Dr. Howard Rubin, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Rubin
Dr. Howard Rubin is a cardiovascular disease in Houston, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rubin performed 5,760 Medicare services across 3,327 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rubin received a total of $7,265 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 337 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. Rubin 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 | 1,130 | $43 | $119 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 570 | $71 | $110 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 555 | $10 | $125 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 544 | $141 | $1,404 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 327 | $89 | $145 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 308 | $52 | $575 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 260 | $623 | $1,988 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 226 | $46 | $120 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 218 | $148 | $658 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 215 | $1,061 | $3,250 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 179 | $40 | $128 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 160 | $39 | $128 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 155 | $23 | $94 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 116 | $20 | $110 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 110 | $36 | $118 |
| Injection, sulfur hexafluoride lipid microspheres, per ml | 110 | $12 | $30 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 73 | $63 | $150 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 54 | $92 | $175 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 51 | $15 | $49 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 44 | $1,937 | $6,033 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 37 | $197 | $669 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 37 | $147 | $503 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 33 | $183 | $800 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 32 | $15 | $65 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 31 | $127 | $396 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 31 | $69 | $484 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 30 | $352 | $2,115 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 28 | $112 | $215 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 18 | $53 | $380 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $140 | $300 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 17 | $209 | $955 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 16 | $31 | $110 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 14 | $678 | $2,345 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 13 | $124 | $445 |
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. Rubin is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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