Dr. Laith Abushahin, MBBS
What this data tells you about Dr. Abushahin
Dr. Laith Abushahin is an internal medicine specialist in Dallas, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Abushahin performed 22,268 Medicare services across 1,081 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Abushahin received a total of $17,513 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 42 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Abushahin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 7,050 | $0 | $5 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 6,200 | $42 | $137 |
| Paclitaxel chemotherapy injection | 3,498 | $0 | $8 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,664 | $0 | $3 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 898 | $0 | $1 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 550 | $1 | $114 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 270 | $0 | $24 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 264 | $10 | $64 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 256 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 253 | $8 | $36 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 178 | $23 | $157 |
| Injection, carboplatin, 50 mg | 167 | $2 | $300 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 161 | $99 | $368 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 129 | $103 | $707 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 128 | $2 | $13 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 111 | $12 | $108 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 110 | $68 | $250 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 46 | $52 | $344 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 44 | $1 | $7 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 36 | $23 | $161 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 29 | $46 | $313 |
| Unclassified drugs | 28 | $1 | $8 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 25 | $2 | $19 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 24 | $58 | $211 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 17 | $173 | $1,067 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 16 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 16 | $6 | $34 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 16 | $11 | $96 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 16 | $62 | $247 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 15 | $90 | $657 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 14 | $47 | $821 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 14 | $10 | $75 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 14 | $16 | $94 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 11 | $120 | $565 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (96%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for internal medicine 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. Abushahin is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 5% of TX peers, with 17 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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