Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Don Arnold, M.D.
Urology Physician · Herrin, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Arnold
Dr. Don Arnold is an urology physician in Herrin, IL, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Arnold performed 1,470 Medicare services across 1,199 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Arnold received a total of $80,471 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 343 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Arnold is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice
▲ 1,470 Medicare services
$80,471 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗1,470
Medicare services
Bottom 46% in IL for urology physician
1,199
Unique beneficiaries
$75
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~86 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) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
318 | $91 | $191 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
226 | $61 | $136 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding An ultrasound scan performed after urination to measure the amount of urine remaining in the bladder. |
95 | $7 | $222 |
| Telephone medical discussion, 5-10 minutes A phone conversation with a physician lasting between 5 and 10 minutes to discuss medical matters. |
88 | $39 | $83 |
| Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube A procedure to place a temporary tube into the bladder. This allows for the drainage of urine from the bladder. |
86 | $46 | $183 |
| Imaging of urinary tract with contrast An imaging test of the urinary tract performed after a contrast agent is injected to enhance visibility of the structures. |
85 | $18 | $85 |
| Transrectal ultrasound of the pelvis An ultrasound imaging procedure where a probe is inserted into the rectum to visualize pelvic structures. |
58 | $24 | $147 |
| Insertion of temporary bladder tube | 57 | $32 | $144 |
| Prostate gland biopsy A procedure to remove small samples of tissue from the prostate gland for laboratory examination. |
57 | $98 | $507 |
| Ureteral stent insertion via endoscope A flexible tube is inserted into the ureter using an endoscope to keep the passage open and allow urine to flow from the kidney to the bladder. |
53 | $99 | $1,609 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
51 | $121 | $254 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
46 | $79 | $168 |
| Cystourethroscopy A diagnostic exam of the bladder and urethra using an endoscope to visually inspect the urinary tract. |
36 | $56 | $567 |
| Ureteral stone crushing with stent insertion An endoscope is used to break up a stone in the ureter, followed by the placement of a stent to keep the ureter open. |
34 | $315 | $1,803 |
| Bladder biopsy using endoscope A procedure to remove a small tissue sample from the bladder using a thin, flexible tube with a camera. The sample is then examined to check for abnormalities. |
30 | $103 | $1,124 |
| Endoscopic removal of kidney or ureter stone A procedure to remove or manipulate a stone in the kidney or ureter using an endoscope. The endoscope is a thin, lighted tube inserted into the body to visualize and treat the stone. |
22 | $229 | $2,320 |
| Cystourethroscopy with ureteroscopy or pyeloscopy A diagnostic procedure using an endoscope to examine the bladder, urethra, and ureter or kidney. |
21 | $228 | $1,495 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
21 | $102 | $327 |
| Non-needle muscle activity measurement of bladder and bowel openings This procedure measures and records the electrical activity of muscles at the bladder and bowel openings without using needles. |
20 | $21 | $356 |
| Ureteral stent insertion via cystoscopy A tube is placed into the ureter using an endoscope inserted through the bladder. |
20 | $102 | $695 |
| Electronic assessment of bladder emptying A test that uses electronic monitoring to evaluate how well the bladder empties urine. |
17 | $5 | $179 |
| Abdominal device insertion with pressure and urine flow study A procedure involving the placement of a device into the abdomen, accompanied by a study to measure pressure and urine flow rate. |
15 | $111 | $403 |
| Endoscopic removal of foreign body, stone, or stent from urethra or bladder A procedure to remove a foreign object, stone, or stent from the urethra or bladder using an endoscope. The endoscope is a thin tube with a camera inserted into the urinary tract to locate and extract the item. |
14 | $117 | $732 |
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.
8.2% high complexity
22.1% medium
69.7% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$80,471
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $11,496/year across 7 years
Top 5% in IL for urology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
49
Companies
343
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.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$62,701 (77.9%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$15,763 (19.6%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$2,007 (2.5%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$20,718
2023
$2,520
2022
$5,910
2021
$38,683
2020
$4,995
2019
$5,420
2018
$2,226
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Stryker Corporation
$14,582
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
$2,700
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America
$1,870
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$952
Boston Scientific Corporation
$236
COLOPLAST CORP
$235
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$61
Cook Medical LLC
$29
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$21
Tempus AI, Inc
$19
Tolmar, Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 92.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Stryker Corporation
$38,629
Ethicon Inc.
