Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Durwood Neal, M.D.

Urology Physician · Arlington, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
1050 W ARKANSAS LN # 150, Arlington, TX 76013
8177021100
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1801842539 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Neal from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Neal

Dr. Durwood Neal is an urology physician in Arlington, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Neal performed 451 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Neal received a total of $4,081 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 70 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Neal is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 451 Medicare services $4,081 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
451
Medicare services
Bottom 20% in TX for urology physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$44
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service.
120 $39 $143
Bladder ultrasound after voiding
An ultrasound scan performed after urination to measure the amount of urine remaining in the bladder.
64 $8 $49
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
55 $66 $212
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
49 $42 $130
Urinalysis, manual
A manual laboratory examination of a urine sample to check for various substances and cells.
46 $3 $17
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
42 $103 $401
Office visit for established patient
An office visit for an existing patient that may not require the healthcare professional to be present.
32 $17 $75
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
27 $113 $422
Initial hospital admission, low complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving straightforward or low-level medical decision making, with at least 40 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
16 $62 $328
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,081
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $680/year across 6 years
Top 43% in TX for urology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
28
Companies
70
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$19
2023
$720
2021
$1,682
2020
$424
2019
$762
2018
$474

Payments by company (2024)

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$19
Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$1,628
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$629
NeoTract Inc.
$342
Boston Scientific Corporation
$225
Cook Medical LLC
$190
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
$160
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
$124
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$115
Palette Life Sciences, Inc.
$82
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$80
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$67
Olympus America Inc.
$66
Ambu Inc.
$42
Baxter Healthcare
$40
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$34
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$26
Octapharma USA, Inc.
$26
Novo Nordisk Inc
$24
Photocure Inc
$22
Coloplast Corp
$22
Axonics, Inc.
$21
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$21
Retrophin, Inc.
$20
Dornier MedTech America, Inc
$20
Covidien LP
$18
Allergan Inc.
$16
Agiliti Surgical, Inc.
$15
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$7
Top 3 companies account for 63.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(815) Thiola · AFINITOR · AMS · AMS 700 · AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · AQUABEAM SYSTEM · Axonics · Axonics r-SNM System · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · Cook Medical Lasers · Cook Medical Urology SIS · Cysview · Da Vinci Surgical System · Deflux · ENDOBEAM · Erleada · FLOSEAL · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL KIDNEY STONE DISEASE · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION · GREENLIGHT · INLAY · INTERSTIM · Lithotripters & Accessories · Nubeqa · Olympus Cysto-Resection · PANZYGA · Polysorb · Saxenda · ShockPulse - SE · Sonablate · TITAN · Thiola · UroLift · VESICARE · XTANDI
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Urology physicians in nearby ZIP areas
157
County median income
$81,905
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON
2.2 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Neal is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Neal experienced with hospital follow-up visit, low complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Neal performed 120 hospital follow-up visit, low complexity services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Neal receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Neal received a total of $4,081 from 28 companies across 70 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Neal's costs compare to other urology physicians in Arlington?
Dr. Neal's average Medicare payment per service is $44. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Neal) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →