Dr. Alan Swearingen, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Swearingen
Dr. Alan Swearingen is a physical medicine & rehabilitation in Boerne, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Swearingen performed 3,723 Medicare services across 1,382 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Swearingen received a total of $12,379 from 53 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 442 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physical medicine & rehabilitation. 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. Swearingen 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) | 862 | $97 | $700 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 847 | $0 | $153 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 505 | $1 | $199 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 186 | $56 | $200 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 136 | $77 | $745 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 131 | $126 | $800 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 103 | $44 | $700 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 95 | $106 | $500 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 90 | $236 | $1,075 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 83 | $38 | $154 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 83 | $50 | $211 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 63 | $137 | $831 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 55 | $6 | $200 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 49 | $162 | $1,025 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 46 | $41 | $750 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 46 | $70 | $600 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 40 | $33 | $700 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 35 | $53 | $725 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 34 | $48 | $800 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 33 | $95 | $860 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 32 | $94 | $745 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 29 | $1,412 | $4,100 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 24 | $174 | $1,025 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 23 | $41 | $750 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 20 | $73 | $666 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 18 | $162 | $900 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 17 | $162 | $900 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 14 | $213 | $1,000 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 12 | $95 | $750 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 12 | $46 | $750 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for physical medicine & rehabilitation in TX.
Geographic Context
20.1 mi
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. Swearingen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 6%).
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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