Dr. Daniel Munton, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Munton
Dr. Daniel Munton is a physical medicine & rehabilitation in Abilene, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Munton performed 4,254 Medicare services across 2,208 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Munton received a total of $2,478 from 5 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 8 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physical medicine & rehabilitation. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Munton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure) | 2,034 | $24 | $102 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), digital analysis | 530 | $77 | $251 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 452 | $34 | $162 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | 246 | $35 | $98 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, 2 extremities | 202 | $62 | $256 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm, leg, trunk or head muscles, limited study | 176 | $15 | $62 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study | 136 | $14 | $52 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in muscles on both sides of body | 116 | $47 | $197 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of central motor stimulation in arms and legs | 113 | $89 | $373 |
| Nerve conduction, 3-4 studies | 86 | $50 | $209 |
| Nerve conduction, 5-6 studies | 53 | $59 | $252 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in voice box muscles | 26 | $63 | $257 |
| Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | 25 | $69 | $276 |
| Nerve conduction, 7-8 studies | 23 | $80 | $332 |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in trunk or head muscles | 19 | $28 | $154 |
| Nerve conduction, 1-2 studies | 17 | $40 | $168 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2020 ↗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 (2020)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (96%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in physical medicine & rehabilitation and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
8.9 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 2020 |
| 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. Munton is a remote monitoring specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in TX), and speaking/promotional industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
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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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