Dr. Salma Saiger, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Saiger
Dr. Salma Saiger is an internal medicine specialist in Mesquite, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Saiger performed 3,087 Medicare services across 1,070 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Saiger received a total of $8,386 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 510 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Saiger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 735 | $48 | $100 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 649 | $31 | $150 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 387 | $37 | $150 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 300 | $38 | $150 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 149 | $94 | $300 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 121 | $37 | $85 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 87 | $26 | $35 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 86 | $19 | $26 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 83 | $80 | $120 |
| Annual depression screening | 77 | $19 | $26 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 76 | $130 | $250 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 64 | $121 | $350 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 53 | $62 | $250 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 43 | $31 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 37 | $72 | $120 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 27 | $57 | $200 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 26 | $3 | $20 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 26 | $158 | $450 |
| 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 | 23 | $106 | $200 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 20 | $10 | $30 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 18 | $35 | $115 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for internal 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. Saiger is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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