Dr. Paul Schurmann, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Schurmann
Dr. Paul Schurmann is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Houston, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schurmann performed 2,598 Medicare services across 2,160 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schurmann received a total of $70,878 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 977 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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. Schurmann 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,197 | $6 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 233 | $69 | $212 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 155 | $11 | $126 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 94 | $41 | $128 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 83 | $16 | $175 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 67 | $63 | $211 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 56 | $20 | $112 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 54 | $31 | $268 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 54 | $21 | $149 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 52 | $67 | $296 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 48 | $16 | $120 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 46 | $18 | $168 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 41 | $95 | $314 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 38 | $22 | $269 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 37 | $40 | $115 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 36 | $17 | $102 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 36 | $9 | $63 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel with review by radiologist | 31 | $59 | $622 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 25 | $70 | $175 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 24 | $67 | $470 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 23 | $83 | $540 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 23 | $9 | $63 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 23 | $91 | $255 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 22 | $773 | $4,373 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 21 | $82 | $317 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 17 | $250 | $1,638 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 15 | $565 | $3,594 |
| Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 14 | $250 | $1,640 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 11 | $634 | $4,197 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | 11 | $680 | $3,276 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 11 | $116 | $483 |
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 (50%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in student in an organized health care education/training program and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for student in an organized health care education/training program in TX.
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. Schurmann is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 1%), with 18 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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