Dr. Amber Ervin, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ervin
Dr. Amber Ervin is an internal medicine in Brownwood, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ervin performed 3,114 Medicare services across 1,433 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ervin received a total of $1,148 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 68 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Ervin 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) | 304 | $84 | $283 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 285 | $37 | $47 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 267 | $31 | $38 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 256 | $37 | $48 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 210 | $62 | $245 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 210 | $57 | $184 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 192 | $0 | $22 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 174 | $59 | $192 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 147 | $83 | $242 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 105 | $10 | $62 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 100 | $1 | $32 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 74 | $126 | $299 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 72 | $0 | $48 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 71 | $63 | $246 |
| Annual depression screening | 71 | $18 | $55 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 56 | $18 | $55 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 54 | $94 | $352 |
| 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 | 50 | $28 | $135 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 40 | $87 | $438 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 38 | $136 | $683 |
| Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 38 | $142 | $449 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 38 | $13 | $18 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes | 36 | $119 | $361 |
| 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 | 35 | $35 | $176 |
| Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes | 31 | $99 | $281 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 28 | $10 | $139 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 25 | $116 | $381 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 20 | $206 | $609 |
| Physician supervision of a patient under a medicare-approved hospice (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development and/or revision of care plans, review of subsequent reports of patien | 17 | $63 | $289 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 16 | $16 | $85 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 15 | $41 | $222 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 14 | $38 | $114 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 13 | $33 | $283 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 12 | $58 | $73 |
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. Ervin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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