Dr. Philip Morales, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Morales
Dr. Philip Morales is a cardiovascular disease in Plano, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Morales performed 15,777 Medicare services across 3,625 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Morales received a total of $9,677 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 436 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. Morales 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) | 11,424 | $0 | $4 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 705 | $8 | $41 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 618 | $6 | $30 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 510 | $134 | $704 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 386 | $86 | $238 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 384 | $131 | $729 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 367 | $9 | $51 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 156 | $4 | $26 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 141 | $136 | $692 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 124 | $57 | $168 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 117 | $9 | $128 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries at rest and after exercise | 114 | $107 | $577 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 91 | $197 | $1,035 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 88 | $8 | $17 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 53 | $186 | $1,215 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 42 | $170 | $858 |
| Ct scan of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries with contrast | 41 | $210 | $1,552 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 41 | $85 | $439 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 39 | $177 | $891 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 39 | $121 | $664 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 30 | $76 | $393 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 28 | $2 | $28 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 27 | $13 | $65 |
| Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml | 27 | $34 | $397 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 23 | $72 | $207 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast | 22 | $190 | $1,289 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 22 | $278 | $1,426 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 21 | $4 | $48 |
| Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium | 19 | $69 | $148 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 16 | $59 | $186 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen with contrast | 14 | $188 | $1,183 |
| Coronary stent placement | 14 | $419 | $2,101 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 12 | $204 | $979 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 11 | $70 | $333 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 11 | $82 | $468 |
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. Morales is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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