Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Arsalan Shahzad, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease · Tomball, TX
Practice pattern: Remote & Cardiac— Practice combining remote and cardiac services
Low-engagement
13110 MEDICAL COMPLEX DR, Tomball, TX 77375
2812900222
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1518071620 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Shahzad from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Shahzad

Dr. Arsalan Shahzad is a cardiovascular disease in Tomball, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Shahzad performed 4,050 Medicare services across 2,100 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Shahzad received a total of $22,487 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 364 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Shahzad 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.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 24% volume in TX$ $22,487 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
4,050
Medicare services
Top 24% in TX for cardiovascular disease
2,100
Unique beneficiaries
$91
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~213 Medicare services per year of practice

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.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)999$93$314
Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec385$28$199
Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days367$20$84
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test353$46$250
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead297$10$58
Echocardiogram, transthoracic271$148$643
Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days207$16$100
Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days187$21$199
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)182$66$212
Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose132$93$1,121
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect131$345$1,485
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician131$50$267
Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days70$205$900
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow70$147$759
Cardiac catheterization48$180$944
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers45$146$785
New patient office visit (45-59 min)41$114$484
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts32$189$955
Coronary stent placement31$467$1,250
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers24$94$467
Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel17$76$276
Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel17$58$275
Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin13$3,523$15,900
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
18.4% high complexity
20.2% medium
61.4% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$22,487
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,212/year across 7 years
Top 18% in TX for cardiovascular disease
37
Companies
364
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$22,487 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,361
2023
$4,326
2022
$6,879
2021
$1,633
2020
$875
2019
$3,272
2018
$4,141

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$8,891
Medtronic, Inc.
$3,077
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,906
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$1,834
ABIOMED
$1,398
Endologix, Inc.
$1,009
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$661
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$558
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$459
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$323
Endologix LLC
$304
PFIZER INC.
$235
Amgen Inc.
$233
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$186
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$150
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$149
Philips North America LLC
$112
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$110
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
$108
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$103
HeartFlow, Inc.
$97
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$95
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$74
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$55
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$49
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$41
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$38
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$37
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$33
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$32
Cook Medical LLC
$22
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$22
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$21
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$19
CVRx, Inc.
$18
Relypsa, Inc.
$18
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$11
Top 3 companies account for 61.7% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5139) IGT Fixed SV TnM · (9547) IGT Systems Und · (BH4) IGT Devices Undivided · ACCENT · AFX · AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System · ASSURITY · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVEIR · AVVIGO Guidance System · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Advisa · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARTO 3 · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · CONFIRM RX · CRT-Ds · Confirm Rx · Connectivity and Remote care · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · DxTerity · ECM Patch · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · FARXIGA · FFRct · FLEXITOUCH · FUROSCIX · General - Stents · HAWKONE · HD-IVUS · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · HeartWare HVAD · IGT_D Coronary · IGT_D Peripheral · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Coronary · Image Guided Therapy Devices _ Therapy · Impella · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LIFESTENT · LifeVest · MELODY TPV · MICRA · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Micra · Mitra Clip system · MyCareLink Smart · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · OMNILINK ELITE · OPTIMIZER · OPTIS · Optimizer · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · Percepta · Pouch · Prod. Category: OCT · QUARTET · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · RESOLUTE ONYX · RESONATE EL ICD VR · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Reveal LINQ · SELECTSITE · TELESCOPE · Trilogy 100 · ULTRASCORE · VENASEAL · Vascepa · Veltassa · VenaSeal · VersaCross Access Solution · Visia AF · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SKYPOINT · ZILVER PTX
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $555 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiovascular Diseases within 10 mi
170
Per 100K population
3.6
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital
HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE TOMBALL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/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. Shahzad is a remote & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 18%), 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Shahzad experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Shahzad performed 999 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Shahzad receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Shahzad received a total of $22,487 from 37 companies across 364 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Shahzad's costs compare to other cardiovascular diseases in Tomball?
Dr. Shahzad's average Medicare payment per service is $91. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Shahzad) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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