Dr. Bryan Kansas, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kansas
Dr. Bryan Kansas is an urology physician in Austin, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kansas performed 2,192 Medicare services across 1,427 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kansas received a total of $125,137 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 374 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kansas 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 | 598 | $46 | $77 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 437 | $92 | $249 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 167 | $38 | $77 |
| Automated urinalysis | 137 | $2 | $7 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 126 | $131 | $336 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 123 | $8 | $44 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 113 | $8 | $15 |
| Complete ultrasound of penis artery and vein blood flow | 85 | $48 | $196 |
| 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 | 79 | $44 | $82 |
| Injection procedure to cause erection | 71 | $66 | $211 |
| Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation | 56 | $61 | $194 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 53 | $116 | $378 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 52 | $54 | $168 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 24 | $189 | $477 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 19 | $92 | $423 |
| Placement of hormone pellet under skin | 15 | $66 | $219 |
| Insertion of inflatable urethra or bladder neck sphincter | 13 | $570 | $1,759 |
| Insertion of multicomponent inflatable penile implant | 13 | $647 | $1,887 |
| Removal of prostate gland using an electrocautery knife through urethra with control of bleeding using an endoscope | 11 | $565 | $1,974 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (97%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in urology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for urology physician 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. Kansas is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 4% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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