Dr. James Yhip, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Yhip
Dr. James Yhip is a cardiovascular disease in Amarillo, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Yhip performed 5,409 Medicare services across 2,699 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Yhip received a total of $9,041 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 336 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Yhip 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 1,010 | $0 | $2 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 862 | $6 | $57 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 720 | $41 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 520 | $90 | $275 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 216 | $135 | $1,404 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 204 | $58 | $81 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 202 | $168 | $217 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 174 | $46 | $100 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 166 | $10 | $85 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 161 | $67 | $200 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 159 | $139 | $825 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 120 | $8 | $50 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 102 | $337 | $2,205 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 101 | $1,842 | $6,500 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 93 | $4 | $32 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 66 | $130 | $610 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 59 | $61 | $175 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 58 | $112 | $295 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 48 | $10 | $220 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 45 | $16 | $75 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 43 | $23 | $165 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 37 | $83 | $410 |
| Coronary stent placement | 34 | $413 | $1,457 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 34 | $102 | $350 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 32 | $39 | $125 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 30 | $50 | $385 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 27 | $60 | $295 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 26 | $184 | $875 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 19 | $19 | $89 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 15 | $46 | $515 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 15 | $743 | $8,902 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $164 | $2,790 |
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 (95%) 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. Yhip is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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