Dr. James Malone, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Malone
Dr. James Malone is a family medicine in Amarillo, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Malone performed 4,204 Medicare services across 2,786 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Malone received a total of $4,200 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 261 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. Malone 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 (20-29 min) | 451 | $55 | $89 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 405 | $1 | $2 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 311 | $4 | $4 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 292 | $10 | $12 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 271 | $3 | $3 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 265 | $73 | $127 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 242 | $7 | $8 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 231 | $12 | $15 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 160 | $6 | $7 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 160 | $9 | $11 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 137 | $5 | $6 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 129 | $123 | $126 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 116 | $16 | $17 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 103 | $2 | $21 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 89 | $16 | $17 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 73 | $43 | $63 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 68 | $34 | $100 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 67 | $274 | $295 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 56 | $29 | $30 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 53 | $8 | $9 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 52 | $9 | $9 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 51 | $29 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 50 | $70 | $74 |
| Vitamin D level test | 49 | $27 | $32 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 42 | $8 | $9 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 41 | $0 | $4 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | 40 | $49 | $51 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 31 | $19 | $19 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 30 | $15 | $16 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 29 | $13 | $27 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 21 | $10 | $16 |
| Uric acid level test | 18 | $4 | $5 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 15 | $26 | $37 |
| Administration of vaccine | 15 | $9 | $21 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 15 | $211 | $269 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 13 | $26 | $42 |
| Lipase (fat enzyme) level | 13 | $7 | $7 |
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
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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 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. Malone is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 15%), with 18 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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