Dr. Paul Heath, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Heath
Dr. Paul Heath is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Corpus Christi, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Heath performed 4,122 Medicare services across 2,356 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Heath received a total of $6,770 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 359 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Heath 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 668 | $46 | $157 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 409 | $9 | $60 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 373 | $137 | $622 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 307 | $20 | $79 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 257 | $91 | $206 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 218 | $22 | $106 |
| 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 | 213 | $29 | $144 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 203 | $17 | $98 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 166 | $51 | $139 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 162 | $62 | $141 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 156 | $20 | $85 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 115 | $28 | $207 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 106 | $326 | $1,416 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 95 | $281 | $1,116 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 94 | $131 | $680 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 73 | $1,013 | $2,449 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 70 | $1,105 | $1,538 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 56 | $48 | $277 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 54 | $136 | $393 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 54 | $93 | $202 |
| Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home inr testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequent | 51 | $6 | $28 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $95 | $320 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 25 | $32 | $84 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 24 | $63 | $140 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 22 | $71 | $290 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 22 | $97 | $268 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 20 | $133 | $278 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | $9 | $39 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 15 | $87 | $208 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 14 | $191 | $983 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 13 | $84 | $390 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $134 | $659 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 11 | $2 | $12 |
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 (98%) 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 | — Not enrolled | N/A |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 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. Heath is a cardiac & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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