Dr. Meredith Orseth, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Orseth
Dr. Meredith Orseth is a dermatology in Cedar Hill, TX, with 11 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Orseth performed 2,264 Medicare services across 1,515 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Orseth received a total of $8,886 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 403 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. 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. Orseth 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 (20-29 min) | 445 | $63 | $186 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 371 | $5 | $14 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 253 | $96 | $253 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 211 | $448 | $1,395 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 149 | $69 | $217 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 148 | $40 | $136 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 119 | $80 | $236 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 95 | $333 | $850 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 80 | $196 | $991 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 67 | $502 | $1,311 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 57 | $80 | $228 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 48 | $181 | $639 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 36 | $41 | $110 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 36 | $109 | $340 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 28 | $604 | $1,566 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 28 | $1 | $18 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 23 | $175 | $899 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 18 | $36 | $116 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 18 | $324 | $813 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 12 | $720 | $1,883 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 11 | $104 | $270 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 11 | $125 | $580 |
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
6.4 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. Orseth is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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