Dr. Leela Lella, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Lella
Dr. Leela Lella is an internal medicine specialist in Midland, TX, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lella performed 4,117 Medicare services across 2,965 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lella received a total of $46,774 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1038 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. Lella 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,098 | $85 | $263 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 650 | $10 | $80 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 301 | $49 | $440 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 245 | $60 | $195 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 200 | $4 | $29 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 199 | $8 | $35 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 151 | $16 | $109 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 151 | $10 | $109 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 142 | $55 | $230 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 109 | $15 | $96 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 107 | $9 | $51 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 78 | $107 | $407 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 72 | $187 | $6,480 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 72 | $52 | $175 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 60 | $90 | $228 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 57 | $40 | $149 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 57 | $25 | $179 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 53 | $91 | $280 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 42 | $23 | $104 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 34 | $131 | $340 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 31 | $48 | $498 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 29 | $2 | $104 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 26 | $20 | $77 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 26 | $23 | $96 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 25 | $16 | $116 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 22 | $13 | $138 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 21 | $37 | $126 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 18 | $16 | $55 |
| Coronary stent placement | 15 | $445 | $1,810 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 15 | $83 | $324 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 11 | $11 | $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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% 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. Lella is an electrophysiology & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 3% of TX peers, with 15 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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