Dr. Omar Awar, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Awar
Dr. Omar Awar is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Houston, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Awar performed 3,094 Medicare services across 2,387 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Awar received a total of $9,342 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 434 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. Awar 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) | 639 | $92 | $250 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 500 | $7 | $40 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 456 | $11 | $80 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 209 | $45 | $90 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 174 | $151 | $800 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 144 | $46 | $250 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 135 | $120 | $275 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 111 | $70 | $200 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 108 | $73 | $448 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 102 | $349 | $2,200 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 72 | $96 | $300 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 65 | $876 | $3,000 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 51 | $142 | $300 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 43 | $17 | $120 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 39 | $140 | $450 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 34 | $94 | $397 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 32 | $10 | $150 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 31 | $64 | $240 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 30 | $152 | $550 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 25 | $20 | $175 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 15 | $181 | $800 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 14 | $8 | $100 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 14 | $18 | $150 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 14 | $227 | $2,200 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $140 | $300 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $677 | $1,800 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $158 | $345 |
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. Awar is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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