Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Gilad Birnbaum, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · New Braunfels, TX
Practice pattern: Electrophysiology & Device
— Practice focused on heart rhythm disorders and cardiac device management
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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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.
✓ 10 years in practice
▲ 261 Medicare services
$73,567 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗261
Medicare services
Bottom 5% in TX for clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
239
Unique beneficiaries
$168
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~26 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacemaker programming, dual lead system Adjustment and configuration of a dual-lead pacemaker device to ensure proper operation and settings. |
47 | $60 | $243 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
39 | $107 | $472 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
24 | $103 | $391 |
| Pacemaker insertion with heart chamber electrodes A surgical procedure to implant a pacemaker device and place electrodes into the upper and lower chambers of the heart to regulate heart rhythm. |
20 | $388 | $1,488 |
| Catheter ablation for abnormal heart rhythm A procedure where catheters are inserted to destroy tissue causing irregular heartbeats. |
20 | $235 | $884 |
| Atrial fibrillation ablation with pulmonary vein isolation A procedure to treat atrial fibrillation by mapping the heart's electrical activity and destroying tissue causing irregular contractions. This is done by isolating the pulmonary veins using catheter-based destruction. |
20 | $728 | $3,174 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
18 | $10 | $36 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 17 | $137 | $639 |
| Left heart catheterization with pacing and arrhythmia induction A procedure where catheters are inserted to record electrical activity and pace the left lower chamber of the heart. It also involves intentionally inducing an abnormal heart rhythm for diagnostic purposes. |
15 | $130 | $490 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
15 | $76 | $376 |
| Heart rhythm stimulator programming after drug infusion Adjustment of a heart rhythm stimulation device following a drug infusion. This procedure involves reprogramming the device settings to ensure proper function after the medication has been administered. |
14 | $64 | $295 |
| Telephone medical discussion, 21-30 minutes A telephone conversation with a physician lasting between 21 and 30 minutes. This code covers the time spent discussing medical matters over the phone. |
12 | $76 | $376 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
52.1% high complexity
0.0% medium
47.9% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$73,567
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $10,510/year across 7 years
Top 20% in TX for clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician
34
Companies
830
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$44,304 (60.2%)
Scientific / Research
Research funding and grants
$28,077 (38.2%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$1,185 (1.6%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$2,873
2023
$12,307
2022
$34,678
2021
$8,278
2020
$4,481
2019
$5,481
2018
$5,469
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$25,609
Abbott Laboratories
$24,911
Boston Scientific Corporation
$10,833
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$4,895
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$1,421
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$1,328
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$1,014
Amgen Inc.
$613
BIOTRONIK INC.
$426
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$352
PFIZER INC.
$336
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$324
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$173
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$154
Philips North America LLC
$146
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$141
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$135
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$128
Novo Nordisk Inc
$90
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$86
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$85
ABIOMED
$68
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$42
CardioFocus, Inc.
$37
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$35
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$32
Baxter Healthcare
$29
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$21
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
$20
CORDIS US CORP.
$19
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$17
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$17
CVRx, Inc.
$15
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 83.4% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5153) Azurion 5 M20 GC · ACCENT · ACCOLADE SR · ACUITY Steerable · AGILIS HISPRO · ALLURE · ALLURE QUADRA · AMPLATZER AMULET · AMPLATZER TorqVue Delivery Systm · ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE · ASSURITY · ATTAIN COMMAND + SUREVALVE · AVEIR · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Accent Pacemaker · Adapta · Advisa · Advisor Catheter · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · Amplia MRI · Arcalyst · Arctic Front · Assurity Pacemaker · Azure · BEVYXXA · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CARDIOMEMS · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · CONFIRM RX · CardioMEMS HF System · CareLink · Carto 3 · Cobalt · Confirm Rx · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DEFINITY · DURATA · Durata Defibrillation ICD Lead · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · EMBLEM MRI S-ICD · EMBLEM S ICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM · ENSITE PRECISION · ENTRESTO · Ellipse ICD · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FORTIFY ASSURA · Fortify Assura · GALLANT · GENERAL BRADY · GENERAL EP · GENERAL TACHY · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL BRADY · GENERAL TACHY · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - BRADY · GENERAL - TACHY · GENERAL - THERAPIES · GENERAL THERAPIES · GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · General - Brady · General - EP · General - Tachy · HeartMate · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · INGEVITY · INGEVITY+ · Impella · IntellaMap Orion · JOT DX · KENGREAL · LATITUDE · LATITUDE CLARITY · LATITUDE Communicator Power Supply · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LUX DX · LUX-DX · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · LifeVest · MERLIN@HOME · MICRA · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Micra · Mynx Venous VCD · NA · OCTARAY MAPPING CATHETER · OPSUMIT · OPTIMIZER · OPTISURE · Optimizer · Optimizer Smart System · Optisure Defibrillation ICD Lead · Ozempic · PERCEPTA QUAD CRT-P MRI SURESCAN · Percepta · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · QUADRA ALLURE MP · QUADRA ASSURA · QUARTET · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · REFLEXION SPIRAL · RELIANCE 4 FRONT · RESONATE · RESONATE EL ICD VR · RHYTHMIA · ROTABLATOR · Repatha · Resolute · Rhythmia Mapping System · Rivacor · S-ICD System Magnet · SELECTSECURE · SELECTSITE · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYNERGY · Smartablate · TENDRIL · Tendril Pacing Lead · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VIGILANT · VYNDAQEL · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · ZOOM · myLUX Patient Kit with mobile device
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (60%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $28,187 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Clinical cardiac electrophysiology physicians within 10 mi
3
Per 100K population
1.7
County median income
$93,776
Nearest hospital
RESOLUTE HEALTH HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Birnbaum is an electrophysiology & device 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 →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Birnbaum experienced with pacemaker programming, dual lead system?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Birnbaum performed 47 pacemaker programming, dual lead system services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Birnbaum receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Birnbaum received a total of $73,567 from 34 companies across 830 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Birnbaum's costs compare to other clinical cardiac electrophysiology physicians in New Braunfels?
Dr. Birnbaum's average Medicare payment per service is $168. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Birnbaum) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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