Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Russell Bacak, M.D.

Family Medicine · College Station, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
2911 TEXAS AVE S STE 202, College Station, TX 77845
9796953570
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1184705741 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Bacak from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Bacak

Dr. Russell Bacak is a family medicine specialist in College Station, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bacak performed 2,667 Medicare services across 1,333 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bacak received a total of $15,635 from 66 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1078 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family 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. Bacak 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.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 9% volume in TX $15,635 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,667
Medicare services
Top 9% in TX for family medicine
1,333
Unique beneficiaries
$53
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~140 Medicare services per year of practice

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) 440 $55 $150
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 440 $79 $210
Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days 439 $35 $120
Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month 420 $36 $100
Annual wellness visit, follow-up 192 $126 $211
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle 120 $10 $35
Flu vaccine administration 94 $29 $40
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, 0.5 ml dosage 61 $20 $50
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 55 $29 $80
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) 50 $28 $100
Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection 44 $0 $39
Urinalysis with microscopic exam 34 $3 $20
Flu vaccine, high-dose 33 $67 $75
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg 29 $6 $40
Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes 27 $30 $85
COVID-19 vaccine administration 26 $38 $80
COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer bivalent) 26 $124 $200
Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19) and influenza virus types a and b 24 $134 $150
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 21 $61 $151
Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 17 $47 $120
Pneumonia vaccine administration 17 $30 $40
Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment 17 $161 $298
Removal of impacted ear wax 16 $29 $75
Pneumococcal vaccine, 13-valent 13 $253 $300
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 12 $8 $95
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$15,635
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,234/year across 7 years
Top 2% in TX for family medicine
66
Companies
1,078
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$15,475 (99.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$161 (1.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$2,538
2023
$2,615
2022
$2,180
2021
$2,511
2020
$2,356
2019
$1,762
2018
$1,673

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
PFIZER INC.
$2,385
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,928
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,546
Lilly USA, LLC
$880
ABBVIE INC.
$763
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$555
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$538
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$474
AbbVie Inc.
$463
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$422
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$415
Amgen Inc.
$299
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$295
Aytu BioScience, Inc
$286
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$284
Corium, LLC
$259
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$195
Lundbeck LLC
$189
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$180
Medicure Pharma Inc.
$179
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$175
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$166
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$155
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$154
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$150
Genentech USA, Inc.
$140
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$131
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$123
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$121
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$113
Allergan Inc.
$111
Eisai Inc.
$111
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$98
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$95
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$95
Allergan, Inc.
$94
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$94
IRONSHORE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$87
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$82
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$78
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$53
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$52
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$50
Tris Pharma Inc
$49
Exact Sciences Corporation
$48
Clarus Therapeutics Inc.
$47
Tolmar, Inc.
$46
Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$46
Shire North American Group Inc
$42
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$30
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$27
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
$23
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$23
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$22
Abbott Laboratories
$19
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$17
Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$16
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$14
Upsher-Smith Laboratories LLC
$14
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Adlon Therapeutics L.P.
$13
Aytu Bioscience, Inc
$13
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$12
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$11
Neuronetics, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 37.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADHANSIA XR · AIRSUPRA · AJOVY · AREXVY · AUSTEDO · AVEED · AZSTARYS · Aimovig · Amitiza · Austedo XR · Auvelity · Azstarys · BELSOMRA · BREZTRI · BREZTRI AEROSPHERE · BYDUREON · BYSTOLIC · CAMBIA · CAMZYOS · CAPLYTA · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · COMIRNATY · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dayvigo · Dexilant · Dyanavel XR · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · Evekeo · Evekeo ODT · FARXIGA · FreeStyle Libre 2 · GARDASIL 9 · GEMTESA · HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · JATENZO · JORNAY PM · Jornay PM 20mg capsules (Bottle of 100) · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LIVALO · LYRICA · Livalo · MOUNJARO · MYDAYIS · MYRBETRIQ · Mitigare · NEUROSTAR TMS THERAPY · NEXLETOL · NOCDURNA · NUEDEXTA · NURTEC ODT · NUZYRA · Natesto · OTREXUP · Otezla · Otovel · Ozempic · PAXLOVID · PREMARIN · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 13 · PREVNAR 20 · QELBREE · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · Qelbree · REXULTI · REYVOW · RYBELSUS · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · STEGLATRO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SUNOSI · SYMBICORT · SYNTHROID · Santyl · Saxenda · Seglentis · Sunosi · TLANDO · TOSYMRA SUMATRIPTAN NASAL SPRAY · TOUJEO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRINTELLIX · TROKENDI XR · TRULICITY · TRUMENBA · Tlando · Tresiba · Trintellix · Trulance · UBRELVY · VIBERZI · VRAYLAR · VYEPTI · VYVANSE · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Wegovy · XARELTO · XYOSTED · Xelstrym · Xofluza · ZYPITAMAG · Zypitamag
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for family medicine in TX.

Equivalent to $586 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
146
Per 100K population
61.3
County median income
$58,388
Nearest hospital
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER- COLLEGE STATI
0.0 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. Bacak is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 2% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Bacak experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Bacak performed 440 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Bacak receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Bacak received a total of $15,635 from 66 companies across 1,078 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Bacak's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in College Station?
Dr. Bacak's average Medicare payment per service is $53. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Bacak) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →