Dr. Monte Slatton, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Slatton
Dr. Monte Slatton is a cardiovascular disease in Amarillo, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Slatton performed 13,568 Medicare services across 6,211 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Slatton received a total of $2,688 from 9 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 53 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. Slatton 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 | 2,955 | $44 | $123 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 1,347 | $16 | $95 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 1,044 | $22 | $105 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 1,019 | $19 | $75 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 871 | $84 | $276 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 725 | $42 | $65 |
| 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 | 627 | $44 | $115 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 436 | $27 | $54 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 401 | $28 | $120 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 371 | $141 | $644 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 361 | $37 | $140 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 355 | $4 | $24 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 312 | $26 | $190 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 241 | $57 | $180 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 239 | $37 | $154 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 159 | $168 | $223 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 155 | $1,772 | $6,600 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 155 | $116 | $432 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 154 | $10 | $146 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 153 | $10 | $55 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 137 | $112 | $427 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 133 | $20 | $54 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 118 | $65 | $285 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 105 | $642 | $1,688 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 105 | $62 | $197 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 76 | $37 | $135 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 71 | $93 | $369 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 65 | $211 | $939 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 50 | $107 | $374 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 47 | $40 | $120 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 37 | $40 | $293 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 36 | $394 | $1,500 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 36 | $98 | $125 |
| Programming of single lead implantable defibrillator system | 35 | $53 | $200 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 35 | $61 | $184 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 34 | $277 | $1,019 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 33 | $62 | $299 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 33 | $77 | $240 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 33 | $97 | $512 |
| Coronary stent placement | 32 | $445 | $1,575 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 32 | $68 | $310 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 31 | $149 | $487 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 27 | $84 | $285 |
| Programming of single lead pacemaker system | 25 | $49 | $150 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 24 | $14 | $52 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 17 | $283 | $1,176 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 17 | $152 | $468 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 16 | $198 | $662 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 13 | $54 | $185 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system | 12 | $36 | $75 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 12 | $242 | $1,056 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $68 | $274 |
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. Slatton is a remote & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% 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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