Dr. Carl Fastabend, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Fastabend
Dr. Carl Fastabend is a cardiovascular disease in Pearland, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fastabend performed 2,139 Medicare services across 1,748 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fastabend received a total of $253,547 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 268 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Fastabend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 562 | $122 | $942 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 409 | $6 | $27 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 369 | $62 | $276 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 193 | $86 | $560 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 88 | $786 | $9,031 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 84 | $82 | $297 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 72 | $152 | $1,266 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 69 | $46 | $437 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 61 | $62 | $596 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 57 | $132 | $1,126 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 48 | $93 | $407 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 36 | $122 | $524 |
| Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg | 34 | $113 | $630 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 19 | $64 | $594 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 13 | $16 | $225 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 13 | $15 | $530 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 12 | $39 | $179 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (56%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for cardiovascular disease 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. Fastabend is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 2%), 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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