Dr. Gilad Birnbaum, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Birnbaum
Dr. Gilad Birnbaum is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in New Braunfels, TX, with 10 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Birnbaum performed 261 Medicare services across 239 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Birnbaum received a total of $73,567 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 830 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician. 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. Birnbaum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 47 | $60 | $243 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 39 | $107 | $472 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 24 | $103 | $391 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 20 | $388 | $1,488 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 20 | $235 | $884 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 20 | $728 | $3,174 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | $10 | $36 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 17 | $137 | $639 |
| Insertion of catheters for recording and pacing of left lower heart chamber rhythm and induction of abnormal rhythm | 15 | $130 | $490 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 15 | $76 | $376 |
| Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion | 14 | $64 | $295 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 12 | $76 | $376 |
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 (60%) 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. Birnbaum is an electrophysiology & interventional specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 20% of TX peers.
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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