Dr. Andrew Binder, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Binder
Dr. Andrew Binder is a cardiovascular disease in Plano, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Binder performed 18,895 Medicare services across 5,533 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Binder received a total of $4,922 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 237 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Binder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 6,200 | $0 | $4 |
| Inclisiran injection (Leqvio) for cholesterol | 5,396 | $9 | $34 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 1,068 | $43 | $213 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 888 | $135 | $729 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 880 | $91 | $238 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 670 | $6 | $30 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 650 | $8 | $41 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 643 | $11 | $51 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 341 | $49 | $258 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 230 | $82 | $406 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 199 | $53 | $551 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 196 | $321 | $1,599 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 192 | $8 | $17 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 181 | $4 | $26 |
| Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | 167 | $60 | $298 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 154 | $302 | $1,090 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 132 | $60 | $186 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 131 | $1,043 | $4,869 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 95 | $117 | $310 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 91 | $160 | $858 |
| Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml | 80 | $35 | $301 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 32 | $18 | $98 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 30 | $8 | $96 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 30 | $70 | $361 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 26 | $189 | $1,215 |
| Ct scan of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries with contrast | 21 | $205 | $1,552 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 20 | $11 | $65 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 18 | $2 | $28 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 18 | $85 | $301 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 17 | $9 | $96 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 17 | $17 | $98 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 16 | $4 | $48 |
| Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium | 15 | $68 | $148 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 14 | $26 | $139 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 13 | $5 | $155 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 12 | $100 | $352 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 12 | $136 | $517 |
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
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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. Binder is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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