Dr. James Mancuso, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Mancuso
Dr. James Mancuso is an interventional cardiology in Live Oak, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mancuso performed 4,416 Medicare services across 2,765 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mancuso received a total of $15,296 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 386 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Mancuso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 1,092 | $6 | $23 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,034 | $89 | $258 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 551 | $9 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 379 | $62 | $176 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 245 | $50 | $174 |
| External counterpulsation, per treatment session | 200 | $75 | $900 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 156 | $92 | $252 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 111 | $9 | $33 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 100 | $135 | $492 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 67 | $10 | $32 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 61 | $118 | $400 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 61 | $102 | $335 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 48 | $56 | $197 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 48 | $10 | $39 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 46 | $16 | $59 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 39 | $175 | $819 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 39 | $123 | $350 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 28 | $72 | $650 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 25 | $18 | $66 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 21 | $57 | $466 |
| Coronary stent placement | 20 | $390 | $1,503 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 20 | $38 | $620 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 14 | $9 | $48 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 11 | $61 | $266 |
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.
Geographic Context
5.9 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. Mancuso is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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