Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Andrew Miller, MD

Cardiovascular Disease · Bedford, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
1604 HOSPITAL PKWY, Bedford, TX 76022
8176849970
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1942264932 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. Miller 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. Miller

Dr. Andrew Miller is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Bedford, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Miller performed 3,257 Medicare services across 2,870 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Miller received a total of $7,387 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 394 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Miller 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.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 31% volume in TX $7,387 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
3,257
Medicare services
Top 31% in TX for cardiovascular disease
2,870
Unique beneficiaries
$60
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~171 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
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 909 $90 $220
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 507 $10 $47
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 299 $64 $150
Ultrasound of heart 282 $31 $100
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 189 $116 $335
EKG interpretation and report 141 $6 $40
Echocardiogram, transthoracic 130 $142 $800
Programming of dual lead pacemaker system 116 $27 $88
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test 92 $42 $150
Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report 73 $168 $800
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers 55 $39 $190
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function 55 $18 $190
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician 54 $16 $80
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician 54 $11 $141
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician 46 $44 $190
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity 43 $87 $239
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 42 $60 $150
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes 32 $10 $25
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional 27 $42 $370
Cardiac catheterization 21 $202 $1,015
Programming of single lead pacemaker system 19 $25 $72
Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days 18 $17 $55
Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days 17 $9 $40
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional 12 $11 $80
Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days 12 $9 $40
Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days 12 $19 $55
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.
12.2% high complexity
18.5% medium
69.4% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$7,387
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,055/year across 7 years
Top 39% in TX for cardiovascular disease
50
Companies
394
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.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$7,369 (99.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$18 (0.2%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$635
2023
$1,128
2022
$879
2021
$1,039
2020
$947
2019
$1,358
2018
$1,400

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,056
Amgen Inc.
$859
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$561
PFIZER INC.
$552
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$436
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$435
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$363
Welch Allyn
$301
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$240
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$224
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$217
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$196
BIOTRONIK INC.
$185
Boston Scientific Corporation
$165
Medtronic, Inc.
$151
Medicure Pharma Inc.
$139
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$136
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$102
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$84
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$73
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$69
Abbott Laboratories
$67
CVRx, Inc.
$61
Lundbeck LLC
$56
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$56
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$55
Althera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$41
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$39
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$32
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$32
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$29
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$28
AtriCure, Inc.
$27
ABBVIE INC.
$25
Corium, LLC
$24
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$24
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$22
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$20
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC
$20
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$20
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$18
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$18
Brainsway USA INC
$15
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$15
Osprey Medical Inc
$15
Noden Pharma USA Inc
$13
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$13
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Allergan Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 33.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5050) Extended Holter · ACCOLADE SR · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AlphaVac · Assurity Pacemaker · Azstarys · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · Barostim Neo System · BodyGuardian · BrainsWay Deep TMS · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · DyeVert · EDARBYCLOR · ELI 280 · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FFRct · General - Therapies · HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. · HUMIRA · INJECTAFER · INNOVA · INSPIRE · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LINQ II · LODOCO · LifeVest · Livalo · MICRA · MULTAQ · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NORTHERA · ONPATTRO · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Repatha · Reveal LINQ · Rivacor 7 DR-T · Roszet · SEGLENTIS · SURGIMEND · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · TEKTURNA · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · VERQUVO · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · ZIO Patch · ZYPITAMAG
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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $227 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiologists within 10 mi
290
Per 100K population
13.6
County median income
$81,905
Nearest hospital
TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD
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. Miller is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.

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. Miller experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Miller performed 909 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 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. Miller receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Miller received a total of $7,387 from 50 companies across 394 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. Miller's costs compare to other cardiologists in Bedford?
Dr. Miller's average Medicare payment per service is $60. 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. Miller) 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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →