Dr. Augustine Njoku, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Njoku
Dr. Augustine Njoku is a cardiovascular disease in Tyler, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Njoku performed 4,255 Medicare services across 2,261 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Njoku received a total of $13,058 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 230 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. Njoku 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,436 | $0 | $2 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 481 | $11 | $98 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 354 | $60 | $174 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 339 | $90 | $236 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 181 | $131 | $481 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 105 | $27 | $144 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 99 | $172 | $1,023 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 99 | $24 | $156 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 99 | $16 | $103 |
| Coronary stent placement | 82 | $408 | $1,824 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 81 | $39 | $106 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 73 | $61 | $158 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 72 | $116 | $370 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 71 | $55 | $353 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 59 | $10 | $169 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 57 | $15 | $168 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 47 | $81 | $384 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 41 | $28 | $127 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 40 | $2 | $49 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 36 | $14 | $110 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 36 | $16 | $87 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 36 | $72 | $234 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 32 | $4 | $32 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 29 | $7 | $36 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 27 | $5 | $29 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 25 | $54 | $306 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 23 | $86 | $250 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 21 | $19 | $141 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 19 | $6 | $57 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 19 | $100 | $338 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 18 | $8 | $18 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 18 | $39 | $636 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 17 | $6 | $43 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 15 | $67 | $607 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 15 | $9 | $112 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 15 | $87 | $239 |
| Removal of plaque and blood clot, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single vessel | 14 | $500 | $2,000 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 13 | $155 | $617 |
| Balloon dilation of single coronary artery or branch | 11 | $319 | $1,600 |
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.
Geographic Context
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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. Njoku is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 22% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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