Dr. Louis Cristol, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Cristol
Dr. Louis Cristol is a nuclear cardiology physician in Burleson, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cristol performed 2,876 Medicare services across 1,942 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cristol received a total of $5,883 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 344 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nuclear cardiology physician. 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. Cristol 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) | 796 | $92 | $231 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 349 | $11 | $42 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 277 | $61 | $155 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 174 | $62 | $156 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 136 | $46 | $120 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 124 | $4 | $13 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 106 | $111 | $456 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 102 | $144 | $471 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 94 | $150 | $606 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 91 | $87 | $223 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 84 | $131 | $434 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 64 | $47 | $231 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 52 | $130 | $310 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 43 | $51 | $196 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 42 | $101 | $295 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 39 | $138 | $565 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 33 | $170 | $224 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 31 | $347 | $1,111 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 27 | $39 | $85 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 26 | $9 | $150 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $110 | $355 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 24 | $108 | $903 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 20 | $14 | $44 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 17 | $10 | $34 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 16 | $83 | $237 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 16 | $2 | $30 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 15 | $207 | $750 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 14 | $14 | $42 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 14 | $87 | $233 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 13 | $125 | $474 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 11 | $176 | $442 |
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 (94%) 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. Cristol is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
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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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