Dr. Michael Sills, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Sills
Dr. Michael Sills is a cardiovascular disease in Dallas, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sills performed 3,152 Medicare services across 2,238 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sills received a total of $953 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 50 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. Sills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 486 | $87 | $238 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 447 | $8 | $41 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 291 | $10 | $51 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 240 | $92 | $268 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 193 | $4 | $26 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 149 | $147 | $729 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 127 | $128 | $335 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 111 | $29 | $139 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 108 | $98 | $352 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 90 | $16 | $93 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 84 | $9 | $59 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 65 | $71 | $301 |
| Injection, octafluoropropane microspheres, per ml | 60 | $29 | $118 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 56 | $2 | $28 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 47 | $25 | $134 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 46 | $17 | $101 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 45 | $139 | $704 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 44 | $64 | $188 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 43 | $19 | $361 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 43 | $57 | $168 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 39 | $5 | $155 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 38 | $10 | $53 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 36 | $16 | $79 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 34 | $81 | $393 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 32 | $107 | $310 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 29 | $16 | $90 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 29 | $136 | $517 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 24 | $14 | $65 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 20 | $18 | $477 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 20 | $61 | $186 |
| 3d ultrasound imaging of heart for evaluation of heart structure performed during ultrasound imaging of congenital heart defects | 19 | $19 | $370 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 19 | $63 | $207 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 15 | $20 | $130 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 12 | $85 | $707 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 11 | $36 | $272 |
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 (100%) 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 | ✓ 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. Sills is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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