Dr. Robert Saad, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Saad
Dr. Robert Saad is a cardiovascular disease in San Antonio, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Saad performed 7,832 Medicare services across 5,473 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Saad received a total of $1,272 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 60 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. Saad 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) | 2,620 | $88 | $258 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,263 | $9 | $50 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 705 | $6 | $23 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 438 | $52 | $179 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 277 | $59 | $201 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 271 | $93 | $252 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 265 | $11 | $39 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 204 | $28 | $77 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 202 | $2 | $12 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 190 | $9 | $32 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 184 | $19 | $69 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 166 | $6 | $21 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 148 | $118 | $400 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 142 | $58 | $176 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 105 | $166 | $551 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 97 | $16 | $59 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 68 | $134 | $492 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 61 | $10 | $32 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 50 | $18 | $60 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 46 | $100 | $335 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 43 | $28 | $85 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 38 | $7 | $38 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 37 | $83 | $278 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 37 | $14 | $56 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 33 | $14 | $49 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 31 | $141 | $412 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 21 | $84 | $325 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 21 | $26 | $88 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 19 | $16 | $66 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 15 | $49 | $210 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | 13 | $13 | $69 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 11 | $216 | $819 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 11 | $17 | $58 |
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. Saad is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% 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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