Dr. Hinh Nguyen, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Nguyen
Dr. Hinh Nguyen is a cardiovascular disease in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nguyen performed 4,883 Medicare services across 3,397 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nguyen received a total of $71,876 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 620 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. Nguyen 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) | 934 | $89 | $258 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 853 | $6 | $23 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 668 | $9 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 533 | $60 | $176 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 279 | $10 | $32 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 270 | $97 | $335 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 255 | $53 | $173 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 143 | $71 | $676 |
| Coronary stent placement | 126 | $364 | $1,503 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 100 | $58 | $207 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 92 | $11 | $39 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 86 | $172 | $819 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 81 | $118 | $400 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 76 | $16 | $59 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 62 | $9 | $32 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | 43 | $483 | $1,685 |
| Shockwave destruction of calcified plaque in coronary artery accessed through skin using catheter | 40 | $121 | $507 |
| Insertion of blood flow assist device in lower heart chamber through skin with review by radiologist using artery access | 31 | $145 | $1,095 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 27 | $81 | $278 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 27 | $13 | $50 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 26 | $57 | $450 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 21 | $572 | $2,099 |
| Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch | 20 | $435 | $1,682 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 19 | $166 | $922 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 17 | $2 | $10 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 16 | $13 | $49 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | 14 | $64 | $380 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 13 | $228 | $1,027 |
| Ultrasound of heart | 11 | $34 | $120 |
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 (57%) 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 8% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
Geographic Context
2.8 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. Nguyen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 8%), with 19 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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