Dr. Tarek Hammad, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hammad
Dr. Tarek Hammad is an internal medicine specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hammad performed 454 Medicare services across 350 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hammad received a total of $41,752 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 169 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hammad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 96 | $10 | $123 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 67 | $168 | $405 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 40 | $39 | $120 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 34 | $65 | $165 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 29 | $62 | $115 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 24 | $96 | $223 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | 23 | $411 | $1,800 |
| Review by radiologist of additional artery image | 23 | $36 | $60 |
| Balloon dilation of artery of leg | 20 | $208 | $1,475 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 17 | $74 | $275 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 16 | $144 | $675 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 16 | $65 | $171 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 14 | $97 | $255 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 12 | $76 | $165 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 12 | $89 | $165 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 11 | $187 | $825 |
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 (51%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for internal medicine in TX.
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. Hammad is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with research-focused industry engagement in the top 3% of TX peers, with 15 years of NPI registration.
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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