Dr. Abhijeet Basu, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Basu
Dr. Abhijeet Basu is an interventional cardiology in Houston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Basu performed 8,220 Medicare services across 4,958 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Basu received a total of $16,698 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 542 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Basu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 2,180 | $43 | $118 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,377 | $97 | $145 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 732 | $137 | $1,404 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 660 | $53 | $575 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 411 | $609 | $1,951 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 312 | $1,058 | $3,250 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 197 | $47 | $120 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 195 | $197 | $670 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 179 | $70 | $494 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 177 | $353 | $2,115 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 144 | $37 | $118 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 124 | $111 | $215 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 123 | $20 | $125 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 122 | $58 | $110 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 122 | $40 | $128 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 118 | $21 | $110 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 105 | $39 | $128 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 104 | $144 | $658 |
| Injection, sulfur hexafluoride lipid microspheres, per ml | 90 | $15 | $30 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 89 | $1,937 | $5,840 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 89 | $22 | $94 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 64 | $41 | $110 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 63 | $127 | $396 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 62 | $132 | $503 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 58 | $673 | $2,345 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 57 | $19 | $65 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 45 | $164 | $476 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 35 | $15 | $49 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 30 | $44 | $75 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 29 | $96 | $175 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 24 | $183 | $800 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 24 | $77 | $236 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 17 | $36 | $105 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 15 | $64 | $150 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 12 | $3,525 | $12,000 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 12 | $49 | $380 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 12 | $10 | $40 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 11 | $212 | $955 |
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. Basu is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% 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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