Dr. Usman Sheriff, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Sheriff
Dr. Usman Sheriff is a cardiovascular disease in Harlingen, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sheriff performed 3,525 Medicare services across 2,031 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sheriff received a total of $17,933 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 201 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. Sheriff 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 (20-29 min) | 1,044 | $61 | $124 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 442 | $91 | $270 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 269 | $44 | $101 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 149 | $139 | $1,625 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 145 | $133 | $382 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 141 | $9 | $100 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 137 | $8 | $21 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 129 | $61 | $150 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 110 | $47 | $401 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 107 | $326 | $2,500 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 104 | $97 | $540 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 95 | $171 | $658 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 77 | $8 | $20 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 74 | $195 | $1,000 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 52 | $108 | $379 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 40 | $38 | $100 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 39 | $11 | $125 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 38 | $117 | $547 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 34 | $85 | $195 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 31 | $122 | $558 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | 30 | $740 | $2,910 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 30 | $115 | $300 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 28 | $130 | $335 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries image | 28 | $120 | $314 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 28 | $218 | $700 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 25 | $75 | $233 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 23 | $42 | $262 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 22 | $61 | $190 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 17 | $110 | $481 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 14 | $33 | $91 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 12 | $726 | $1,960 |
| Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | 11 | $5,451 | $18,216 |
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 (73%) 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. Sheriff is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 28% in TX), 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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