Dr. Catherine Bussieres, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bussieres
Dr. Catherine Bussieres is a family medicine in Corpus Christi, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bussieres performed 3,765 Medicare services across 2,504 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bussieres received a total of $4,500 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 276 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. Bussieres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 321 | $8 | $10 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 297 | $10 | $16 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 278 | $8 | $16 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 216 | $13 | $20 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 198 | $16 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 197 | $85 | $200 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 196 | $4 | $5 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 168 | $6 | $10 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 154 | $10 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 128 | $60 | $150 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 126 | $124 | $215 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 122 | $8 | $65 |
| Vitamin D level test | 118 | $29 | $42 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 117 | $107 | $250 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, total | 111 | $14 | $21 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 107 | $9 | $13 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 102 | $25 | $40 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 90 | $18 | $40 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 82 | $65 | $120 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 71 | $30 | $40 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 69 | $6 | $8 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 69 | $5 | $7 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 68 | $72 | $75 |
| Apolipoprotein level | 54 | $21 | $21 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 49 | $15 | $26 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 38 | $24 | $40 |
| 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 | 28 | $28 | $110 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 27 | $13 | $27 |
| 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 | 25 | $140 | $150 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 24 | $10 | $30 |
| Insulin measurement, total | 20 | $11 | $17 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 19 | $92 | $150 |
| Iron level test | 16 | $6 | $13 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 16 | $9 | $16 |
| Administration of vaccine | 16 | $13 | $30 |
| Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (7 years or older) | 15 | $24 | $75 |
| 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 | 13 | $40 | $120 |
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
4.9 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. Bussieres is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 14%), 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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