Dr. Geoffrey Nuss, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Nuss
Dr. Geoffrey Nuss is an urology physician in Arlington, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nuss performed 3,443 Medicare services across 2,553 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nuss received a total of $15,053 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 314 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. 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. Nuss 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) | 571 | $92 | $287 |
| Automated urinalysis | 506 | $2 | $5 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 383 | $8 | $24 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple organisms, amplified probe(s) technique | 195 | $69 | $251 |
| Yeast/candida DNA test | 130 | $34 | $233 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for herpes simplex virus, amplified probe technique | 130 | $34 | $147 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 130 | $34 | $104 |
| Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | 89 | $279 | $817 |
| Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | 88 | $151 | $431 |
| Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | 86 | $25 | $143 |
| Electronic assessment of bladder emptying | 83 | $5 | $31 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 76 | $66 | $200 |
| Injection procedure for imaging of bladder during voiding | 70 | $85 | $480 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 70 | $111 | $373 |
| Review by radiologist of urinary bladder and urethra images with contrast and after passing urine | 69 | $82 | $237 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 68 | $182 | $536 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for cytomegalovirus (cmv), amplified probe technique | 65 | $34 | $82 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for vancomycin resistance strep (vre), amplified probe technique | 65 | $34 | $82 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for herpes virus-6, amplified probe technique | 65 | $34 | $82 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 65 | $34 | $82 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 65 | $34 | $82 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group b), amplified probe technique | 65 | $34 | $82 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 63 | $7 | $14 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 52 | $6 | $14 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 50 | $8 | $19 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 45 | $3 | $8 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with simple spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 33 | $37 | $106 |
| Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube | 19 | $46 | $145 |
| Complicated insertion of bladder tube | 18 | $114 | $357 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 17 | $18 | $41 |
| Injection procedure through bladder and urethra for x-ray imaging | 12 | $60 | $279 |
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 (98%) 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. Nuss is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 14%), with 18 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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