Dr. Montana O'Dell, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. O'Dell
Dr. Montana O'Dell is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Amarillo, TX, with 7 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. O'Dell performed 4,314 Medicare services across 2,893 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. O'Dell received a total of $2,271 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 100 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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. O'Dell 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) | 639 | $84 | $125 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 483 | $1 | $1 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 323 | $3 | $3 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 302 | $8 | $8 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 294 | $10 | $11 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 246 | $9 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 236 | $56 | $88 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 222 | $13 | $14 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 222 | $16 | $17 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 179 | $4 | $4 |
| Vitamin D level test | 158 | $29 | $30 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 127 | $3 | $21 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 91 | $123 | $126 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 82 | $16 | $17 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 82 | $42 | $63 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 81 | $90 | $162 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 78 | $15 | $15 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 69 | $19 | $19 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 68 | $0 | $1 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 46 | $30 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 44 | $72 | $73 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 41 | $35 | $100 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 40 | $16 | $24 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | 32 | $49 | $51 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 27 | $1 | $2 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 25 | $8 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 20 | $38 | $54 |
| Uric acid level test | 17 | $4 | $5 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 14 | $17 | $28 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 14 | $8 | $17 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 12 | $17 | $17 |
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. O'Dell is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 14%).
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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