Dr. Barry Trachtenberg, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Trachtenberg
Dr. Barry Trachtenberg is a cardiovascular disease in Houston, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Trachtenberg performed 3,891 Medicare services across 2,207 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Trachtenberg received a total of $272,714 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 551 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Trachtenberg 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 (30-39 min) | 527 | $92 | $145 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 449 | $96 | $175 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 424 | $42 | $118 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 369 | $64 | $150 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 216 | $70 | $482 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 209 | $40 | $128 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 185 | $39 | $128 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 136 | $139 | $215 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 119 | $11 | $125 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 110 | $100 | $167 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 106 | $56 | $575 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 104 | $620 | $1,981 |
| Remote monitoring of pulmonary artery pressure sensor, up to 30 days | 101 | $39 | $100 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 101 | $140 | $300 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 85 | $10 | $40 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 85 | $173 | $267 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 82 | $1,060 | $3,250 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 66 | $170 | $476 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 54 | $12 | $40 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | 50 | $95 | $825 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 48 | $219 | $450 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 46 | $49 | $120 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 41 | $114 | $396 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 40 | $15 | $49 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 28 | $30 | $100 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 21 | $1,936 | $5,996 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 20 | $165 | $375 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 16 | $65 | $110 |
| Insertion of wireless pressure sensor into lung artery through tube with review by radiologist | 15 | $252 | $700 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 15 | $20 | $65 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 12 | $236 | $1,500 |
| Biopsy of heart muscle | 11 | $175 | $847 |
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 (88%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for cardiovascular disease 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. Trachtenberg is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 25% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 2%), with 17 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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