Dr. Tuan Nguyen, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Nguyen
Dr. Tuan Nguyen is a cardiovascular disease in Austin, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nguyen performed 3,758 Medicare services across 2,277 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nguyen received a total of $40,953 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 168 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. Nguyen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 876 | $11 | $51 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 825 | $90 | $325 |
| External counterpulsation, per treatment session | 525 | $79 | $900 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 211 | $63 | $221 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 210 | $147 | $637 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 200 | $42 | $162 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 97 | $94 | $415 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 93 | $60 | $232 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 90 | $85 | $362 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 80 | $51 | $433 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 75 | $353 | $1,490 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 59 | $51 | $220 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 49 | $114 | $494 |
| Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | 47 | $65 | $266 |
| Analysis of data from ct study of heart blood vessels to assess severity of heart artery disease, anatomical data review | 34 | $53 | $210 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | 30 | $173 | $705 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 26 | $17 | $67 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 26 | $11 | $44 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 25 | $82 | $336 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 24 | $14 | $56 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 24 | $2 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 21 | $20 | $79 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 19 | $21 | $98 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $87 | $338 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 15 | $10 | $45 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 15 | $21 | $76 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 12 | $10 | $45 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 12 | $19 | $70 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 12 | $159 | $625 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 11 | $20 | $80 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (83%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
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. Nguyen is a electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in TX), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 12%), with 19 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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