Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Hunter Ray, MD

Vascular Surgery Physician · Humble, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
18450 HIGHWAY 59 N, Humble, TX 77338
2814466656
In practice since 2015 (10 years)
NPI: 1326435744 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ray

Dr. Hunter Ray is a vascular surgery physician in Humble, TX, with 10 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ray performed 658 Medicare services across 445 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ray received a total of $113,496 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 430 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ray 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.

✓ 10 years in practice ▲ Top 41% volume in TX $113,496 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
658
Medicare services
Top 41% in TX for vascular surgery physician
445
Unique beneficiaries
$94
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~66 Medicare services per year of practice

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, moderate complexity 186 $62 $189
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 131 $103 $282
Initial hospital admission, high complexity 68 $137 $531
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts 43 $187 $665
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers 32 $134 $506
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 31 $132 $425
Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts 30 $101 $334
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes 23 $9 $29
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity 22 $103 $376
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers 20 $98 $506
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow 18 $153 $518
Blood draw (venipuncture) 17 $8 $10
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access 13 $32 $75
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes 13 $41 $92
Magnesium level test 11 $7 $21
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$113,496
Total received (2020-2024)
Avg $22,699/year across 5 years
Top 4% in TX for vascular surgery physician
51
Companies
430
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$47,460 (41.8%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$27,528 (24.3%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$25,546 (22.5%)
Other
Charitable contributions, space rental, and other categories
$12,961 (11.4%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$36,668
2023
$45,934
2022
$14,681
2021
$12,542
2020
$3,672

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Bolton Medical Inc
$37,269
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$28,814
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$12,961
Medtronic, Inc.
$11,190
Cook Incorporated
$9,570
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$3,419
Inari Medical, Inc.
$1,463
Cook Medical LLC
$1,379
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,142
Endologix, LLC
$1,050
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$662
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$463
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$432
Philips North America LLC
$400
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$356
Surmodics, Inc.
$237
Endologix LLC
$214
Abbott Laboratories
$194
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$194
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$188
Imperative Care, Inc
$165
Kerecis Limited
$161
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$144
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$138
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$116
CVRx, Inc.
$108
Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.
$99
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$87
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$76
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$70
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$64
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$63
CORDIS US CORP.
$61
Stryker Corporation
$57
Cagent Vascular INC
$46
Baxter Healthcare
$45
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$41
Terumo Medical Corporation
$40
Bioventus LLC
$35
Venclose Inc.
$33
Medistim USA, Inc.
$32
Biom'Up France SAS
$32
Vesper Medical
$30
Ethicon US, LLC
$27
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$26
KCI USA, Inc.
$21
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$21
Amgen Inc.
$19
Avinger Inc.
$15
CHIESI USA, INC.
$15
PFIZER INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 69.6% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5027) Intact Vascular Und · (6554) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · (9281) Turbo Elite · (9556) IVC Filter Removal · ABRE · AFX · AFX2 · ALPHAVAC · ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE · ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac · BRITE TIP RADIANZ · Barostim Neo System · CARDIOMEMS · CLEVIPREX 50MG/100ML · COLLAGENASE SANTYL · CONCERTOTM · COOK · Cook Medical AAA · Cook Medical AFEN · Cook Medical Zenith · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · DUO Venous Stent System · Diamondback Peripheral · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ELUVIA · ENDURANT IIS · ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit · ENROUTE .014 Guidewire · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ENSITE · EVRSF · EkoSonic · Endurant · FLOSEAL · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Flexitouch Plus · FlowTriever · Fusion Bioline Supported Vascular Grafts · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - THROMBECTOMY · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE ACUSEAL Vascular Graft · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · General - Atherectomy · General - Ultrasound · Grafts · HAWKONE · HEMOBLAST BELLOWS · HYDRO LEMAITRE VALVULOTOME · HawkOne · IGT Devices Und · IN.PACT Admiral · INNOVA · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · LEQVIO · LUTONIX · MICROMATRIX · MiraQ · Ovation · PANTHERIS · PET-CT SCANNER · PREVENA · PRODIGY CATHETER · PROLENE · Pounce Thrombectomy System · RADIAL 360 · RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM · Relay Grafts · Repatha · S · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SPY-PHI SYSTEM · Serrantor · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Supera peripheral stent system · TR BAND · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · Torus Stent Graft System · VENASEAL · VENOVO · Valiant Navion · Venclose Maven Catheter · Venovo · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · ZENITH SPIRAL-Z · Zenith Spiral-Z · Zilver PTX
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

The majority of payments (42%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for vascular surgery physician in TX.

Equivalent to $17,249 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Vascular surgery physicians within 10 mi
46
Per 100K population
1.0
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital
MEMORIAL HERMANN NORTHEAST HOSPITAL
0.0 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. Ray is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 4% of TX peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Ray experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ray performed 186 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Ray receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ray received a total of $113,496 from 51 companies across 430 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Ray's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Humble?
Dr. Ray's average Medicare payment per service is $94. 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. Ray) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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 →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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