Dr. Jessen Mukalel, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Mukalel
Dr. Jessen Mukalel is an interventional pain medicine physician in Conroe, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mukalel performed 2,515 Medicare services across 1,222 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mukalel received a total of $52,234 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 388 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Mukalel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 388 | $5 | $48 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 273 | $96 | $362 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 260 | $69 | $240 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 123 | $161 | $531 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 111 | $126 | $534 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 98 | $184 | $564 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 88 | $0 | $10 |
| Drug screening test | 86 | $61 | $213 |
| Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch | 82 | $103 | $450 |
| Training in the use of orthopedic device for arm, leg and/or trunk, each 15 minutes | 80 | $37 | $182 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 78 | $196 | $612 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 74 | $182 | $564 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 70 | $267 | $1,315 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 65 | $32 | $192 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 59 | $102 | $300 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 55 | $50 | $267 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 50 | $45 | $203 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 49 | $212 | $617 |
| Destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance | 47 | $360 | $1,621 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 46 | $43 | $204 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 45 | $110 | $320 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 43 | $1,322 | $5,058 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 36 | $292 | $1,329 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into spine and pelvis nerve using imaging guidance | 35 | $245 | $734 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 29 | $89 | $340 |
| Fusion of pelvic joint using imaging guidance | 28 | $668 | $2,797 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 26 | $223 | $732 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 23 | $28 | $149 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 19 | $50 | $214 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent into middle or lower spine sympathetic nerve | 17 | $221 | $768 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 16 | $167 | $1,161 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for spine or back muscle injection | 16 | $81 | $330 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for interventional pain medicine physician 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. Mukalel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 7%), with 17 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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