Dr. Peter Cheung, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Cheung
Dr. Peter Cheung is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in Temple, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cheung performed 1,593 Medicare services across 1,174 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cheung received a total of $4,248 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 74 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in clinical cardiac electrophysiology 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. Cheung 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 361 | $18 | $83 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 184 | $20 | $162 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 167 | $26 | $318 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 126 | $24 | $184 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 111 | $19 | $450 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 63 | $48 | $142 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 53 | $41 | $299 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 51 | $9 | $86 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 46 | $14 | $102 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 45 | $380 | $1,522 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 44 | $66 | $209 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 41 | $41 | $275 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 40 | $61 | $197 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 36 | $100 | $267 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 28 | $133 | $399 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 26 | $19 | $125 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 24 | $710 | $7,872 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 22 | $97 | $322 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 22 | $100 | $280 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 21 | $23 | $157 |
| Programming of single lead implantable defibrillator system | 18 | $28 | $204 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 14 | $76 | $988 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 14 | $26 | $220 |
| Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | 13 | $311 | $1,326 |
| Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | 12 | $29 | $215 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | 11 | $611 | $6,082 |
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.
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. Cheung is a electrophysiology & remote specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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