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  3. Stanley Duchman
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Stanley Duchman, M.D.

NPI: 1407810377
Houston, TX
10 years of data
Interventional Cardiology
$12.0M
Total Payments
56.3K
Beneficiaries
72.4K
Services
4.33x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$12.0M
Specialty median$201.5K

📋 Key Findings

1Billed $12.0M over 10 years
24.33x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Interventional Cardiology by payments
4Payments surged 67% in 2020
514 procedures with >3x markup
✓ No flags detected

🔎 Data Analysis

This provider's $12.0M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Interventional Cardiology providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 229% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

📈

Notable: Payments increased 67% in 2020

Year-over-year payment surges can indicate changes in practice volume, new services, or billing pattern shifts.

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid — the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2014$393.01$98.094.01x$294.92$636.1K6.0K4.6K
2015$404.70$89.624.52x$315.08$695.7K6.2K4.9K
2016$446.80$91.054.91x$355.75$718.8K6.6K5.1K
2017$406.41$81.105.01x$325.31$725.6K6.7K5.4K
2018$409.67$78.305.23x$331.37$725.4K6.7K5.2K
2019$474.95$89.195.33x$385.76$834.4K7.3K5.6K
2020$855.50$187.474.56x$668.03$1.4M7.7K5.8K
2021$1.5K$344.784.21x$1.1K$2.0M7.9K6.2K
2022$1.0K$225.114.47x$781.31$2.2M8.7K6.8K
2023$961.05$211.314.55x$749.74$2.1M8.6K6.7K

Top Procedures (20)

78431Multiple nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress, with concurrently acquired ct transmission scan⚠ 4.1x markup
$3.4M
1.8K services$1.9K/svc4.12x markup
78452Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies⚠ 5.5x markup
$1.8M
4.8K services$379.91/svc5.49x markup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes⚠ 3.3x markup
$1.6M
17.8K services$87.08/svc3.29x markup
93306Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function⚠ 7.2x markup
$1.2M
7.8K services$160.52/svc7.19x markup
A9555Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries
$1.1M
1.8K services$645.48/svc1.36x markup
93880Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck⚠ 4.4x markup
$1.1M
6.8K services$156.48/svc4.36x markup
93015Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with EKG monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report⚠ 6.8x markup
$349.2K
6.5K services$53.43/svc6.81x markup
A9500Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
$294.8K
4.7K services$62.64/svc2.22x markup
J2785Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg
$191.7K
4.3K services$44.88/svc2.70x markup
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes⚠ 3.5x markup
$130.1K
1.1K services$120.40/svc3.48x markup
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
$121.9K
2.1K services$58.16/svc2.87x markup
0295TExternal EKG recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days with analysis, report, review and interpretation⚠ 3.5x markup
$107.0K
414 services$258.38/svc3.48x markup
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
$60.6K
720 services$84.12/svc2.71x markup
92928Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin⚠ 5.9x markup
$58.6K
132 services$444.21/svc5.87x markup
93241Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days⚠ 5.2x markup
$56.0K
322 services$173.94/svc5.16x markup
93458Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart⚠ 12.8x markup
$54.5K
280 services$194.56/svc12.81x markup
33285Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin⚠ 3.7x markup
$47.6K
11 services$4.3K/svc3.68x markup
93000Routine EKG using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report⚠ 6.8x markup
$46.6K
3.9K services$11.93/svc6.75x markup
93229Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, physician prescribed transmission of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days⚠ 3.3x markup
$43.3K
65 services$665.80/svc3.30x markup
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
$39.3K
246 services$159.66/svc2.80x markup
Show detailed table ▾
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
78431Multiple nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress, with concurrently acquired ct transmission scan1.8K$3.4M$1.9K4.12x
78452Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies4.8K$1.8M$379.915.49x
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes17.8K$1.6M$87.083.29x
93306Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function7.8K$1.2M$160.527.19x
A9555Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries1.8K$1.1M$645.481.36x
93880Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck6.8K$1.1M$156.484.36x
93015Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with EKG monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report6.5K$349.2K$53.436.81x
A9500Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose4.7K$294.8K$62.642.22x
J2785Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg4.3K$191.7K$44.882.70x
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes1.1K$130.1K$120.403.48x
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day2.1K$121.9K$58.162.87x
0295TExternal EKG recording for more than 48 hours up to 21 days with analysis, report, review and interpretation414$107.0K$258.383.48x
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day720$60.6K$84.122.71x
92928Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin132$58.6K$444.215.87x
93241Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days322$56.0K$173.945.16x
93458Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart280$54.5K$194.5612.81x
33285Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin11$47.6K$4.3K3.68x
93000Routine EKG using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report3.9K$46.6K$11.936.75x
93229Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, physician prescribed transmission of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days65$43.3K$665.803.30x
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day246$39.3K$159.662.80x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

4.33x

This provider submits charges 4.33 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 4.33x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $433. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Houston, TX

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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