Dr. David Rawitscher, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Rawitscher
Dr. David Rawitscher is a cardiovascular disease in Plano, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rawitscher performed 5,795 Medicare services across 3,988 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rawitscher received a total of $167,807 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 737 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. Rawitscher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 763 | $87 | $238 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 620 | $8 | $17 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 572 | $8 | $41 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 515 | $6 | $30 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 494 | $60 | $186 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 465 | $10 | $51 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 295 | $58 | $168 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 272 | $45 | $215 |
| Evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device | 189 | $30 | $142 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 156 | $4 | $26 |
| Nuclear medicine study, spect imaging, 1 area or single acquisition, single day imaging | 113 | $37 | $1,294 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 113 | $2 | $28 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 103 | $121 | $729 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 95 | $19 | $361 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 87 | $49 | $258 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 77 | $130 | $517 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 70 | $5 | $155 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 54 | $52 | $588 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 53 | $326 | $1,599 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 52 | $80 | $393 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 48 | $22 | $109 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 48 | $16 | $84 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 46 | $18 | $98 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 46 | $14 | $65 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 42 | $303 | $846 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 41 | $8 | $96 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 41 | $73 | $207 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 35 | $1,022 | $4,869 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 32 | $111 | $310 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 30 | $48 | $299 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 28 | $20 | $95 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | 24 | $16 | $203 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 21 | $28 | $181 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 19 | $14 | $85 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | 18 | $13 | $105 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 18 | $167 | $858 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 18 | $8 | $139 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 16 | $4 | $48 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 14 | $76 | $707 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 14 | $8 | $96 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 14 | $137 | $335 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 13 | $17 | $98 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 11 | $79 | $301 |
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 (84%) 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 3% 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. Rawitscher is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), 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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