Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Ramon Ty, M.D., P.A.
Optician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ty
Dr. Ramon Ty is an optician specialist in Houston, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ty performed 2,089 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ty received a total of $12,571 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 533 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. Ty 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.
✓ 20 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 32% volume in TX
$12,571 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗2,089
Medicare services
Top 32% in TX for optician
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. |
484 | $91 | $200 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
324 | $116 | $250 |
| 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. |
227 | $63 | $250 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
166 | $109 | $700 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
109 | $11 | $65 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test An injection of regadenoson, a medication used to stress the heart during diagnostic testing. |
108 | $44 | $400 |
| 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. |
96 | $104 | $349 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient. |
74 | $170 | $300 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram under physician supervision and review. |
65 | $50 | $450 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
54 | $95 | $300 |
| 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. |
43 | $148 | $441 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 42 | $149 | $350 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
34 | $40 | $151 |
| Nuclear stress test of heart muscle A nuclear medicine imaging test that evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and during stress using a special camera. |
31 | $355 | $1,486 |
| 2-day continuous ECG with review and report A two-day continuous electrocardiogram recording that includes a professional review and written report of the results. |
31 | $50 | $400 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle A procedure involving the administration of a medication or substance via injection into the subcutaneous tissue or muscle. |
31 | $11 | $100 |
| Intravenous drug injection A procedure involving the administration of a medication or substance directly into a vein. |
31 | $30 | $100 |
| Intravenous injection of additional new drug or substance Administration of an additional new medication or substance directly into a vein. |
31 | $12 | $100 |
| Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin diagnostic injection A diagnostic injection of Technetium Tc-99m tetrofosmin used for imaging studies. |
31 | $221 | $898 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity A follow-up visit by a healthcare provider at a nursing facility for an established patient. The visit involves moderate medical decision making and takes at least 30 minutes. |
28 | $81 | $150 |
| Ultrasound of arm or leg veins An ultrasound exam of the veins in the arm or leg. The test uses sound waves to check blood flow and may include compression and other maneuvers. |
18 | $27 | $300 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 16 | $206 | $500 |
| 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. |
15 | $30 | $300 |
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.
8.7% high complexity
19.3% medium
71.9% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$12,571
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,796/year across 7 years
Top 15% in TX for optician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
39
Companies
533
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
$1,014
2023
$1,177
2022
$1,702
2021
$1,965
2020
$1,266
2019
$2,792
2018
$2,655
Payments by company (2024)
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$235
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$175
Medtronic, Inc.
$174
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$158
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$122
Amgen Inc.
$34
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$34
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$22
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$16
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$15
Lilly USA, LLC
$15
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 57.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$2,660
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$1,359
Amgen Inc.
$1,200
Abbott Laboratories
$910
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$796
Boston Scientific Corporation
$756
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$591
Novo Nordisk Inc
$502
Lilly USA, LLC
$446
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$381
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$273
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$271
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$265
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$234
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$233
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$209
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$202
Medtronic, Inc.
$174
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$139
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$136
PFIZER INC.
$132
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$121
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$86
Allergan Inc.
$68
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$66
Baxter Healthcare
$54
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$37
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$36
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$36
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$34
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$31
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$22
AGEPHA Pharma FZ LLC
$22
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$17
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$16
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$15
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$14
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$13
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 41.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ANORO · AVVIGO Guidance System · Assurity Pacemaker · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · BREZTRI · BREZTRI AEROSPHERE · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CHANTIX · CRM-Research only · CYCLOSET · Confirm Rx · Corlanor · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · FARXIGA · FUROSCIX · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - STENTS · GENERAL - THERAPIES · General - Stents · General - Therapies · HUMALOG · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · IN.PACT Admiral · Inpefa · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · LEQVIO · LODOCO · Livalo · MICRA · MOUNJARO · MULTAQ · MitraClip System · NEXLETOL · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · Optimizer · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · RESONATE · RESTORE · ROTALINK · Repatha · Resolute · SIVEXTRO · SYMBICORT · SYNERGY · SYNJARDY · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULICITY · VERQUVO · VIGILANT · Verquvo · Victoza · WATCHMAN · XARELTO · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · ZONTIVITY
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
Opticians in nearby ZIP areas
515
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
WEST OAKS HOSPITAL
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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. Ty is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 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. Ty experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ty performed 484 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. Ty receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ty received a total of $12,571 from 39 companies across 533 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. Ty's costs compare to other opticians in Houston?
Dr. Ty'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. Ty) 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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