Dr. John Stokes, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Stokes
Dr. John Stokes is a neurological surgery in Austin, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Stokes performed 433 Medicare services across 396 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Stokes received a total of $597,612 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 44 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Stokes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 59 | $128 | $501 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 44 | $168 | $629 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 42 | $94 | $329 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 37 | $153 | $604 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 30 | $28 | $102 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 28 | $66 | $223 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 22 | $178 | $686 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 21 | $120 | $443 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 19 | $1,230 | $5,193 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 19 | $747 | $3,224 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 19 | $29 | $91 |
| Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft | 18 | $130 | $512 |
| Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 17 | $178 | $556 |
| Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | 16 | $55 | $201 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 16 | $190 | $707 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 14 | $21 | $74 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 12 | $549 | $2,168 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for neurological surgery 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. Stokes is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 30% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 2%), with 19 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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