Dr. Nidal Buheis, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Buheis
Dr. Nidal Buheis is a cardiovascular disease in Houston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Buheis performed 6,309 Medicare services across 4,218 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Buheis received a total of $15,524 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 397 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. Buheis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,536 | $83 | $170 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 1,480 | $43 | $65 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 616 | $9 | $90 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 456 | $124 | $980 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 370 | $49 | $500 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 362 | $235 | $1,289 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 359 | $1,054 | $2,200 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 293 | $131 | $399 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 102 | $9 | $50 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 84 | $60 | $285 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 74 | $26 | $135 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 68 | $107 | $285 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 57 | $150 | $800 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 55 | $45 | $220 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 55 | $177 | $500 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 54 | $123 | $600 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 52 | $46 | $420 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 40 | $60 | $160 |
| Coronary stent placement | 39 | $404 | $1,200 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 38 | $114 | $450 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 28 | $7 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 24 | $93 | $450 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 23 | $94 | $370 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 17 | $61 | $255 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 16 | $59 | $125 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 11 | $84 | $140 |
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. Buheis is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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