Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Jean Bismuth, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Bismuth
Dr. Jean Bismuth is a vascular surgery physician in Houston, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bismuth performed 248 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bismuth received a total of $251,982 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 495 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bismuth is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 18 years of NPI registration
▲ 248 Medicare services
$251,982 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗248
Medicare services
Bottom 24% in TX for vascular surgery physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$92
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
74 | $88 | $186 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
39 | $106 | $363 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or grafts An imaging test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the blood vessels in the legs or any surgical grafts present. |
26 | $185 | $850 |
| Ultrasound of arm and leg arteries This procedure uses sound waves to create images of the blood vessels in the arms and legs. It allows healthcare providers to examine the structure and blood flow within these arteries. |
24 | $52 | $243 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
23 | $101 | $247 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
20 | $58 | $221 |
| Telephone medical discussion, 5-10 minutes A phone conversation with a physician lasting between 5 and 10 minutes to discuss medical matters. |
16 | $27 | $42 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
14 | $57 | $133 |
| Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral An ultrasound exam that uses sound waves to visualize and assess blood flow in the vessels of both the head and the neck. |
12 | $114 | $478 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$251,982
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $35,997/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for vascular surgery physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
48
Companies
495
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$51,155
2023
$38,004
2022
$27,053
2021
$9,984
2020
$19,963
2019
$51,633
2018
$54,191
Payments by company (2024)
Penumbra, Inc.
$31,092
Cook Incorporated
$9,300
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$8,306
Cook Medical LLC
$1,211
Philips North America LLC
$255
GE HEALTHCARE
$237
Medtronic, Inc.
$225
Kerecis Limited
$132
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$127
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$116
Stryker Corporation
$95
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$54
CVRx, Inc.
$6
Top 3 companies account for 95.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$131,057
Penumbra, Inc.
$74,774
Cook Incorporated
$21,429
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$13,209
Cook Medical LLC
$4,079
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,572
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$445
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$292
Medtronic, Inc.
$277
Philips North America LLC
$255
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$240
GE HEALTHCARE
$237
Avinger Inc.
$232
Abbott Laboratories
$195
Wound Management Technologies, Inc
$178
Biom'Up France SAS
$151
Ethicon Inc.
$150
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$148
CryoLife, Inc.
$134
Kerecis Limited
$132
ABIOMED
$127
Baxter Healthcare
$122
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$119
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$116
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$114
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$112
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$106
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$96
Stryker Corporation
$95
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$93
EKOS Corporation
$83
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$82
CVRx, Inc.
$74
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$54
Endologix LLC
$52
CSL Behring
$50
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$40
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$35
Bolton Medical Inc
$30
Amgen Inc.
$28
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
$26
Endologix, LLC
$24
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$24
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$22
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$21
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$19
ORGANOGENESIS INC.
$18
PFIZER INC.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 90.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(0073) IGT Enabling functio · (5154) Azurion 7 M20 GC · (8324) Azurion 7 M20 · (9547) IGT Systems Und · (9547) IGT Systems Undivided · (P77) Azurion 7 M20 · 1788 · 6MMX22MMX120CM · ADVANCE · AFX · AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System · ALPHAVAC · ANASTOCLIP · AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN · Barostim Neo System · Bonsai · C3 Delivery System · CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT · COOK · COOK MEDICAL AAA · COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH · COOK MEDICAL ANGIOPLASTY · COOK MEDICAL CATHETERS · COOK MEDICAL CELECT PLATINUM · COOK MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTAL TECH · COOK MEDICAL FILTERS · COOK MEDICAL IAA · COOK MEDICAL ZENITH · COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX · COSEAL · CellerateRx · Chameleon · ClosureFast · Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · Cook Medical AAA · Cook Medical AFEN · Cook Medical Angioplasty · Cook Medical Catheters · Cook Medical Embolization · Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention · Cook Medical Thoracic · Cook Medical Wire Guides · Cook Medical Zilver PTX · DI Und Service · ECM Patch · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENDURANT IIS · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · Endurant · FFRct · FLEXITOUCH · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · GUNTHER TULIP · HEMOBLAST BELLOWS · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM · IGT Systems Und · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Peripheral · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · InterGard · Kcentra · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · Lunderquist · Monarch · On-X · PANTHERIS · PICO · PREVELEAK · PROPATEN Vascular Graft · Penumbra System · Perceval · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Pouch · Product in Development · Protege RX · Puraply · ROSEN · RUBY Coil · Relay Plus · Repatha · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SOMATOM Drive · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · TIGRIS Stent · TORNADO · Tornado · Trilogy 100 · VENOVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · VIATORR Endoprosthesis · VISTASEAL · Valiant Navion · Vena Cava Filter · XARELTO · ZENITH · ZENITH SPIRAL-Z · ZILVER PTX · ZILVER VENA · Zenith · Zilver PTX · Zilver Vena · iCAST
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Geographic Context
Vascular surgery physicians in nearby ZIP areas
63
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MEMORIAL HERMANN - TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Bismuth is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 18 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Bismuth experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Bismuth performed 74 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Bismuth receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Bismuth received a total of $251,982 from 48 companies across 495 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Bismuth's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Houston?
Dr. Bismuth's average Medicare payment per service is $92. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Bismuth) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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