Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Steven Napierkowski, MD

Interventional Cardiology · Tomball, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
400 HOLDERRIETH BLVD STE 104, Tomball, TX 77375
2812552000
In practice since 2012 (13 years)
NPI: 1801143144 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. Napierkowski 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. Napierkowski

Dr. Steven Napierkowski is an interventional cardiology in Tomball, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Napierkowski performed 1,986 Medicare services across 1,213 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Napierkowski received a total of $11,045 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 320 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Napierkowski 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.

✓ 13 years in practice▲ 1,986 Medicare services$ $11,045 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,986
Medicare services
Bottom 46% in TX for interventional cardiology
1,213
Unique beneficiaries
$149
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~153 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)331$95$405
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity305$65$220
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test252$42$170
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead194$11$50
EKG interpretation and report105$7$27
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity99$105$420
Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes80$33$120
Echocardiogram, transthoracic73$135$1,300
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician64$58$210
Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries62$616$785
Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan61$1,977$6,890
Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month61$40$150
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow48$146$630
New patient office visit (45-59 min)45$121$525
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity36$98$320
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes30$10$40
Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days28$41$150
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers26$148$620
Cardiac catheterization21$184$915
Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment21$16$55
Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts18$190$805
Coronary stent placement15$453$1,825
Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional11$688$2,215
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.
5.5% high complexity
23.6% medium
70.9% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$11,045
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,578/year across 7 years
Top 42% in TX for interventional cardiology
42
Companies
320
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
$10,830 (98.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$215 (2.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$2,739
2023
$1,802
2022
$1,241
2021
$1,129
2020
$741
2019
$2,869
2018
$525

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Boston Scientific Corporation
$3,044
Abbott Laboratories
$914
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$792
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$734
Inari Medical, Inc.
$551
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$410
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$379
Amgen Inc.
$360
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$352
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$314
Teleflex LLC
$286
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$247
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$230
Endologix LLC
$227
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$225
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$210
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$199
BIOTRONIK INC.
$194
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$178
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$137
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$106
CashFlow Solutions, LLC
$104
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$92
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$88
Medtronic, Inc.
$88
ABIOMED
$76
Baxter Healthcare
$75
PFIZER INC.
$55
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$47
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$44
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$40
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$38
KCI USA, Inc.
$27
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$27
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$24
Novo Nordisk Inc
$23
Cook Medical LLC
$21
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$18
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$17
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
$16
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$16
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 43.0% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTIV.A.C. · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARTO 3 · CHANTIX · COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN · COMET · CONFIRM RX · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Endurant · FARXIGA · FIGHTER · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FUROSCIX · Flexitouch Plus · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS · GENERAL THERAPIES · GUIDELINER · HawkOne · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · Hi-Torque Command guide wire · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · ILAB · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · Inpefa · Interventional Products · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LYMPHA PRESS OPTIMAL PLUS(US) BT · LifeVest · Manta · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPTIMIZER · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Ozempic · PK Papyrus · PRADAXA · ROTABLATOR · Repatha · Resolute · Rotarex · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · STINGRAY · SUPERCROSS · SYNERGY · Telescope · Torus Stent Graft System · UPTRAVI · VENASEAL · VERQUVO · Valiant Captivia · Varithena Administration Pack · VersaCross Access Solution · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · Xience V coronary stent system · 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 (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $556 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
31
Per 100K population
0.7
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. Napierkowski is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.

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. Napierkowski experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Napierkowski performed 331 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. Napierkowski receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Napierkowski received a total of $11,045 from 42 companies across 320 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. Napierkowski's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Tomball?
Dr. Napierkowski's average Medicare payment per service is $149. 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. Napierkowski) 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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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →