Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Amir Malik, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Fort Worth, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac Imaging— Practice with significant diagnostic imaging and stress testing
Consulting-driven
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Malik from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Malik
Dr. Amir Malik is an interventional cardiology in Fort Worth, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Malik performed 4,113 Medicare services across 3,038 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Malik received a total of $125,130 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 440 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Malik is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 22% volume in TX$ $125,130 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗4,113
Medicare services
Top 22% in TX for interventional cardiology
3,038
Unique beneficiaries
$166
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~216 Medicare services per year of practice
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) | 490 | $59 | $154 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 462 | $41 | $58 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 343 | $88 | $218 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 330 | $10 | $26 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 305 | $129 | $338 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 171 | $48 | $125 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 171 | $54 | $139 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 170 | $338 | $755 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 148 | $0 | $5 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 144 | $4 | $121 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 134 | $130 | $306 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 100 | $9 | $100 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 99 | $62 | $135 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 92 | $4 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 75 | $133 | $329 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 73 | $81 | $419 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 73 | $13 | $33 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 72 | $2 | $6 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 70 | $1 | $5 |
| Coronary stent placement | 65 | $377 | $961 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 64 | $159 | $482 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 50 | $39 | $250 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 46 | $110 | $284 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 41 | $134 | $650 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 33 | $758 | $4,200 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 32 | $118 | $500 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 32 | $31 | $150 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 29 | $4,093 | $35,000 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 28 | $6,967 | $33,000 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 24 | $198 | $629 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 23 | $591 | $1,287 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 22 | $72 | $169 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 20 | $567 | $1,976 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 18 | $202 | $547 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 14 | $20 | $46 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 14 | $135 | $295 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 13 | $101 | $221 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $211 | $612 |
| Balloon dilation of groin artery, initial vessel | 11 | $1,085 | $10,000 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
15.0% high complexity
30.8% medium
54.2% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$125,130
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $17,876/year across 7 years
Top 5% in TX for interventional cardiology
44
Companies
440
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$62,938 (50.3%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$39,238 (31.4%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$15,188 (12.1%)
Financial / Ownership
Ownership or investment interests, royalties, and licensing fees
$7,766 (6.2%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$23,247
2023$26,855
2022$14,976
2021$2,267
2020$12,299
2019$9,350
2018$36,135
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$103,012
IDev Technologies, Inc.
$7,766
BIOTRONIK INC.
$2,451
Abbott Laboratories
$1,951
Endologix, Inc.
$1,517
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,335
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$1,020
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$950
HeartFlow, Inc.
$734
Amgen Inc.
$631
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$525
Acutus Medical, Inc.
$505
ABIOMED
$467
Recor Medical Inc
$266
Boston Scientific Corporation
$241
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$225
Corindus Inc.
$197
Penumbra, Inc.
$149
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$136
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$136
PFIZER INC.
$119
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$119
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$106
AtriCure, Inc.
$97
Inari Medical, Inc.
$59
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$46
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$38
Avinger Inc.
$32
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$30
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$28
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$24
Terumo Medical Corporation
$23
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$22
Bolton Medical Inc
$22
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$22
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$20
Althera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$18
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$16
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$14
Organogenesis Inc.
$13
Philips North America LLC
$13
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$13
Novo Nordisk Inc
$12
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 90.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6342) Intrasight Integrated · (CK4) MCOT · ABRE · ACUSON Sequoia Diagnostic Ultrasound System · AMPLATZER · ANDEXXA · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · Acunav · Arcalyst · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · CALDOLOR · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENTRESTO · Edora · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FFRct · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL ANGIOGRAPHY · GENERAL STENTS · HAWKONE · INNOVA · INSPIRE · Impella · Indigo · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LODOCO · LOKELMA · MAZOR X SYSTEM · MITRACLIP · MRI Ready Leads · MULTAQ · Mitra Clip system · NuCel · OptiCross · Orsiro Mission · Ovation · Ozempic · PANTHERIS · PARADISE RENAL DENERVATION SYSTEM · PASCAL · PRALUENT · PROCLAIM · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · Repatha · Rivacor · Roszet · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYNERGY · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · TR Band · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · VERQUVO · VIEWMATE · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Vascular Lithotripsy · Visia AF · WATCHMAN · XARELTO
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
The majority of payments (50%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for interventional cardiology in TX.
Equivalent to $3,042 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
23
Per 100K population
1.1
County median income
$81,905
Nearest hospital
JPS HEALTH NETWORK
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
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. Malik is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 22% in TX), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 5%), with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Malik experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Malik performed 490 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Malik receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Malik received a total of $125,130 from 44 companies across 440 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Malik's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Fort Worth?
Dr. Malik's average Medicare payment per service is $166. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Malik) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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