Dr. Ahmad Iqbal, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Iqbal
Dr. Ahmad Iqbal is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in Shenandoah, TX, with 16 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Iqbal performed 1,253 Medicare services across 1,008 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Iqbal received a total of $80,090 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 308 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Iqbal 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) | 193 | $92 | $256 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 123 | $91 | $236 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 98 | $10 | $30 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 84 | $34 | $122 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 83 | $128 | $354 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 81 | $134 | $359 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 62 | $10 | $28 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 62 | $58 | $158 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 59 | $61 | $182 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | 52 | $171 | $397 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 51 | $99 | $262 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 39 | $138 | $397 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 39 | $81 | $213 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 32 | $13 | $36 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 32 | $2 | $6 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 31 | $16 | $42 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 30 | $112 | $336 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 25 | $32 | $888 |
| Remote monitoring of pulmonary artery pressure sensor, up to 30 days | 24 | $37 | $102 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 17 | $21 | $72 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $99 | $360 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 12 | $19 | $50 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $58 | $226 |
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 (88%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
4.2 mi
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. Iqbal is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 12%), with 16 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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