Dr. Robert Laningham, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Laningham
Dr. Robert Laningham is a family medicine in Conroe, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Laningham performed 80,882 Medicare services across 11,235 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Laningham received a total of $2,645 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 158 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. Laningham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Testosterone injection | 61,501 | $0 | $0 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 2,354 | $81 | $254 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 2,131 | $0 | $6 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,330 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,158 | $8 | $27 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 1,104 | $10 | $36 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 983 | $16 | $58 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 972 | $17 | $58 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 958 | $9 | $31 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 922 | $10 | $33 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 909 | $13 | $46 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 859 | $1 | $4 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 825 | $9 | $60 |
| Vitamin D level test | 776 | $29 | $93 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 554 | $120 | $340 |
| Annual depression screening | 351 | $18 | $43 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 350 | $123 | $266 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 337 | $18 | $43 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 219 | $25 | $61 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 216 | $0 | $12 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 211 | $3 | $10 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 210 | $0 | $13 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 202 | $19 | $63 |
| Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment | 186 | $1 | $35 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 177 | $25 | $89 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 138 | $57 | $173 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 132 | $18 | $63 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 117 | $24 | $61 |
| Respiratory infectious agent detection by rna for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid 19), influenza a, influenza b, and respiratory syncytial virus, upper respiratory specimen, each reported as detected or not detected | 107 | $140 | $200 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 99 | $206 | $549 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 81 | $1 | $10 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 65 | $9 | $43 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 63 | $88 | $392 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 46 | $153 | $388 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 44 | $5 | $37 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 43 | $33 | $125 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 33 | $138 | $486 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 32 | $35 | $194 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 32 | $34 | $88 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 20 | $17 | $48 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 20 | $151 | $390 |
| 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 | 15 | $40 | $126 |
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 (99%) 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. Laningham is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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