Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Marcel Lechin, M.D.
Optician · College Station, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
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. Lechin 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. Lechin
Dr. Marcel Lechin is an optician in College Station, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lechin performed 9,983 Medicare services across 2,723 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lechin received a total of $18,018 from 59 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 901 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Lechin is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 6% volume in TX$ $18,018 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗9,983
Medicare services
Top 6% in TX for optician
2,723
Unique beneficiaries
$50
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~525 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclisiran injection (Leqvio) for cholesterol | 5,396 | $9 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 788 | $86 | $132 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 443 | $10 | $20 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 356 | $39 | $67 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 314 | $136 | $207 |
| Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg | 248 | $3 | $5 |
| 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 | 234 | $26 | $46 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 233 | $15 | $30 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 215 | $19 | $30 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 173 | $20 | $40 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 157 | $61 | $77 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 146 | $54 | $82 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 138 | $233 | $516 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 136 | $1,077 | $1,353 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 112 | $121 | $179 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 91 | $182 | $262 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 89 | $135 | $191 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 79 | $46 | $102 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 76 | $54 | $75 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 65 | $174 | $241 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 60 | $26 | $60 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 49 | $190 | $286 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 48 | $100 | $140 |
| Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | 34 | $50 | $70 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 33 | $85 | $120 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 33 | $94 | $180 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 31 | $4 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 27 | $57 | $90 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 25 | $126 | $180 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 24 | $195 | $536 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 23 | $71 | $111 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 21 | $10 | $50 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 20 | $89 | $160 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 20 | $74 | $127 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 19 | $81 | $302 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 14 | $136 | $187 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 13 | $41 | $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.
10.0% high complexity
65.8% medium
24.2% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$18,018
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,574/year across 7 years
Top 10% in TX for optician
59
Companies
901
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
$17,871 (99.2%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$146 (0.8%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$2,430
2023$2,934
2022$2,764
2021$3,250
2020$1,804
2019$2,136
2018$2,699
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$4,297
Amgen Inc.
$2,549
Endologix LLC
$1,284
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,015
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$965
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$680
PFIZER INC.
$528
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$523
Novo Nordisk Inc
$500
BIOTRONIK INC.
$464
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$376
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$288
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$254
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$247
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$236
Boston Scientific Corporation
$231
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$211
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$201
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$200
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$188
ABIOMED
$186
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$184
Terumo Medical Corporation
$183
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$165
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$150
Medtronic, Inc.
$141
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$141
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$140
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$130
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$97
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$96
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$79
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$76
Lundbeck LLC
$75
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$73
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$73
CHIESI USA, INC.
$69
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$69
CORDIS US CORP.
$66
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$54
Ra Medical Systems, Inc.
$51
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$40
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$38
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$35
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$33
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$32
Relypsa, Inc.
$30
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$28
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$28
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$27
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$26
Vital Connect, Inc
$24
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$24
Endologix, LLC
$21
CVRx, Inc.
$20
MEDICOMP INC
$20
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$19
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$18
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$17
Top 3 companies account for 45.1% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · (9281) Turbo Elite · ABRE · AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System · AGILIS HISPRO · ANGIOGUARD · ASSURITY · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVEIR · Ablation Therapy Hardware · Accent Pacemaker · Adempas · Agilis NxT EP Introducer · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · AngioSeal · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · Astron; Pulsar; AstronPulsar · BELSOMRA · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · Bidil · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · CLEVIPREX 50MG/100ML · CONFIRM RX · Cardiac Mapping System · CardioMEMS HF System · Confirm Rx · Corlanor · DABRA · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENSITE · ENSITE PRECISION · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Ellipse ICD · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FARXIGA · FLEXITOUCH · FORTIFY ASSURA · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · FUROSCIX · Fortify Assura · GALLANT · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL - STENTS · GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · GlideWire · Glidesheath · HORNET · HawkOne · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · HeartWare HVAD · Heartrail · IGT D Peripheral · INJECTAFER · INVOKANA · Impella · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · KENGREAL · KENGREAL 50MG/10ML L · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · Livalo · MERLIN@HOME · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · MetaCross · Misago · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NHancer Rx · NORTHERA · Navicross · ONPATTRO · ONYX FRONTIER · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · OPTOWIRE · Optimizer · Orsiro · Orsiro Mission · Ovation · Ovation iX Iliac Stent Graft · Ozempic · PCI Optimization · PK Papyrus · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · PRO-Kinetic Energy · Pacemakers · PressureWire FFR · Pulsar · QUADRA ALLURE MP · QUADRA ASSURA · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · R2P MISAGO · RAIN SHEATH TRANSRADIAL · ROTABLATOR · ROTALINK · ReCross · Repatha · Resolute · RotarexS 6 F x 135 cm · Rybelsus · S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent · S.M.A.R.T. Flex Stent · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYNERGY · Saxenda · TELEPATCH CARDIAC MONITOR · TENDRIL · TR Band · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VITALPATCH RTM · Veltassa · Verquvo · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WOLVERINE · XARELTO · Xience Sierra CSS · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for optician in TX.
Equivalent to $180 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Opticians within 10 mi
20
Per 100K population
8.4
County median income
$58,388
Nearest hospital
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER- COLLEGE STATI
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. Lechin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 10%), with 19 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. Lechin experienced with inclisiran injection (leqvio) for cholesterol?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Lechin performed 5,396 inclisiran injection (leqvio) for cholesterol 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. Lechin receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Lechin received a total of $18,018 from 59 companies across 901 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. Lechin's costs compare to other opticians in College Station?
Dr. Lechin's average Medicare payment per service is $50. 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. Lechin) 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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