Dr. Joel Osborn, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Osborn
Dr. Joel Osborn is a cardiovascular disease in Amarillo, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Osborn performed 10,369 Medicare services across 4,914 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Osborn received a total of $295 from 5 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 8 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. Osborn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 2,557 | $44 | $123 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,284 | $85 | $276 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 795 | $6 | $52 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 746 | $44 | $67 |
| 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 | 676 | $44 | $115 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 652 | $10 | $55 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 509 | $37 | $140 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 432 | $4 | $24 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 367 | $38 | $154 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 336 | $107 | $492 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 229 | $62 | $197 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 228 | $28 | $120 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 160 | $51 | $320 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 139 | $164 | $211 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 134 | $1,758 | $6,553 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 134 | $115 | $429 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 108 | $37 | $135 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 90 | $641 | $1,688 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 80 | $272 | $1,019 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 80 | $100 | $140 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 78 | $101 | $369 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 74 | $107 | $427 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 69 | $76 | $274 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 57 | $107 | $626 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 50 | $188 | $939 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 48 | $63 | $186 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 40 | $14 | $52 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 30 | $114 | $525 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 29 | $81 | $525 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 27 | $159 | $468 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 20 | $61 | $193 |
| Coronary stent placement | 19 | $426 | $1,575 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 18 | $183 | $662 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 17 | $39 | $300 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 15 | $19 | $92 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 15 | $146 | $500 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 14 | $113 | $768 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 13 | $36 | $146 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
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 2023 |
| 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. Osborn is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% 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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