Medicare Enrolled
Dr. George Hanna, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology · Bay City, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
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. Hanna 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. Hanna
Dr. George Hanna is an interventional cardiology in Bay City, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hanna performed 10,108 Medicare services across 6,539 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hanna received a total of $58,463 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 422 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hanna is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 3% volume in TX$ $58,463 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗10,108
Medicare services
Top 3% in TX for interventional cardiology
6,539
Unique beneficiaries
$56
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~505 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.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,435 | $6 | $41 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,158 | $87 | $123 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,004 | $10 | $102 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 815 | $61 | $85 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 517 | $5 | $22 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 410 | $79 | $330 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 378 | $41 | $66 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 364 | $139 | $358 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 350 | $48 | $660 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 310 | $335 | $2,081 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician | 309 | $9 | $43 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 297 | $104 | $197 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 287 | $15 | $45 |
| 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 | 240 | $10 | $15 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 215 | $20 | $44 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 200 | $62 | $146 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 190 | $17 | $45 |
| Follow-up inpatient consultation, intermediate, physicians typically spend 25 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 160 | $56 | $95 |
| Injection, dobutamine hydrochloride, per 250 mg | 149 | $6 | $75 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 100 | $38 | $107 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 94 | $35 | $50 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 82 | $92 | $2,030 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 80 | $25 | $80 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 79 | $54 | $150 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 75 | $205 | $2,447 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 66 | $15 | $65 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 54 | $124 | $201 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 53 | $99 | $273 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 52 | $18 | $36 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 50 | $142 | $402 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 48 | $132 | $335 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 42 | $10 | $200 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 70 minutes or more communicating with the patient via telehealth | 42 | $145 | $197 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 41 | $16 | $268 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 36 | $58 | $77 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 34 | $83 | $608 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 50 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 34 | $101 | $167 |
| Review by radiologist of 1 arm or leg vein of 1 arm or leg image | 30 | $39 | $418 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 29 | $10 | $149 |
| Injection for x-ray imaging procedure into vein of arm or leg | 26 | $20 | $262 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 25 | $22 | $85 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 24 | $50 | $78 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 21 | $13 | $50 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 15 | $401 | $3,704 |
| Coronary stent placement | 15 | $443 | $1,152 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 15 | $39 | $49 |
| Mri scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 13 | $56 | $447 |
| Insertion of tube into extracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | 12 | $311 | $562 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 11 | $14 | $168 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 11 | $2 | $119 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 11 | $121 | $304 |
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.
12.1% high complexity
11.1% medium
76.8% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$58,463
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $8,352/year across 7 years
Top 11% in TX for interventional cardiology
37
Companies
422
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.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$50,257 (86.0%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$5,720 (9.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$2,486 (4.3%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$349
2023$3,383
2022$943
2021$10,593
2020$3,942
2019$21,819
2018$17,434
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$50,360
BIOTRONIK INC.
$2,697
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$723
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$695
Amgen Inc.
$606
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$547
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$511
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$346
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$328
PFIZER INC.
$151
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$143
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$138
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$118
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$108
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$91
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$81
HeartFlow, Inc.
$81
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$80
Penumbra, Inc.
$63
Boston Scientific Corporation
$62
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$60
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$50
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$47
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$44
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$43
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$42
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$40
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$30
Eisai Inc.
$29
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$27
ABIOMED
$26
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$21
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$17
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$16
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$15
InfoBionic, Inc
$15
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 92.0% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AMPLATZER Occluders · Accent Pacemaker · Acticor · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · Arcalyst · Assurity Pacemaker · BELSOMRA · BIOMONITOR · Belviq · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIVA VASCADE 5F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · Cardiac Mapping System · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Carto 3 System · Confirm Rx · Connectivity and Remote care · CoreValve Evolut · Dexilant · Durata Defibrillation ICD Lead · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Edora 8 DR-T · Ellipse ICD · FARXIGA · FFRct · FUROSCIX · Fortify Assura · GALLANT · HAEMONETICS CELL SAVER 5+ SYSTEM · ICDs · Impella · Indigo System · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LifeVest · Livalo · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · MoMe Kardia · NEXLETOL · OPSUMIT · Orsiro Mission · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Pacemakers · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Repatha · Reveal LINQ · Rivacor 7 DR-T · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · Trintellix · VERQUVO · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · ZONTIVITY
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 (86%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
Equivalent to $578 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
1
Per 100K population
2.8
County median income
$55,174
Nearest hospital
MATAGORDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
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. Hanna is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 11%), with 20 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. Hanna experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Hanna performed 1,435 ekg interpretation and report 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. Hanna receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Hanna received a total of $58,463 from 37 companies across 422 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. Hanna's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Bay City?
Dr. Hanna's average Medicare payment per service is $56. 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. Hanna) 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 →
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