Dr. Yousef Kayyas, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kayyas
Dr. Yousef Kayyas is an optician in Mesquite, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kayyas performed 13,916 Medicare services across 3,029 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kayyas received a total of $1,184 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 61 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Kayyas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy skin test | 5,070 | $3 | $21 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 2,249 | $93 | $716 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 1,907 | $81 | $576 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 894 | $166 | $1,759 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 857 | $92 | $374 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 466 | $48 | $150 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 355 | $138 | $1,013 |
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin | 329 | $6 | $24 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 241 | $61 | $545 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 182 | $133 | $1,464 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 180 | $116 | $556 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 161 | $29 | $196 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 161 | $41 | $191 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 161 | $45 | $190 |
| Test to measure largest amount of air breathed in an out | 160 | $12 | $89 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 117 | $7 | $57 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes provided personally by qualified health care professional, per calendar month. | 108 | $64 | $150 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 71 | $473 | $4,465 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 63 | $49 | $256 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 62 | $26 | $171 |
| Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 30 minutes provided personally by health care professional, per calendar month | 42 | $67 | $256 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 41 | $445 | $4,000 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 24 | $27 | $110 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 15 | $14 | $44 |
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 (86%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Kayyas is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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