Dr. Naveen Sikka, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Sikka
Dr. Naveen Sikka is an internal medicine specialist in Frisco, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sikka performed 35,174 Medicare services across 677 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sikka received a total of $95,218 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 728 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Sikka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, tezepelumab-ekko, 1 mg | 25,410 | $14 | $37 |
| Omalizumab injection (Xolair) for asthma/allergy | 3,945 | $30 | $81 |
| Allergy skin test | 2,089 | $3 | $18 |
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 940 | $11 | $35 |
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin | 821 | $6 | $27 |
| Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections | 500 | $9 | $35 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 334 | $11 | $89 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 289 | $92 | $321 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 193 | $15 | $152 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 116 | $47 | $286 |
| Test for allergy using combination of methods with drug or biological | 87 | $15 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 80 | $65 | $206 |
| Test to measure the level of nitric oxide gas | 77 | $14 | $44 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 54 | $20 | $105 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 45 | $6 | $8 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 41 | $113 | $360 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 40 mg | 39 | $3 | $80 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 27 | $29 | $172 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 23 | $130 | $474 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 20 | $51 | $174 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 16 | $7 | $44 |
| Albuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 1 mg | 16 | $0 | $19 |
| Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme | 12 | $0 | $12 |
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 (78%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for internal medicine 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. Sikka is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 2% of TX peers, 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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