Dr. Lute Oas, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Oas
Dr. Lute Oas is a radiology - diagnostic in Abilene, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Oas performed 13,233 Medicare services across 1,383 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Oas received a total of $1,124 from 10 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 12 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in radiology - diagnostic. 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. Oas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Feraheme) | 5,610 | $0 | $5 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 2,581 | $0 | $3 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 923 | $271 | $2,762 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 891 | $92 | $612 |
| Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy | 404 | $57 | $637 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 324 | $65 | $343 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 294 | $147 | $1,067 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev | 266 | $177 | $700 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 233 | $0 | $1 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mev | 230 | $176 | $700 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 225 | $95 | $710 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 183 | $49 | $363 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 142 | $65 | $250 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 98 | $129 | $1,022 |
| Cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 86 | $749 | $8,210 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 85 | $8 | $20 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 79 | $352 | $2,622 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 70 | $1,376 | $6,366 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 61 | $123 | $565 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 54 | $98 | $707 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 41 | $22 | $157 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 36 | $18 | $94 |
| 3d radiation therapy planning | 35 | $359 | $4,374 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 35 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 26 | $10 | $64 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 25 | $343 | $1,342 |
| Obtaining respiratory data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment | 23 | $314 | $1,838 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 23 | $79 | $372 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 22 | $48 | $313 |
| Blood creatinine level | 20 | $5 | $31 |
| Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | 20 | $4 | $24 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 20 | $19 | $161 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 20 | $98 | $368 |
| Management of cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 19 | $493 | $3,609 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 17 | $1 | $7 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 12 | $1,109 | $4,802 |
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. Oas is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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