Dr. Robert Beckham, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Beckham
Dr. Robert Beckham is a family medicine in Abilene, TX, with 8 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Beckham performed 6,826 Medicare services across 4,584 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Beckham received a total of $2,735 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 158 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. Beckham 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) | 716 | $78 | $253 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 679 | $8 | $16 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 512 | $28 | $80 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 473 | $10 | $28 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 449 | $10 | $60 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 436 | $8 | $32 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 390 | $13 | $60 |
| Ldl cholesterol level | 386 | $10 | $70 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 303 | $16 | $48 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 274 | $58 | $178 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 240 | $121 | $258 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 233 | $33 | $98 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 142 | $5 | $44 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 135 | $6 | $66 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 114 | $8 | $37 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 87 | $32 | $120 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 82 | $30 | $58 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 77 | $72 | $163 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 69 | $282 | $662 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 69 | $30 | $40 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 62 | $19 | $69 |
| Vitamin D level test | 51 | $29 | $161 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 48 | $13 | $46 |
| Iron level test | 48 | $6 | $19 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 48 | $9 | $29 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 48 | $8 | $29 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 47 | $15 | $53 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 44 | $3 | $22 |
| 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 | 43 | $29 | $80 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 34 | $16 | $44 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 32 | $8 | $35 |
| Folic acid level test | 31 | $14 | $42 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 31 | $152 | $402 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 28 | $10 | $53 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 27 | $8 | $30 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg | 26 | $4 | $30 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 24 | $16 | $48 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 24 | $41 | $85 |
| 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 | 24 | $39 | $103 |
| 3D screening mammography (tomosynthesis) | 21 | $28 | $61 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 20 | $46 | $124 |
| Screening mammography | 20 | $87 | $188 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 19 | $9 | $71 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 18 | $112 | $353 |
| Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | 17 | $16 | $61 |
| Magnesium level test | 17 | $7 | $24 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 16 | $10 | $34 |
| Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), total | 16 | $7 | $29 |
| Thyroid hormone evaluation | 16 | $6 | $19 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 13 | $18 | $69 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $117 | $327 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 12 | $155 | $328 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | 11 | $35 | $73 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 11 | $3 | $16 |
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. Beckham is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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