Dr. Ashraf Abusara, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Abusara
Dr. Ashraf Abusara is an interventional cardiology in Victoria, TX, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Abusara performed 2,034 Medicare services across 1,483 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Abusara received a total of $2,580 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 105 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. Abusara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 766 | $85 | $249 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 249 | $10 | $29 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 113 | $139 | $380 |
| Outpatient heart rehabilitation with electrocardiogram (ecg) monitoring, quality health care professional services | 98 | $10 | $27 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 82 | $16 | $47 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 80 | $112 | $324 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 78 | $10 | $28 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 60 | $24 | $70 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 54 | $96 | $254 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 51 | $59 | $154 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 41 | $16 | $44 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 38 | $18 | $51 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 34 | $35 | $97 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 33 | $9 | $24 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 32 | $22 | $59 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 31 | $56 | $176 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 28 | $14 | $29 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 26 | $9 | $24 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 25 | $189 | $557 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 23 | $6 | $16 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 23 | $19 | $49 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 21 | $12 | $40 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 17 | $16 | $42 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 16 | $133 | $352 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 15 | $18 | $50 |
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 (100%) 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. Abusara is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 15 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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