Dr. Harvey Slusky, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Slusky
Dr. Harvey Slusky is an optician in Webster, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Slusky performed 6,503 Medicare services across 4,611 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Slusky received a total of $27,930 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 125 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Slusky 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 998 | $11 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 631 | $72 | $125 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 497 | $154 | $496 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 486 | $93 | $175 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 484 | $7 | $20 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 381 | $152 | $399 |
| Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing | 373 | $70 | $300 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 373 | $101 | $625 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 228 | $39 | $57 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 204 | $96 | $350 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 168 | $154 | $650 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 162 | $18 | $83 |
| Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | 157 | $1,092 | $2,800 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 125 | $24 | $126 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 95 | $353 | $794 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 94 | $51 | $395 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 94 | $147 | $188 |
| Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | 91 | $1,147 | $4,134 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 74 | $21 | $69 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 73 | $6 | $39 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 73 | $193 | $347 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 66 | $31 | $145 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 62 | $53 | $425 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 60 | $65 | $110 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 49 | $51 | $150 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 48 | $98 | $140 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 42 | $29 | $126 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 40 | $129 | $220 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 36 | $136 | $300 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 33 | $39 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 33 | $47 | $75 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 33 | $15 | $25 |
| Telephone, internet, or electronic health record assessment and management with written report by consulting physician, at least 5 minutes | 28 | $29 | $42 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 22 | $16 | $125 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 22 | $11 | $150 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 20 | $241 | $1,200 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 16 | $87 | $300 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 16 | $14 | $175 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 16 | $3 | $125 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for optician 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. Slusky is a electrophysiology & device specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 7%), 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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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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