Dr. Ezekiel Duke, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Duke
Dr. Ezekiel Duke is an optician in Abilene, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Duke performed 2,835 Medicare services across 1,218 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Duke received a total of $15,821 from 53 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1253 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Duke 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 (30-39 min) | 912 | $79 | $341 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 631 | $43 | $167 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 172 | $59 | $241 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 122 | $35 | $130 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 121 | $35 | $135 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 99 | $126 | $346 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 82 | $1 | $4 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 80 | $5 | $18 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 68 | $10 | $50 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 48 | $23 | $85 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 43 | $29 | $106 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 42 | $16 | $45 |
| Automated urinalysis | 41 | $2 | $15 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 39 | $18 | $49 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 33 | $9 | $39 |
| Annual depression screening | 32 | $18 | $49 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 31 | $25 | $70 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 30 | $30 | $107 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 27 | $42 | $179 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 25 | $151 | $546 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 23 | $41 | $160 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 22 | $114 | $445 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 22 | $147 | $444 |
| 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 | 20 | $41 | $140 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 19 | $35 | $134 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 19 | $14 | $40 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 16 | $14 | $50 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 16 | $81 | $222 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗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 (2024)
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
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 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Duke is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 12%), 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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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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