Dr. Salman Bandeali, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Bandeali
Dr. Salman Bandeali is an internal medicine in Houston, TX, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bandeali performed 5,135 Medicare services across 2,357 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bandeali received a total of $21,487 from 57 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 604 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Bandeali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 1,803 | $96 | $250 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 462 | $11 | $82 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 420 | $94 | $231 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 420 | $24 | $37 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 390 | $173 | $400 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 307 | $145 | $961 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 152 | $12 | $436 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 152 | $10 | $237 |
| Evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device | 129 | $32 | $500 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 121 | $52 | $579 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 97 | $122 | $356 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 96 | $148 | $615 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 88 | $643 | $820 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 87 | $1,936 | $4,867 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 80 | $30 | $125 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 11-20 minutes | 67 | $21 | $180 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | 43 | $82 | $2,430 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 33 | $343 | $2,273 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 33 | $290 | $4,374 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 28 | $146 | $200 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 28 | $194 | $2,438 |
| Coronary stent placement | 27 | $430 | $4,759 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 23 | $146 | $219 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 22 | $130 | $1,636 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 15 | $76 | $1,500 |
| Insertion of blood flow assist device in aorta through skin | 12 | $156 | $2,000 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for internal medicine 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. Bandeali is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 5%), with 15 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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