Dr. Tareq Abu Sharifeh, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Abu Sharifeh
Dr. Tareq Abu Sharifeh is a cardiovascular disease in Galveston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Abu Sharifeh performed 1,333 Medicare services across 1,162 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Abu Sharifeh received a total of $3,922 from 15 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 96 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Abu Sharifeh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 344 | $47 | $158 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 105 | $73 | $270 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 104 | $5 | $23 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 92 | $61 | $195 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 75 | $2 | $10 |
| Outpatient heart rehabilitation with electrocardiogram (ecg) monitoring, quality health care professional services | 73 | $11 | $63 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 68 | $96 | $293 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 60 | $102 | $340 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 57 | $13 | $48 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 47 | $130 | $498 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 32 | $92 | $289 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 29 | $80 | $258 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 28 | $8 | $25 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 28 | $58 | $210 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 27 | $20 | $63 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 27 | $9 | $100 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $98 | $415 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 19 | $10 | $38 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 18 | $6 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 18 | $105 | $360 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 16 | $14 | $55 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 14 | $47 | $193 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 14 | $10 | $132 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 12 | $15 | $65 |
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. Abu Sharifeh is a cardiac & cardiac specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, 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 →
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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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