Dr. Jawad Shaikh, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Shaikh
Dr. Jawad Shaikh is an interventional cardiology in San Antonio, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Shaikh performed 3,145 Medicare services across 1,672 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Shaikh received a total of $10,951 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 223 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Shaikh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 523 | $91 | $181 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 442 | $93 | $286 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 430 | $62 | $159 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 269 | $10 | $51 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 168 | $64 | $202 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 167 | $134 | $402 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 124 | $21 | $71 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 121 | $20 | $61 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 116 | $17 | $61 |
| Injection, dipyridamole, per 10 mg | 103 | $3 | $31 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 98 | $87 | $662 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 74 | $101 | $300 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 52 | $23 | $81 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 47 | $10 | $147 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 46 | $222 | $585 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 43 | $6 | $19 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 42 | $111 | $502 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 37 | $17 | $52 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 37 | $25 | $135 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $117 | $381 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 24 | $39 | $86 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 23 | $29 | $134 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 22 | $52 | $166 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 20 | $190 | $3,044 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 19 | $5 | $35 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 19 | $11 | $33 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 18 | $11 | $63 |
| Coronary stent placement | 12 | $445 | $1,610 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 12 | $83 | $747 |
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. Shaikh is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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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