Dr. Vinh Nguyen, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Nguyen
Dr. Vinh Nguyen is a nuclear cardiology physician in Austin, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nguyen performed 8,848 Medicare services across 5,426 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nguyen received a total of $47,731 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 895 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nuclear cardiology 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 2,327 | $87 | $206 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,589 | $10 | $60 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 1,050 | $61 | $141 |
| External counterpulsation, per treatment session | 814 | $85 | $900 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 740 | $6 | $27 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 294 | $51 | $208 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 243 | $57 | $236 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 220 | $96 | $268 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 135 | $11 | $47 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 127 | $20 | $106 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 124 | $16 | $98 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 115 | $148 | $398 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 95 | $16 | $70 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 95 | $132 | $282 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 67 | $132 | $393 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 63 | $92 | $202 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 56 | $14 | $59 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 53 | $83 | $334 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 46 | $63 | $188 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 45 | $85 | $390 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 45 | $10 | $45 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 45 | $17 | $79 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 39 | $100 | $320 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 37 | $28 | $88 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 36 | $80 | $208 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 33 | $27 | $92 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 30 | $19 | $83 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 28 | $9 | $45 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 28 | $15 | $72 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 26 | $20 | $85 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 26 | $29 | $144 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 24 | $41 | $120 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 24 | $9 | $38 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 22 | $24 | $106 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 22 | $76 | $250 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 21 | $9 | $38 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 20 | $23 | $102 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 15 | $5 | $24 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 15 | $2 | $12 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 14 | $39 | $78 |
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 (41%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for nuclear cardiology 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. Nguyen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 3%), 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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