Dr. Robert Groves, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Groves
Dr. Robert Groves is an optician specialist in Austin, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Groves performed 7,223 Medicare services across 6,183 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Groves received a total of $9,493 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 36 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Groves 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) | 472 | $8 | $16 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 380 | $10 | $54 |
| Uric acid level test | 367 | $4 | $22 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 365 | $6 | $25 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 356 | $13 | $73 |
| Glutamyltransferase (liver enzyme) level | 352 | $7 | $30 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 343 | $8 | $36 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 333 | $6 | $32 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 330 | $10 | $42 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 313 | $16 | $98 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 304 | $9 | $39 |
| Vitamin D level test | 290 | $29 | $120 |
| Magnesium level test | 282 | $7 | $40 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 279 | $15 | $100 |
| Automated urinalysis | 273 | $2 | $19 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 272 | $8 | $78 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 268 | $15 | $43 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 245 | $84 | $175 |
| Annual depression screening | 236 | $19 | $30 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 204 | $3 | $20 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 153 | $18 | $85 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 121 | $119 | $240 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 98 | $64 | $140 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 86 | $4 | $24 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 84 | $31 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 82 | $70 | $72 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 47 | $17 | $39 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 35 | $3 | $23 |
| 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 | 33 | $29 | $140 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 31 | $19 | $85 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 24 | $39 | $150 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 23 | $16 | $49 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 20 | $9 | $38 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 17 | $130 | $200 |
| Iron level test | 15 | $6 | $28 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 15 | $35 | $100 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 14 | $13 | $85 |
| 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 | 14 | $42 | $160 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 13 | $8 | $50 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 12 | $16 | $60 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 11 | $5 | $22 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 11 | $164 | $495 |
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 (94%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.
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. Groves is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 18% of TX peers, 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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