Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Andre Desire, MD

Cardiovascular Disease · Wichita Falls, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Electrophysiology — Practice combining cardiac and electrophysiology services
Low-engagement
1631 11TH ST, Wichita Falls, TX 76301
9406875000
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1568427714 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Desire from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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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.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 12% volume in TX $4,953 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
5,826
Medicare services
Top 12% in TX for cardiovascular disease
4,827
Unique beneficiaries
$76
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~307 Medicare services per year of practice

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
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
12.0% high complexity
17.0% medium
71.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,953
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $708/year across 7 years
Top 50% in TX for cardiovascular disease
23
Companies
164
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,953 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$736
2023
$543
2022
$635
2021
$690
2020
$648
2019
$546
2018
$1,156

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$841
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$819
Abbott Laboratories
$427
Amgen Inc.
$353
PFIZER INC.
$340
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$282
ABIOMED
$267
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$258
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$246
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$243
HeartFlow, Inc.
$154
Medtronic, Inc.
$122
Inari Medical, Inc.
$116
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$110
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$87
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$59
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$51
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$45
Novo Nordisk Inc
$41
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$29
Allergan Inc.
$25
SpectraWAVE, Inc
$23
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 42.1% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · (5091) AMD Und · Arcalyst · Assurity Pacemaker · BYSTOLIC · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · CONFIRM RX · CROSSER · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Crosser iQ · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Endurant · FFRct · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GALLANT · HyperVue Imaging System · Impella · JARDIANCE · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LUTONIX · Lexiscan · Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon · NEXLETOL · ONYX FRONTIER · Ozempic · PRADAXA · Repatha · Rybelsus · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · VYNDAQEL · XARELTO · Xience Alpine cornary stent system
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $85 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Cardiologists within 10 mi
8
Per 100K population
6.2
County median income
$62,168
Nearest hospital
UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
0.0 mi

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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Desire experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Desire performed 982 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Desire receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Desire received a total of $4,953 from 23 companies across 164 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Desire's costs compare to other cardiologists in Wichita Falls?
Dr. Desire's average Medicare payment per service is $76. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Desire) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →