Dr. Don Pham, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Pham
Dr. Don Pham is an interventional cardiology in Houston, TX, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pham performed 3,851 Medicare services across 1,580 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pham received a total of $13,519 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 232 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. Pham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 678 | $64 | $188 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 659 | $37 | $160 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 315 | $32 | $130 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 312 | $97 | $277 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 290 | $11 | $44 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 284 | $36 | $200 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 277 | $96 | $269 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 200 | $41 | $100 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 166 | $140 | $523 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 92 | $134 | $540 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 85 | $72 | $145 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 75 | $50 | $184 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 74 | $347 | $1,266 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 72 | $227 | $290 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 65 | $20 | $68 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 45 | $124 | $404 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 45 | $42 | $85 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 33 | $130 | $424 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 25 | $7 | $22 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 23 | $57 | $187 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 23 | $15 | $60 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 13 | $173 | $574 |
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 (71%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.7 mi
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. Pham is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 26% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 15 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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