$17,933
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America
$6,092
Boston Scientific Corporation
$5,302
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
$3,556
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$2,187
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$1,104
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$952
Ethicon US, LLC
$818
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$624
C. R. BARD, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
$370
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$331
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$330
COLOPLAST CORP
$250
Olympus America Inc.
$188
Allergan Inc.
$174
Coloplast Corp
$141
Teleflex LLC
$111
Myovant Sciences Inc.
$110
Medline Industries, Inc.
$106
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
$101
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$92
Covidien LP
$83
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$80
AbbVie Inc.
$79
Rochester Medical Corporation
$71
SI-BONE, Inc.
$67
Palette Life Sciences, Inc.
$63
NeoTract Inc.
$56
SRS Medical Systems, Inc.
$55
Tolmar, Inc.
$49
Cook Medical LLC
$46
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$36
UROVANT SCIENCES INC
$31
180 Medical, Inc.
$24
Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited
$23
Retrophin, Inc.
$21
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$21
Tempus AI, Inc
$19
PFIZER INC.
$19
TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Telix Pharmaceuticals
$18
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$15
ROCHESTER MEDICAL CORPORATION
$15
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
$15
AbbVie, Inc.
$14
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$12
ACELL, INC.
$12
DENTSPLY IH Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 77.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(815) Thiola · 1688 · 1688 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA · 1788 · 6'AUTOCLAV · ADVANCE · ADVANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT · AIM (ADVANCED IMAGING MODALITY) · ALLODERM · AMS · AMS 700 CXR RTE Kit · AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · AQUABEAM SYSTEM · AVYCAZ · Axumin · BAGLEY · Bard Urinary Drainage Bag · COOK · CYSTO-URETHRO-FIBERSCOPE · Catheter Care Tray · Certus 140 · Coloplast TFL Drive · Cook Medical Extractors · DALVANCE · Da Vinci Surgical System · ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler · ECHELON FLEX Stapler · ELIGARD · EMS SWISS LITHOCLAST TRIOLOGY · ERLEADA · EVICEL Fibrin Sealant (Human) · Echelon Flex · Echelon; Endopath · Endo GIA · FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM · FLUID SAFE · Flex-X · Flex-X / IMAGE 1 S · GEMTESA · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL ONCOLOGY · GENERAL BPH · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL ONCOLOGY · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENTLECATH · General - Erectile Dysfunction · General - Kidney Stone Disease · General - Therapies · HD CAMERA HEAD · HD-VIEW · HOPKINS · ICONIX · ILLUCCIX · INLAY · LITHOCLAST · LITHOVUE · LithoVue · LoFric · Luja Coude · Lumenis Pulse 120H · Lupron Depot · MAGIC3 · MONOCRYL · MYRBETRIQ · Monarch Platform · Myrbetriq · NA · NEUWAVE Flex Microwave Ablation System · NOCDURNA · Nubeqa · OBTRYX · ORGOVYX · OTREXUP · Orbactiv · Otrexup · Porges Coloplast · Prolaris · REZUM · S3 · SKYLITE · SPACEOAR · SPACEOAR VUE · SPY-PHI SYSTEM · STRATAFIX · STRATTICE · STRATTICE LAP · SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats · SWISS LITHOCLAST TRILOGY · Situate · Spectra · SpeediCath · SureStep Foley Tray System Bardex I.C. Complete Care Foley Catheter · Surgicel Powder · TACTRA · TELESCOPE · TOVIAZ · UroCuff · UroLift · UroLift System · VISTASEAL · XIAFLEX · XTANDI · XYOSTED · iDrive Ultra · iFuse Implant · iTIND System · n.a.
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 →
The majority of payments (78%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for urology physician in IL.
Geographic Context
Urology physicians within 10 mi
10
Per 100K population
14.9
County median income
$65,521
Nearest hospital
HERRIN HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Arnold is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 5% of IL peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Arnold experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Arnold performed 318 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. Arnold receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Arnold received a total of $80,471 from 49 companies across 343 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. Arnold's costs compare to other urology physicians in Herrin?
Dr. Arnold's average Medicare payment per service is $75. 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. Arnold) 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 →
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