Dr. Wei Tang, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Tang
Dr. Wei Tang is a neurology in Temple, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tang performed 1,261 Medicare services across 912 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tang received a total of $4,104 from 53 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 194 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurology. 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. Tang 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, complex (40-54 min) | 278 | $122 | $335 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 241 | $87 | $238 |
| Injection, gadobenate dimeglumine (multihance), per ml | 225 | $1 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 161 | $61 | $168 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 124 | $148 | $409 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 81 | $8 | $17 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 33 | $105 | $310 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study | 27 | $47 | $236 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 22 | $25 | $84 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 20 | $93 | $1,833 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 13 | $97 | $564 |
| Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | 12 | $148 | $2,700 |
| Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies | 12 | $134 | $657 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 12 | $42 | $105 |
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. Tang is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 25% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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