Dr. Salman Aly, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Aly
Dr. Salman Aly is a hospitalist physician in Sugar Land, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Aly performed 10,237 Medicare services across 3,227 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Aly received a total of $10,858 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 356 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hospitalist physician. 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. Aly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 4,971 | $60 | $202 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 883 | $88 | $253 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 614 | $86 | $222 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 578 | $130 | $405 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 575 | $92 | $309 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 263 | $95 | $275 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 224 | $74 | $177 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 198 | $45 | $270 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 194 | $127 | $360 |
| Management of oxygen chamber therapy | 187 | $79 | $348 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 167 | $138 | $323 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 164 | $37 | $85 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less | 161 | $19 | $82 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 120 | $37 | $100 |
| 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 | 115 | $31 | $83 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 100 | $48 | $85 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 98 | $10 | $27 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 81 | $27 | $86 |
| 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 | 72 | $40 | $121 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 68 | $0 | $15 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 63 | $115 | $265 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 57 | $65 | $179 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 46 | $114 | $327 |
| Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th | 45 | $22 | $81 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 32 | $102 | $251 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 30 | $0 | $5 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 29 | $13 | $100 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 22 | $1 | $21 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 21 | $62 | $145 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 17 | $10 | $29 |
| Automated urinalysis | 14 | $2 | $25 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 14 | $133 | $432 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 14 | $69 | $179 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for hospitalist physician 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. Aly is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 2%), with 17 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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