Dr. Preetham Muskula, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Muskula
Dr. Preetham Muskula is an internal medicine specialist in Tyler, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Muskula performed 2,322 Medicare services across 1,913 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Muskula received a total of $89,186 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 167 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Muskula 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 303 | $6 | $50 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 289 | $61 | $163 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 255 | $11 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 226 | $85 | $239 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 161 | $134 | $457 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 134 | $10 | $45 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 82 | $185 | $934 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 78 | $69 | $161 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 73 | $2 | $41 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 72 | $52 | $306 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 67 | $81 | $362 |
| Coronary stent placement | 48 | $394 | $1,771 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 47 | $100 | $364 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 46 | $14 | $116 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 45 | $44 | $125 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 41 | $19 | $132 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 41 | $90 | $232 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 36 | $5 | $51 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 35 | $30 | $122 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 26 | $57 | $394 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 26 | $11 | $167 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 25 | $86 | $308 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 23 | $93 | $234 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 17 | $8 | $20 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 17 | $17 | $167 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 15 | $72 | $264 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 15 | $61 | $228 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 14 | $573 | $4,077 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 14 | $4 | $35 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 14 | $9 | $111 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 13 | $195 | $1,196 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 13 | $7 | $35 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $148 | $766 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (92%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for internal medicine in TX.
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. Muskula is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% in TX), with research-focused industry engagement in the top 2% of TX peers.
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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