Dr. Parul Shah, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Shah
Dr. Parul Shah is an internal medicine specialist in Missouri City, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Shah performed 6,191 Medicare services across 1,988 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Shah received a total of $2,872 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 161 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. Shah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 1,310 | $41 | $77 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 594 | $61 | $250 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 558 | $45 | $101 |
| Administration and interpretation of caregiver-focused health risk assessment | 505 | $2 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 401 | $92 | $200 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 377 | $35 | $83 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 377 | $35 | $93 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 363 | $8 | $20 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 318 | $3 | $20 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 200 | $24 | $75 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 161 | $62 | $200 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 100 | $18 | $50 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 99 | $25 | $50 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 98 | $68 | $150 |
| Annual depression screening | 97 | $18 | $75 |
| Multiple measurements of eye fluid pressure over an extended time period | 85 | $63 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 85 | $40 | $75 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 83 | $124 | $250 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 78 | $11 | $75 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 63 | $87 | $314 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) nervous system function, at least 5 minutes of tilt | 63 | $115 | $395 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 61 | $72 | $100 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 60 | $30 | $45 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 16 | $10 | $65 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 14 | $122 | $400 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $117 | $200 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 12 | $167 | $500 |
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
6.6 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. Shah is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, 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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