Dr. William Abide, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Abide
Dr. William Abide is a cardiovascular disease specialist in San Marcos, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Abide performed 6,220 Medicare services across 4,412 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Abide received a total of $4,158 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 215 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. Abide 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) | 2,309 | $87 | $206 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,018 | $10 | $60 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 420 | $43 | $157 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 389 | $55 | $232 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 209 | $91 | $202 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 168 | $106 | $320 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 161 | $15 | $70 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 144 | $31 | $110 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 108 | $127 | $278 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 107 | $1,155 | $1,538 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 106 | $1,067 | $2,599 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 100 | $61 | $141 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 97 | $11 | $47 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 90 | $8 | $38 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 88 | $134 | $393 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 77 | $54 | $277 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 65 | $55 | $236 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 62 | $41 | $192 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 58 | $18 | $79 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 58 | $61 | $139 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 57 | $8 | $45 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 56 | $27 | $88 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 42 | $9 | $38 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 31 | $27 | $161 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 28 | $27 | $102 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 24 | $23 | $216 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 23 | $84 | $390 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 20 | $89 | $205 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 19 | $83 | $334 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 13 | $7 | $29 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 13 | $59 | $278 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 12 | $9 | $45 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 12 | $18 | $72 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 12 | $24 | $102 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 12 | $4 | $20 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 12 | $15 | $70 |
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. Abide is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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