Dr. Richard Baum, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Baum
Dr. Richard Baum is a cardiovascular disease in San Antonio, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Baum performed 5,412 Medicare services across 3,666 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Baum received a total of $3,278 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 141 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. Baum 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) | 1,325 | $89 | $258 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 669 | $6 | $23 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 663 | $10 | $50 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 472 | $38 | $163 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 391 | $52 | $187 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 269 | $38 | $131 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 180 | $61 | $176 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 153 | $130 | $347 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 131 | $11 | $39 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 118 | $30 | $107 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 117 | $4 | $14 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 115 | $9 | $32 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 105 | $15 | $50 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 96 | $111 | $400 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 87 | $58 | $197 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 76 | $91 | $252 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 74 | $28 | $92 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 54 | $16 | $59 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 32 | $69 | $241 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 30 | $70 | $174 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 26 | $19 | $66 |
| Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | 24 | $53 | $192 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 21 | $39 | $98 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 20 | $16 | $60 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 18 | $149 | $498 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 17 | $197 | $580 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 16 | $20 | $66 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 14 | $98 | $335 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 14 | $159 | $412 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 13 | $2 | $10 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 13 | $125 | $492 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 12 | $81 | $278 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 12 | $14 | $49 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 12 | $50 | $214 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 12 | $16 | $56 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 11 | $23 | $81 |
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. Baum is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% 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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