Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Esther Mihindu, DO

Vascular Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
8210 WALNUT HILL LN STE 505, Dallas, TX 75231
2143454160
In practice since 2011 (14 years)
NPI: 1104116136 verify on NPPES ↗
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. Mihindu 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. Mihindu

Dr. Esther Mihindu is a vascular surgery physician in Dallas, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mihindu performed 524 Medicare services across 394 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mihindu received a total of $8,956 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 264 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. 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. Mihindu 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.

✓ 14 years in practice ▲ Top 47% volume in TX $8,956 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
524
Medicare services
Top 47% in TX for vascular surgery physician
394
Unique beneficiaries
$876
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~37 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
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 198 $72 $118
New patient office visit (30-44 min) 75 $90 $144
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity 61 $104 $172
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel 48 $792 $1,486
Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel 28 $139 $237
Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel 27 $5,759 $14,239
Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg 24 $8,948 $18,160
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 24 $133 $215
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 23 $95 $170
Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance 16 $887 $1,775
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.
4.6% high complexity
17.6% medium
77.9% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$8,956
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,279/year across 7 years
Top 34% in TX for vascular surgery physician
38
Companies
264
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
$8,097 (90.4%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$858 (9.6%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,294
2023
$1,428
2022
$1,083
2021
$904
2020
$1,423
2019
$1,747
2018
$1,077

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$2,066
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$1,219
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,074
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,011
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$764
Cagent Vascular INC
$704
Koya Medical, Inc.
$409
Endologix, Inc.
$280
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$224
Abbott Laboratories
$153
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$112
Cook Medical LLC
$93
Philips North America LLC
$91
Reflow Medical Inc
$71
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$59
Kerecis Limited
$59
Acera Surgical, Inc.
$53
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$53
Medtronic, Inc.
$45
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
$39
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$39
Bolton Medical Inc
$37
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$31
PolyNovo North America LLC
$31
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$27
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$25
Solventum Corporation
$21
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$20
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$20
Allergan Inc.
$17
LifeNet Health
$17
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$17
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$15
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$14
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
$12
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$12
Terumo Medical Corporation
$12
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$12
Top 3 companies account for 48.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(4067) Tack Endo Sys BTK · (4067) Tack Endovascular Systems BTK · (6536) Phoenix · (8334) IGT D Peripheral · (9282) Turbo Power · (9284) Stellarex · (9285) AngioSculpt PV · (BR5) Peripheral IVUS · (BS0) Mechanical Atherectomy · ACTIV.A.C. · AFX · ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · Abre · Amplatz Super Stiff · AngioJet Ultra 5000A · Artis Q · Athletis · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Cook Medical Zilver PTX · Coyote ES · DALVANCE · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · Dayspring · Diamondback Peripheral · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Endurant · Epic Vascular · Express LD Iliac / Biliary · FLEXITOUCH · FLIXENE · Flexitouch Plus · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL - THROMBECTOMY · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · GRAFIX PL · Grafix PL PRIME · HAWKONE · HD-IVUS · IGT D Peripheral · IGT D Therapy · IGT Devices Und · Innova Vascular · Integra · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · Misago · NOVOSORB BTM · NUZYRA · PERIPHERAL VASCULAR · PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · Peripheral RotaLink Plus · QT Vascular Chocolate PTA Balloon · Ranger · Restrata Wound Matrix · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Serrantor · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · TheraGenesis Wound Matrix · TurboHawk · VENASEAL · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · Vascular Graft · Venovo · XARELTO
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 (90%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $1,709 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Vascular surgery physicians within 10 mi
55
Per 100K population
2.1
County median income
$74,149
Nearest hospital
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL DALLAS
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. Mihindu is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement.

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. Mihindu experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Mihindu performed 198 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 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. Mihindu receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Mihindu received a total of $8,956 from 38 companies across 264 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. Mihindu's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Dallas?
Dr. Mihindu's average Medicare payment per service is $876. 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. Mihindu) 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 →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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