Dr. Kenneth Kroll, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kroll
Dr. Kenneth Kroll is an optician specialist in Austin, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kroll performed 8,194 Medicare services across 6,505 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kroll received a total of $537 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 31 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Kroll 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 612 | $8 | $16 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 537 | $8 | $36 |
| Uric acid level test | 466 | $4 | $22 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 459 | $10 | $54 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 457 | $6 | $25 |
| Glutamyltransferase (liver enzyme) level | 437 | $7 | $30 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 394 | $13 | $73 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 348 | $89 | $175 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 347 | $16 | $98 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 333 | $9 | $39 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 326 | $17 | $39 |
| Annual depression screening | 325 | $19 | $30 |
| Automated urinalysis | 318 | $2 | $19 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 299 | $14 | $43 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 289 | $61 | $140 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 288 | $8 | $78 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 210 | $9 | $42 |
| Vitamin D level test | 173 | $29 | $120 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 167 | $15 | $100 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 126 | $31 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 125 | $70 | $73 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 110 | $8 | $50 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 108 | $13 | $85 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 107 | $9 | $38 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 86 | $19 | $85 |
| Iron level test | 83 | $6 | $28 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 72 | $6 | $46 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 72 | $5 | $23 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 70 | $5 | $30 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 53 | $18 | $85 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 43 | $39 | $150 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 41 | $6 | $32 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 32 | $3 | $20 |
| Magnesium level test | 31 | $7 | $40 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 30 | $42 | $78 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 25 | $3 | $23 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 25 | $25 | $90 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 24 | $32 | $60 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 23 | $28 | $140 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 21 | $40 | $75 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 20 | $5 | $22 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 19 | $42 | $160 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 17 | $283 | $325 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 17 | $31 | $35 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 16 | $4 | $24 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 13 | $166 | $395 |
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. Kroll is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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