Dr. Maheswari Raja, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Raja
Dr. Maheswari Raja is a family medicine in Irving, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Raja performed 2,635 Medicare services across 1,315 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Raja received a total of $3,972 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 258 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family 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. Raja 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 588 | $101 | $311 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 319 | $83 | $425 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 311 | $38 | $184 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 310 | $36 | $142 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 92 | $0 | $14 |
| Automated urinalysis | 90 | $2 | $16 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 82 | $18 | $77 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 79 | $10 | $79 |
| Annual depression screening | 73 | $18 | $75 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 68 | $31 | $137 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 67 | $128 | $456 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 61 | $8 | $79 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 53 | $54 | $280 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 50 | $23 | $95 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 37 | $9 | $57 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 37 | $31 | $93 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 32 | $38 | $227 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 31 | $76 | $110 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 26 | $33 | $171 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 24 | $83 | $660 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 23 | $6 | $32 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 23 | $5 | $31 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 23 | $282 | $1,109 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 23 | $31 | $94 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 18 | $78 | $686 |
| Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment | 17 | $2 | $10 |
| Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) misuse structured assessment (e.g., audit, dast), and brief intervention 15 to 30 minutes | 17 | $27 | $120 |
| Retinal photography (fundus photo) | 16 | $27 | $263 |
| Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | 16 | $95 | $426 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 15 | $20 | $131 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 14 | $3 | $9 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
2.6 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 2023 |
| 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. Raja is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 16%), with 19 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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