Dr. Shiva Satish, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Satish
Dr. Shiva Satish is a hospitalist physician in Sugar Land, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Satish performed 4,538 Medicare services across 1,957 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Satish received a total of $546 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 18 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. Satish 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 | 2,473 | $60 | $148 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 420 | $91 | $292 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 225 | $98 | $281 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 137 | $34 | $145 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 113 | $58 | $218 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 102 | $10 | $31 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 94 | $124 | $298 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 88 | $8 | $20 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 85 | $13 | $40 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 75 | $16 | $50 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 73 | $9 | $20 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 72 | $10 | $25 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 53 | $74 | $220 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 49 | $31 | $65 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 46 | $31 | $50 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 45 | $72 | $122 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 42 | $283 | $450 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 42 | $31 | $50 |
| Vitamin D level test | 32 | $29 | $60 |
| 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 | 32 | $22 | $112 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 29 | $106 | $373 |
| 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 | 27 | $30 | $154 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 25 | $156 | $424 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 22 | $158 | $376 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 21 | $15 | $60 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 18 | $18 | $35 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 17 | $51 | $200 |
| Annual depression screening | 17 | $18 | $50 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 16 | $8 | $23 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 13 | $88 | $221 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 12 | $3 | $12 |
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 12 | $90 | $324 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 11 | $18 | $40 |
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. Satish is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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