Dr. Weston Hickey, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Hickey
Dr. Weston Hickey is a cardiovascular disease in Houston, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hickey performed 9,290 Medicare services across 5,356 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hickey received a total of $85,090 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1186 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Hickey 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) | 2,053 | $95 | $400 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 1,384 | $43 | $100 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 673 | $152 | $1,300 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 589 | $28 | $145 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 580 | $20 | $125 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 555 | $64 | $145 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 512 | $11 | $90 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 408 | $56 | $345 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 346 | $152 | $650 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 314 | $1,972 | $8,000 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 314 | $644 | $824 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 176 | $105 | $270 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 169 | $121 | $525 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 98 | $17 | $125 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 92 | $352 | $2,925 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 91 | $64 | $81 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 84 | $97 | $190 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 76 | $145 | $565 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 67 | $24 | $125 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 66 | $10 | $50 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 52 | $687 | $2,200 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 52 | $101 | $500 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 51 | $21 | $85 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 46 | $206 | $2,500 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 44 | $17 | $145 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 42 | $140 | $400 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 40 | $148 | $600 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 35 | $207 | $900 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 32 | $86 | $350 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 32 | $2 | $100 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 31 | $23 | $205 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 28 | $6 | $157 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 27 | $189 | $703 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 25 | $75 | $571 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 21 | $164 | $690 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 21 | $73 | $400 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 19 | $3,580 | $15,900 |
| Coronary stent placement | 17 | $470 | $3,300 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 15 | $56 | $225 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 13 | $59 | $250 |
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 (78%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
Geographic Context
3.1 mi
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. Hickey is a cardiac & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 7%), with 17 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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