Dr. Shiraz Yazdani, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Yazdani
Dr. Shiraz Yazdani is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Lubbock, TX, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Yazdani performed 4,677 Medicare services across 1,438 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Yazdani received a total of $358,937 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 869 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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. Yazdani 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,990 | $0 | $3 |
| Contrast dye for imaging, lower concentration | 1,200 | $0 | $2 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 138 | $121 | $481 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 138 | $191 | $199 |
| Drug screening test | 131 | $60 | $65 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 99 | $131 | $425 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 87 | $89 | $315 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 83 | $157 | $672 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 77 | $65 | $213 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 68 | $240 | $3,838 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 68 | $0 | $5 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 68 | $1 | $3 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 60 | $197 | $923 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 39 | $120 | $1,108 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 38 | $68 | $540 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 37 | $54 | $425 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 34 | $44 | $168 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 31 | $38 | $149 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 30 | $52 | $311 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 30 | $85 | $270 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 30 | $190 | $968 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 29 | $100 | $490 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 25 | $171 | $1,240 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 24 | $80 | $226 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 21 | $135 | $731 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 18 | $168 | $718 |
| Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance | 17 | $4,395 | $14,714 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 15 | $490 | $2,422 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 15 | $277 | $997 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 13 | $457 | $2,339 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 13 | $287 | $1,055 |
| Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones | 11 | $347 | $1,321 |
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 (92%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in student in an organized health care education/training program and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for student in an organized health care education/training program 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. Yazdani is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), with 16 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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