Dr. Richard Wu, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Wu
Dr. Richard Wu is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in Dallas, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Wu performed 833 Medicare services across 792 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wu received a total of $3,426 from 10 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 35 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical cardiac electrophysiology 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. Wu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 121 | $20 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 104 | $92 | $344 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 89 | $132 | $464 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 83 | $139 | $654 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 69 | $166 | $664 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 32 | $17 | $94 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 32 | $232 | $1,645 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 31 | $103 | $445 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 28 | $699 | $4,197 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 27 | $577 | $4,909 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 27 | $79 | $977 |
| Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion | 27 | $64 | $629 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 23 | $63 | $234 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel with review by radiologist | 20 | $57 | $601 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 18 | $15 | $230 |
| Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 18 | $233 | $1,573 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 16 | $121 | $533 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 15 | $14 | $180 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | 15 | $623 | $3,288 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 14 | $64 | $232 |
| Insertion of tube in left heart chamber through heart septum | 13 | $158 | $827 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of lower chamber of heart causing ventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) or ventricular ectopy (irregular heartbeat) | 11 | $772 | $4,389 |
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. Wu is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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