Dr. Irfan Iftikhar, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Iftikhar
Dr. Irfan Iftikhar is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Houston, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Iftikhar performed 3,642 Medicare services across 3,067 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Iftikhar received a total of $8,235 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 419 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. Iftikhar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 643 | $10 | $26 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 528 | $146 | $256 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 355 | $41 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 331 | $95 | $200 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 279 | $146 | $248 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 192 | $141 | $200 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 186 | $51 | $184 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 180 | $353 | $717 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 180 | $88 | $113 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 115 | $55 | $200 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 88 | $174 | $377 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 80 | $97 | $160 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 79 | $19 | $56 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 79 | $690 | $1,000 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 62 | $65 | $100 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 59 | $50 | $129 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 58 | $189 | $374 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 55 | $130 | $200 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 27 | $182 | $250 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 25 | $142 | $269 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 16 | $10 | $500 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 14 | $92 | $150 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 11 | $194 | $1,192 |
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
4.5 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. Iftikhar is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 27% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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