Dr. Dean Schultz, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Schultz
Dr. Dean Schultz is a family medicine in Abilene, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schultz performed 7,820 Medicare services across 4,054 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schultz received a total of $156 from 6 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 11 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Schultz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 954 | $119 | $414 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 906 | $3 | $90 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 604 | $0 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 483 | $87 | $297 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 467 | $47 | $105 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 274 | $1 | $30 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 255 | $78 | $210 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 251 | $10 | $48 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 244 | $36 | $93 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 230 | $126 | $304 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 223 | $18 | $44 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 220 | $25 | $65 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 213 | $8 | $10 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 192 | $5 | $25 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 192 | $30 | $73 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 161 | $76 | $248 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels | 130 | $33 | $140 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 120 | $16 | $60 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 118 | $60 | $184 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 116 | $30 | $117 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 109 | $25 | $80 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 100 | $43 | $175 |
| COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer bivalent) | 100 | $126 | $500 |
| COVID-19 vaccine administration | 96 | $39 | $100 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, 0.5 ml dosage | 91 | $20 | $55 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 89 | $59 | $207 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 77 | $70 | $151 |
| Administration of vaccine | 68 | $13 | $42 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 66 | $3 | $25 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 65 | $1 | $25 |
| Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 30 minutes provided personally by health care professional, per calendar month | 55 | $64 | $187 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 41 | $207 | $642 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 40 | $47 | $172 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 40 | $15 | $56 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 35 | $29 | $94 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 35 | $81 | $240 |
| Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) | 35 | $43 | $142 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 32 | $95 | $307 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 30 | $10 | $65 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 26 | $33 | $148 |
| Retinal photography (fundus photo) | 21 | $26 | $150 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 21 | $33 | $116 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 21 | $39 | $120 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 20 | $44 | $173 |
| Assessment of and care planning for patient with impaired thought processing, typically 60 minutes | 20 | $189 | $645 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 19 | $14 | $50 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 19 | $162 | $407 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 16 | $22 | $55 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 16 | $11 | $55 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 15 | $31 | $95 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 13 | $282 | $662 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 13 | $30 | $73 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 12 | $2 | $12 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 11 | $133 | $507 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2023 |
| 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. Schultz is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and low-engagement 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 →
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