Dr. Seyed Abedi, M.D.,PH.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Abedi
Dr. Seyed Abedi is a medical oncology in Cedar Park, TX, with 9 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Abedi performed 27,961 Medicare services across 1,469 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Abedi received a total of $6,390 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 212 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical oncology. 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. Abedi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 18,200 | $0 | $2 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 5,200 | $43 | $137 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 699 | $0 | $1 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 683 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 594 | $8 | $36 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 358 | $90 | $368 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 354 | $128 | $496 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 234 | $9 | $56 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 138 | $17 | $60 |
| Folic acid level test | 128 | $14 | $73 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 126 | $15 | $76 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 118 | $22 | $157 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 112 | $47 | $313 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 112 | $98 | $707 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 86 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 86 | $6 | $34 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 56 | $2 | $19 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 53 | $10 | $96 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 53 | $6 | $431 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 52 | $4 | $23 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 47 | $164 | $709 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum | 39 | $29 | $108 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | 39 | $22 | $160 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 39 | $24 | $256 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 38 | $11 | $99 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 37 | $15 | $100 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 37 | $21 | $161 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 34 | $25 | $145 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 33 | $19 | $99 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 29 | $1 | $7 |
| Drawing of blood for a medical problem | 27 | $56 | $264 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 25 | $10 | $75 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 24 | $18 | $114 |
| Beta-2 microglobulin (protein) level | 22 | $16 | $96 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 19 | $5 | $26 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 17 | $134 | $694 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $127 | $565 |
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 (61%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Abedi is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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