Dr. Neil Strickman, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Strickman
Dr. Neil Strickman is an interventional cardiology in Houston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Strickman performed 1,735 Medicare services across 1,304 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Strickman received a total of $51,920 from 55 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 620 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Strickman 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 | 292 | $10 | $45 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 194 | $65 | $219 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 192 | $96 | $329 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 188 | $140 | $532 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 123 | $188 | $667 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 117 | $93 | $354 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 111 | $132 | $495 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 77 | $174 | $609 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 44 | $42 | $176 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 43 | $144 | $524 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 42 | $41 | $138 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 35 | $94 | $317 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 32 | $620 | $3,797 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 32 | $140 | $480 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries image | 21 | $77 | $259 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 20 | $16 | $83 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 20 | $136 | $1,125 |
| Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, each first order branch | 19 | $175 | $1,674 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 18 | $101 | $361 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 16 | $48 | $195 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 16 | $21 | $71 |
| Coronary stent placement | 15 | $426 | $2,951 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 15 | $191 | $807 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 15 | $64 | $257 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 14 | $360 | $2,000 |
| Insertion of tube into chest or arm artery, initial second order branch | 13 | $111 | $1,356 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 11 | $8 | $34 |
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 (45%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in interventional cardiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Strickman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 11%), with 19 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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