Dr. Lance Martin, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Martin
Dr. Lance Martin is an emergency medicine in Amarillo, TX, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Martin performed 7,471 Medicare services across 5,505 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Martin received a total of $3,499 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 197 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in emergency 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. Martin 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) | 826 | $81 | $125 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 610 | $3 | $3 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 566 | $10 | $11 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 524 | $8 | $8 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 475 | $9 | $10 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 464 | $13 | $14 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 450 | $16 | $17 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 424 | $1 | $2 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 387 | $54 | $89 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 310 | $123 | $126 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 226 | $4 | $4 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 208 | $24 | $25 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 150 | $16 | $18 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 124 | $2 | $21 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 116 | $6 | $6 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 116 | $5 | $5 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 109 | $41 | $63 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 109 | $0 | $1 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | 87 | $49 | $51 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 81 | $16 | $24 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 81 | $34 | $100 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 77 | $30 | $30 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 75 | $15 | $15 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 74 | $72 | $73 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 72 | $8 | $8 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 72 | $19 | $19 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 44 | $4 | $6 |
| Vitamin D level test | 44 | $29 | $30 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 43 | $209 | $268 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 33 | $9 | $9 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 31 | $23 | $38 |
| Hemoglobin a1c level, by device for home use | 31 | $10 | $10 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 31 | $17 | $17 |
| Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 29 | $42 | $72 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 26 | $9 | $17 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 25 | $21 | $35 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 25 | $16 | $17 |
| Iron level test | 23 | $6 | $6 |
| Uric acid level test | 23 | $4 | $7 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 22 | $34 | $55 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 22 | $158 | $162 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 20 | $44 | $65 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 20 | $38 | $67 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 20 | $15 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 20 | $9 | $10 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 18 | $16 | $27 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 18 | $18 | $18 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 17 | $34 | $46 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 17 | $283 | $295 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 17 | $158 | $161 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 14 | $30 | $30 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 13 | $11 | $21 |
| Lipase (fat enzyme) level | 12 | $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. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for emergency medicine in TX.
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. Martin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 5%), with 15 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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