Dr. Sherwin Attai, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Attai
Dr. Sherwin Attai is a cardiovascular disease in Waco, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Attai performed 5,328 Medicare services across 4,117 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Attai received a total of $3,513 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 67 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. Attai 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) | 721 | $86 | $140 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 707 | $21 | $105 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 707 | $15 | $101 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 581 | $10 | $140 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 520 | $44 | $70 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 192 | $57 | $181 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 157 | $62 | $142 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 154 | $53 | $593 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 139 | $135 | $558 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 128 | $144 | $1,558 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 122 | $265 | $347 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 113 | $47 | $114 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 87 | $37 | $183 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 84 | $19 | $92 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 83 | $134 | $352 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 80 | $125 | $225 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 77 | $48 | $397 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 63 | $1,841 | $6,891 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 61 | $6 | $52 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 58 | $1,082 | $2,718 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 43 | $10 | $76 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 42 | $139 | $520 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 40 | $143 | $564 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 40 | $36 | $101 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 30 | $48 | $642 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 28 | $179 | $4,269 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 25 | $132 | $496 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 25 | $53 | $67 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 23 | $334 | $2,975 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 22 | $50 | $150 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 21 | $2 | $113 |
| Coronary stent placement | 19 | $378 | $4,602 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 19 | $165 | $553 |
| Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | 17 | $60 | $215 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 17 | $19 | $156 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 16 | $6 | $89 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 15 | $10 | $210 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 15 | $92 | $358 |
| Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker | 14 | $272 | $1,485 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 12 | $397 | $3,228 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 11 | $93 | $349 |
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. Attai is a electrophysiology & remote specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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 →
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