Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Alexander Armour, D.O
Internal Medicine · Amarillo, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Armour from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Armour
Dr. Alexander Armour is an internal medicine in Amarillo, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Armour performed 3,173 Medicare services across 2,235 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Armour received a total of $31,862 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 700 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Armour is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 17 years in practice▲ Top 11% volume in TX$ $31,862 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗3,173
Medicare services
Top 11% in TX for internal medicine
2,235
Unique beneficiaries
$129
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~187 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EKG interpretation and report | 393 | $6 | $71 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 312 | $42 | $67 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 225 | $45 | $123 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 198 | $81 | $276 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 136 | $114 | $427 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 118 | $27 | $120 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 114 | $133 | $600 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 114 | $10 | $55 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 114 | $134 | $644 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 93 | $92 | $282 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 92 | $45 | $115 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 81 | $62 | $197 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 76 | $19 | $95 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 76 | $110 | $513 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 74 | $179 | $939 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 66 | $165 | $650 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 63 | $72 | $279 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 63 | $154 | $196 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 62 | $133 | $542 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 58 | $39 | $146 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 57 | $638 | $1,688 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 56 | $1,776 | $6,600 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 56 | $118 | $432 |
| Coronary stent placement | 55 | $416 | $1,575 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 53 | $743 | $3,945 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 47 | $36 | $210 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 47 | $83 | $334 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 42 | $129 | $351 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | 40 | $57 | $246 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 34 | $100 | $369 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 27 | $103 | $169 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 24 | $59 | $238 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 22 | $63 | $193 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 16 | $83 | $328 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 16 | $112 | $373 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 15 | $159 | $468 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 14 | $37 | $135 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 12 | $573 | $4,082 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 12 | $124 | $510 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
8.8% high complexity
37.6% medium
53.6% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$31,862
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $4,552/year across 7 years
Top 3% in TX for internal medicine
34
Companies
700
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$31,750 (99.6%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$113 (0.4%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$5,400
2023$6,521
2022$7,183
2021$5,140
2020$1,428
2019$3,865
2018$2,326
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$9,184
ABIOMED
$6,153
Avinger Inc.
$5,760
Abbott Laboratories
$5,494
Penumbra, Inc.
$667
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$624
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$607
Cook Medical LLC
$374
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$334
CORDIS US CORP.
$279
Amgen Inc.
$268
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$256
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$244
Boston Scientific Corporation
$215
BIOTRONIK INC.
$170
Philips North America LLC
$167
AtriCure, Inc.
$137
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$117
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$109
Endologix LLC
$107
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$99
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$90
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$66
PFIZER INC.
$59
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$52
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$49
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$35
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$32
Terumo Medical Corporation
$26
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$24
Teleflex LLC
$20
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$17
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
EKOS Corporation
$13
Top 3 companies account for 66.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6577) Visions 014 · (6586) Pioneer · (9266) ELCA · (9281) Turbo Elite · (9282) Turbo Power · (9284) Stellarex · (AZ7) Lasers · (BS1) Peripheral Vascular Undivided · ABSOLUTE PRO · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER AMULET · ANGIOJET · ARMADA · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · CHANTIX · CONFIRM RX · COROFLOW · CRT-Ds · Cook Medical Angioplasty · Cook Medical Zilver PTX · Corlanor · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Diamondback Peripheral · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELCA · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM · ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENSITE PRECISION · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · ESPRIT · Edora 8 DR-T · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · FARXIGA · FILTERWIRE EZ · GALLANT · HERCULINK ELITE · Hi-Torque Pilot guide wire · IGT_D Peripheral · IN.PACT Admiral · INDEFLATOR · INFINITI · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · JETI · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · JOT DX · KENGREAL · LifeVest · MANTA · MINI TREK · MYNX CONTROL · Misago · NC TREK NEO · OMNILINK ELITE · OPTIS · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · OptiCross · Orsiro Mission · PALMAZ BLUE · PALMAZ GENESIS · PANTHERIS · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · QUADRA ASSURA · ROSEN · ROTABLATOR · Repatha · Resolute · S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL · SABER · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · SYNERGY · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Stellarex · Supera peripheral stent system · Torcon NB · ULTREON · Valiant Captivia · Venovo · XACT · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · ZEPHYR · ZILVER VENA · Zilver PTX
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for internal medicine in TX.
Equivalent to $1,004 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Internal Medicines within 10 mi
104
Per 100K population
89.2
County median income
$50,448
Nearest hospital
NORTHWEST TEXAS HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Armour is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 3%), with 17 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
Is Dr. Armour experienced with ekg interpretation and report?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Armour performed 393 ekg interpretation and report services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Armour receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Armour received a total of $31,862 from 34 companies across 700 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Armour's costs compare to other internal medicines in Amarillo?
Dr. Armour's average Medicare payment per service is $129. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Armour) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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