Dr. Elizabeth Coon-Nguyen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Coon-Nguyen
Dr. Elizabeth Coon-Nguyen is a family medicine in Kingwood, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Coon-Nguyen performed 4,398 Medicare services across 2,514 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Coon-Nguyen received a total of $233,631 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 863 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Coon-Nguyen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 479 | $94 | $1,062 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 371 | $43 | $525 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 357 | $10 | $94 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 339 | $79 | $894 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 321 | $57 | $610 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 316 | $8 | $69 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 258 | $13 | $119 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 252 | $16 | $149 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 234 | $10 | $86 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 206 | $9 | $80 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 169 | $55 | $693 |
| Vitamin D level test | 143 | $29 | $263 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 127 | $1 | $14 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 72 | $15 | $134 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner 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 and | 71 | $38 | $438 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 68 | $120 | $933 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 63 | $17 | $151 |
| Iron level test | 55 | $6 | $58 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 54 | $12 | $113 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 48 | $6 | $51 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 48 | $5 | $46 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 46 | $3 | $28 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 40 | $13 | $121 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 37 | $10 | $137 |
| Residence visit for new patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 30 | $156 | $1,827 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 27 | $18 | $164 |
| Uric acid level test | 26 | $4 | $40 |
| Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 25 | $103 | $1,502 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 19 | $18 | $164 |
| Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 18 | $59 | $658 |
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 18 | $127 | $1,476 |
| Folic acid level test | 17 | $14 | $131 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 15 | $7 | $140 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 15 | $36 | $430 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 14 | $16 | $169 |
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 (97%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in family medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for family 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. Coon-Nguyen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), 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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