Dr. Andre Desire, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Desire
Dr. Andre Desire is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Wichita Falls, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Desire performed 5,826 Medicare services across 4,827 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Desire received a total of $4,953 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 164 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. Desire 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) | 982 | $84 | $275 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 909 | $10 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 395 | $66 | $190 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 393 | $47 | $75 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 338 | $132 | $1,200 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 315 | $43 | $125 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 242 | $126 | $247 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 237 | $48 | $475 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 236 | $275 | $983 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 205 | $19 | $75 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 136 | $19 | $95 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 114 | $136 | $450 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 99 | $110 | $400 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 96 | $23 | $100 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 95 | $156 | $875 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 90 | $10 | $95 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 83 | $101 | $250 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 76 | $61 | $135 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 75 | $28 | $135 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 74 | $122 | $375 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 70 | $201 | $950 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 69 | $19 | $75 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 68 | $92 | $250 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 60 | $6 | $45 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 52 | $77 | $275 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 50 | $109 | $408 |
| Coronary stent placement | 44 | $420 | $2,819 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 38 | $200 | $1,050 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 35 | $72 | $315 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 28 | $54 | $150 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 22 | $19 | $115 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 21 | $153 | $525 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 20 | $33 | $190 |
| Injection, aminophyllin, up to 250 mg | 20 | $3 | $4 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 15 | $38 | $125 |
| Insertion of tube in bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $149 | $1,050 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 12 | $83 | $300 |
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. Desire is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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