Dr. Yessar Hussain, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hussain
Dr. Yessar Hussain is an electrodiagnostic medicine physician in Austin, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hussain performed 21,649 Medicare services across 1,327 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hussain received a total of $123,398 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 105 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in electrodiagnostic medicine 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. Hussain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, immune globulin, (gamunex-c/gammaked), non-lyophilized (e.g., liquid), 500 mg | 18,410 | $39 | $297 |
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 837 | $25 | $102 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 570 | $17 | $67 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 213 | $53 | $215 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), digital analysis | 199 | $79 | $239 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 199 | $64 | $303 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 168 | $35 | $200 |
| Evaluation of specimen enzymes | 118 | $113 | $420 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 109 | $139 | $522 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, 2 extremities | 84 | $63 | $257 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue and frozen preparation of specimen including interpretation and report | 75 | $75 | $321 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study | 55 | $50 | $122 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 55 | $91 | $373 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 54 | $77 | $373 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 54 | $96 | $386 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 53 | $20 | $97 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm, leg, trunk or head muscles, limited study | 52 | $15 | $62 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 51 | $59 | $228 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in muscles on both sides of body | 43 | $48 | $197 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, additional | 39 | $72 | $298 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 33 | $124 | $557 |
| Nerve conduction, 3-4 studies | 31 | $51 | $217 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, initial | 28 | $83 | $334 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 25 | $81 | $260 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 25 | $99 | $438 |
| Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | 18 | $161 | $756 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) nervous system function, at least 5 minutes of tilt | 17 | $120 | $505 |
| Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies | 12 | $110 | $478 |
| Deep biopsy of muscle | 11 | $125 | $1,057 |
| Partial removal of connective tissue at sole of foot | 11 | $422 | $1,776 |
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 (50%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in electrodiagnostic medicine physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Hussain is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 14%), with 17 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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