Dr. Naktal Hamoud, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hamoud
Dr. Naktal Hamoud is an internal medicine specialist in The Woodlands, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hamoud performed 1,846 Medicare services across 1,310 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hamoud received a total of $9,082 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 259 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. Hamoud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 616 | $10 | $99 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 398 | $89 | $315 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 154 | $68 | $223 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 111 | $54 | $202 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 101 | $41 | $132 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 58 | $61 | $200 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 56 | $123 | $378 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 55 | $65 | $267 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 40 | $60 | $200 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 39 | $99 | $359 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 36 | $38 | $127 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 25 | $79 | $323 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 24 | $384 | $3,625 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 24 | $729 | $14,412 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 23 | $89 | $301 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 18 | $75 | $253 |
| Insertion of tube in upper and/or lower heart chambers to record and identify origin of abnormal heart rhythm | 15 | $212 | $1,360 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 15 | $237 | $1,746 |
| Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 15 | $235 | $1,413 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 12 | $87 | $240 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 11 | $84 | $653 |
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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for internal medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
4.2 mi
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. Hamoud is an electrophysiology & device specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of TX peers, with 16 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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