Dr. Sumbul Islam, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Islam
Dr. Sumbul Islam is an internal medicine specialist in Sherman, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Islam performed 2,644 Medicare services across 1,054 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Islam received a total of $2,945 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 211 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Islam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 862 | $0 | $2 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 415 | $78 | $237 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 373 | $60 | $167 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 150 | $10 | $30 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 125 | $36 | $93 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 88 | $37 | $118 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 81 | $0 | $10 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 76 | $124 | $249 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 67 | $31 | $78 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 53 | $37 | $151 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 50 | $80 | $203 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 46 | $22 | $50 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 45 | $30 | $32 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 37 | $201 | $277 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 36 | $158 | $249 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 34 | $61 | $300 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 32 | $28 | $175 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 29 | $40 | $105 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 20 | $74 | $238 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 13 | $24 | $96 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 12 | $130 | $250 |
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. Islam is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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