Dr. Mirza Baig, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Baig
Dr. Mirza Baig is a vascular surgery physician in Dallas, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Baig performed 627 Medicare services across 581 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Baig received a total of $48,187 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 270 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. 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. Baig 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 (20-29 min) | 81 | $69 | $232 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 74 | $52 | $469 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 49 | $43 | $140 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 43 | $127 | $533 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 37 | $98 | $344 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 33 | $100 | $692 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 31 | $63 | $177 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 31 | $147 | $841 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 29 | $83 | $347 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 28 | $90 | $570 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 27 | $67 | $4,591 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 25 | $54 | $838 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 25 | $11 | $43 |
| Exposure of groin artery for delivery of graft | 24 | $102 | $632 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 18 | $142 | $868 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 17 | $133 | $985 |
| Insertion of stent in groin artery, initial vessel | 16 | $329 | $21,731 |
| Insertion of stent in artery (except lower extremity, chest, heart, neck and brain) with review by radiologist, initial artery | 15 | $259 | $12,508 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 12 | $90 | $725 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 12 | $201 | $1,278 |
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 (57%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in vascular surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for vascular surgery physician 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. Baig is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 9%), with 17 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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