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  3. Weston Hickey
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Weston Hickey, MD

NPI: 1801047287
Houston, TX
9 years of data
Interventional Cardiology
$6.9M
Total Payments
32.4K
Beneficiaries
48.7K
Services
4.25x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$6.9M
Specialty median$201.5K

📋 Key Findings

1Billed $6.9M over 9 years
24.25x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Interventional Cardiology by payments
4Payments surged 882% in 2016
513 procedures with >3x markup
✓ No flags detected

🔎 Data Analysis

This provider's $6.9M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Interventional Cardiology providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 6469% from 2015 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 882% in 2016

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
2015$330.61$86.043.84x$244.57$23.6K306227
2016$547.00$115.524.74x$431.48$231.8K2.7K2.0K
2017$447.26$86.845.15x$360.42$316.8K4.1K3.0K
2018$531.42$95.065.59x$436.36$484.1K5.3K3.5K
2019$981.09$221.084.44x$760.01$670.6K6.4K4.3K
2020$1.2K$292.874.17x$927.76$1.0M6.9K4.5K
2021$1.2K$295.453.99x$883.59$1.4M7.2K4.8K
2022$1.2K$276.414.19x$881.55$1.2M7.4K4.6K
2023$1.2K$257.004.51x$903.04$1.6M8.4K5.5K

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
$1.8M
932 services$2.0K/svc4.09x markup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes⚠ 3.4x markup
$950.4K
10.6K services$89.37/svc3.38x markup
93306Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function⚠ 7.7x markup
$639.0K
5.0K services$127.09/svc7.72x markup
A9555Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries
$606.5K
933 services$650.09/svc1.36x markup
78452Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies⚠ 6.6x markup
$506.9K
1.3K services$384.60/svc6.58x markup
33285Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin⚠ 3.9x markup
$389.1K
96 services$4.1K/svc3.92x markup
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
$308.6K
5.3K services$58.51/svc2.70x markup
93880Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck⚠ 4.2x markup
$270.1K
1.7K services$156.92/svc4.19x markup
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes⚠ 3.3x markup
$165.0K
1.4K services$119.73/svc3.30x markup
99222Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
$126.6K
1.2K services$108.64/svc2.80x markup
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
$125.7K
810 services$155.15/svc2.73x markup
93015Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with EKG monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report⚠ 6.5x markup
$122.8K
2.3K services$54.50/svc6.54x markup
93229Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, physician prescribed transmission of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days⚠ 3.2x markup
$120.8K
175 services$690.02/svc3.19x markup
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
$86.1K
1.0K services$83.97/svc2.46x markup
A9500Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
$83.3K
1.3K services$63.75/svc1.89x markup
J2785Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg
$72.4K
1.6K services$45.71/svc2.38x markup
93458Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart⚠ 12.7x markup
$70.0K
354 services$197.66/svc12.73x markup
G2066Interrogation 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⚠ 5.1x markup
$59.3K
2.1K services$28.47/svc5.09x markup
93298Remote evaluations of implantable heart recorder system including physician analysis, review, and report up to 30 days⚠ 6.0x markup
$52.3K
2.5K services$20.63/svc6.05x markup
92928Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin⚠ 6.6x markup
$51.2K
109 services$469.37/svc6.62x 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 scan932$1.8M$2.0K4.09x
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes10.6K$950.4K$89.373.38x
93306Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function5.0K$639.0K$127.097.72x
A9555Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries933$606.5K$650.091.36x
78452Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies1.3K$506.9K$384.606.58x
33285Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin96$389.1K$4.1K3.92x
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day5.3K$308.6K$58.512.70x
93880Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck1.7K$270.1K$156.924.19x
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes1.4K$165.0K$119.733.30x
99222Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day1.2K$126.6K$108.642.80x
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day810$125.7K$155.152.73x
93015Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with EKG monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report2.3K$122.8K$54.506.54x
93229Heart rhythm tracing, computer analysis, physician prescribed transmission of patient-triggered events greater than 24-hour ekg up to 30 days175$120.8K$690.023.19x
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day1.0K$86.1K$83.972.46x
A9500Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose1.3K$83.3K$63.751.89x
J2785Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg1.6K$72.4K$45.712.38x
93458Insertion of catheter in left heart for imaging of blood vessels or grafts and left lower heart354$70.0K$197.6612.73x
G2066Interrogation 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 tec2.1K$59.3K$28.475.09x
93298Remote evaluations of implantable heart recorder system including physician analysis, review, and report up to 30 days2.5K$52.3K$20.636.05x
92928Catheter insertion of stents in major coronary artery or branch, accessed through the skin109$51.2K$469.376.62x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

4.25x

This provider submits charges 4.25 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 4.25x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $425. 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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