,978
Penumbra, Inc.
$196,424
Terumo Medical Corporation
$165,683
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$133,153
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$122,056
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$95,396
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$45,613
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$34,165
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$18,303
Abbott Laboratories
$15,616
Cagent Vascular INC
$12,917
Veryan Medical Incorporated
$7,170
Medtronic, Inc.
$5,097
Viz.ai, Inc.
$4,878
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$1,672
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$500
Cook Medical LLC
$451
LimFlow Inc.
$400
Surmodics, Inc.
$364
Endologix LLC
$310
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$205
Endologix, LLC
$171
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$152
CeloNova BioSciences, Inc.
$150
Organogenesis Inc.
$142
Nevro Corp.
$110
Imperative Care, Inc
$102
InspireMD Ltd
$94
DAVOL INC.
$91
CVRx, Inc.
$67
Corindus Inc.
$62
Inari Medical, Inc.
$57
Shape Memory Medical Inc.
$33
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$26
AXOGEN
$25
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$22
Teleflex LLC
$14
Bard Access Systems, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 60.4% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AZUR · AZUR CX DETACHABLE · AngioSeal · Apligraf · Aptus Heli-FX · Avance Nerve Graft · Azur CX Detachable · Barostim Neo System · BioMimics · BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System · C3 Delivery System · CGuard · COOK MEDICAL STENTS · CROSSER · Carotid Stent · CellerateRx · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Cook Medical IAA · CorPath GRX · Crosser iQ · Diamondback Coronary · Diamondback Peripheral · ENDOCROSS Device · ENDURANT IIS · ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Endurant · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FLUENCY · Fox Sv PTA catheter and Armada 14 percutaneous catheter and Viatrac 14 Plus peripheral catheter · GLIDESHEATH SLENDER · GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · GlideWire · Glidesheath · Grafts · HAWKONE · HEARTRAIL · IMPEDE EMBOLIZATION PLUG · Indigo · Indigo System · LIFESTENT · LIFESTREAM · LIMFLOW SYSTEM · LUTONIX · Lantern · Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon · MANTA · METACROSS OTW · MetaCross · NAVICROSS · Navicross · OPTITORQUE · Ovation · PRODIGY CATHETER · PROGEL · Penumbra Ruby Coil · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Pounce Thrombectomy System · Product in Development · R2P MISAGO · RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM · RUBY Coil · Relay Grafts · Relay Plus · Rotarex · Ruby · S · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Serranator · Serrantor · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System with the Shockwave E8 Peripher · Stents · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Supera peripheral stent system · TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · TR BAND · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Torus Stent Graft System · TourGuide · ULTRASCORE · VALIANT CAPTIVIA · VENOVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · VIZ.AI LVO · Valiant Captivia · Valiant Navion · Vascular Lithotripsy · Viz.AI LVO · Xact carotid 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 (56%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in vascular surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for vascular surgery physician in TX.

Equivalent to $392,523 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Vascular Surgery Physicians within 10 mi
19
Per 100K population
1.5
County median income
$97,169
Nearest hospital
AUSTIN STATE HOSPITAL
1.3 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Foteh is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), with 18 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. Foteh experienced with ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Foteh performed 75 ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel 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. Foteh receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Foteh received a total of $1,679,996 from 39 companies across 1,357 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. Foteh's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Austin?
Dr. Foteh's average Medicare payment per service is $123. 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. Foteh) 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 →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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