Dr. Narendra Nigalye, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Nigalye
Dr. Narendra Nigalye is an emergency medicine in Brownwood, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nigalye performed 3,759 Medicare services across 1,568 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nigalye received a total of $1,362 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 79 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in emergency medicine. 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. Nigalye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 499 | $1 | $32 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 472 | $77 | $242 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 348 | $61 | $246 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 334 | $55 | $192 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 307 | $0 | $36 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 242 | $82 | $283 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 232 | $50 | $184 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 213 | $9 | $62 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 168 | $0 | $48 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 138 | $92 | $352 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 75 | $134 | $684 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes | 69 | $26 | $75 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 67 | $62 | $246 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 63 | $117 | $361 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 55 | $124 | $299 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 50 | $133 | $381 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 47 | $137 | $449 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 44 | $88 | $362 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 40 | $14 | $35 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 38 | $10 | $139 |
| Annual depression screening | 33 | $18 | $55 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 26 | $37 | $176 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 23 | $167 | $713 |
| Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes | 23 | $92 | $281 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 23 | $211 | $609 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 22 | $18 | $55 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 19 | $47 | $122 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 18 | $15 | $85 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 17 | $28 | $135 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 16 | $102 | $354 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 13 | $47 | $222 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 13 | $53 | $73 |
| Physician supervision of a patient under a medicare-approved hospice (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development and/or revision of care plans, review of subsequent reports of patien | 12 | $80 | $289 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for emergency medicine 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. Nigalye is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%), 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 →
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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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