Dr. Nadear Elmahi, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Elmahi
Dr. Nadear Elmahi is a hospitalist physician in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Elmahi performed 5,630 Medicare services across 2,165 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Elmahi received a total of $22 from 1 pharmaceutical and/or device company across 1 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hospitalist 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. Elmahi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver health risk assessment A procedure involving the administration and interpretation of a health risk assessment specifically focused on caregivers. |
654 | $2 | $3 |
| Health risk assessment administration and interpretation This procedure involves administering a health risk assessment to a patient and interpreting the results. |
653 | $2 | $3 |
| Home visit, established patient, high complexity A home visit for an established patient involving high-level medical decision making, lasting at least 60 minutes. |
648 | $147 | $218 |
| Chronic care management services Comprehensive assessment and care planning for patients requiring ongoing chronic care management. |
594 | $49 | $73 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min A session focused on discussing and documenting future healthcare preferences and goals. This service covers the initial 30 minutes of the planning discussion. |
568 | $66 | $98 |
| Spirometry test before and after medication A test that measures the amount of air you can exhale and the speed of your breathing before and after taking a medication. |
330 | $31 | $46 |
| Smoking cessation counseling, more than 10 minutes Intensive counseling session focused on helping patients quit smoking and tobacco use, lasting more than 10 minutes. |
297 | $28 | $33 |
| Behavioral health care management, 20+ minutes This service involves clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional to manage behavioral health conditions. It requires at least 20 minutes of dedicated clinical staff time. |
220 | $35 | $50 |
| Home health plan of care re-certification A physician reviews the patient's status and contacts the home health agency to re-certify the plan of care without the patient being present. |
216 | $33 | $50 |
| Ear wax removal A procedure to remove impacted ear wax from the ear canal. |
212 | $38 | $56 |
| Multiple eye pressure measurements over time This procedure involves taking several measurements of the fluid pressure inside the eye across an extended period. It is used to monitor intraocular pressure levels. |
194 | $69 | $102 |
| Home health agency supervision, complex multidisciplinary care Supervision by a physician or allowed practitioner for a patient receiving Medicare-covered services from a participating home health agency. This involves complex and multidisciplinary care modalities, with the patient not present during the supervision. |
162 | $82 | $123 |
| Remote vital sign monitoring management, each additional 20 minutes This code covers the time spent by a provider managing patient data from remote vital sign monitoring devices. It applies to each additional 20-minute increment beyond the initial monthly service period. |
133 | $32 | $46 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month Management based on results from remote vital sign monitoring for the first 20 minutes per calendar month. |
115 | $39 | $56 |
| Alcohol/substance misuse assessment and brief intervention A structured assessment of alcohol or substance misuse combined with a brief intervention lasting 5 to 14 minutes. |
113 | $13 | $19 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days Initial setup of devices for remote monitoring of body functions with daily data transmission or alerts. This service covers the first 30 days of the monitoring period. |
104 | $41 | $58 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
74 | $60 | $328 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
72 | $89 | $492 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions. |
72 | $50 | $73 |
| Home health plan of care certification Certification by a physician or allowed practitioner for Medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care. This includes contacting the home health agency and reviewing reports of patient status required by physicians. |
57 | $42 | $66 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month This service covers an extra 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional for managing two or more chronic conditions each calendar month. |
54 | $38 | $55 |
| Remote physiologic monitoring setup and education Initial setup of remote monitoring equipment and patient education on its use. |
45 | $15 | $22 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
27 | $125 | $847 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min This service covers the care provided by a physician or qualified healthcare professional on the day a patient is discharged from the hospital. It requires more than 30 minutes of total time spent on the day of discharge. |
16 | $88 | $536 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2018 ↗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 (2018)
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 2018 |
| 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. Elmahi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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