Dr. David Turbay, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Turbay
Dr. David Turbay is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in El Paso, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Turbay performed 1,864 Medicare services across 1,019 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Turbay received a total of $173,455 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1332 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology 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. Turbay 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) | 287 | $86 | $301 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 250 | $35 | $194 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 215 | $6 | $30 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 193 | $11 | $49 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 190 | $35 | $98 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 127 | $20 | $80 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 86 | $147 | $613 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 75 | $20 | $95 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 56 | $123 | $409 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 47 | $9 | $44 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 47 | $18 | $74 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 40 | $56 | $205 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 37 | $27 | $176 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 36 | $122 | $456 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 35 | $166 | $743 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 28 | $62 | $198 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 22 | $52 | $290 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 20 | $146 | $457 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 19 | $55 | $163 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 15 | $148 | $451 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 14 | $173 | $582 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 13 | $15 | $50 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $171 | $650 |
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 (82%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology 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. Turbay is a remote & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 2%), 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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