Dr. Nishan Thapa, PA-C
What this data tells you about Dr. Thapa
Dr. Nishan Thapa is a surgical physician assistant in Corpus Christi, TX, with 7 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thapa performed 5,049 Medicare services across 2,346 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thapa received a total of $4,642 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 218 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgical physician assistant. 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. Thapa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 1,983 | $4 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 783 | $52 | $132 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 590 | $28 | $98 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 486 | $51 | $148 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 313 | $32 | $73 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 214 | $62 | $166 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 139 | $64 | $186 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 121 | $53 | $163 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 73 | $34 | $82 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 52 | $101 | $246 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 50 | $187 | $444 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 42 | $74 | $242 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 40 | $81 | $358 |
| Biopsy of ear | 38 | $38 | $141 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 27 | $73 | $184 |
| Acne surgery | 22 | $57 | $170 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 17 | $101 | $261 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 16 | $82 | $370 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 16 | $61 | $216 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 15 | $206 | $454 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 12 | $77 | $184 |
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 (92%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for surgical physician assistant 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. Thapa is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 6%).
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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