Dr. Gregg Hallbauer, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Hallbauer
Dr. Gregg Hallbauer is a family medicine in Conroe, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hallbauer performed 3,609 Medicare services across 2,257 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hallbauer received a total of $2,229 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 127 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. Hallbauer 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) | 1,435 | $80 | $306 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 293 | $3 | $16 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 186 | $125 | $300 |
| Annual depression screening | 182 | $18 | $51 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 157 | $10 | $43 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 145 | $16 | $49 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 133 | $10 | $40 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 128 | $16 | $69 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 118 | $8 | $32 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 105 | $13 | $55 |
| Vitamin D level test | 93 | $29 | $111 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 87 | $8 | $10 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 70 | $8 | $22 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 66 | $12 | $29 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 52 | $10 | $95 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 50 | $18 | $75 |
| Hemoglobin a1c level, by device for home use | 46 | $10 | $60 |
| Automated urinalysis | 36 | $2 | $14 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 31 | $45 | $190 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 28 | $10 | $55 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 24 | $63 | $218 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 20 | $77 | $462 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 19 | $57 | $317 |
| 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 | 19 | $32 | $128 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 17 | $215 | $662 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 15 | $13 | $48 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 15 | $16 | $49 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 14 | $157 | $488 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 13 | $9 | $37 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 12 | $159 | $477 |
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. Hallbauer is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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