Dr. Alexandra Gillespie, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Gillespie
Dr. Alexandra Gillespie is a cytopathology physician in Dallas, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Gillespie performed 15,989 Medicare services across 12,328 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Gillespie received a total of $261 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 5 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cytopathology physician. 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. Gillespie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | 3,376 | $26 | $60 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 2,297 | $34 | $65 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for human papillomavirus (hpv), high-risk types | 1,776 | $34 | $65 |
| Yeast/candida DNA test | 1,257 | $34 | $65 |
| Pap test | 1,090 | $15 | $58 |
| Detection test for gardnerella vaginalis (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 784 | $34 | $65 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 651 | $54 | $125 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 576 | $8 | $40 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for trichomonas vaginalis (genital parasite), amplified probe technique | 444 | $34 | $65 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | 256 | $65 | $115 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 250 | $10 | $50 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 235 | $6 | $35 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 191 | $8 | $40 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 183 | $8 | $65 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 171 | $25 | $65 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 166 | $95 | $195 |
| Measurement of total estradiol (hormone) | 158 | $27 | $71 |
| Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | 135 | $50 | $120 |
| Vitamin D level test | 129 | $29 | $73 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 119 | $16 | $43 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, initial | 119 | $79 | $160 |
| Gonadotropin, follicle stimulating (reproductive hormone) level | 109 | $18 | $47 |
| Pap test, manual screening | 109 | $20 | $90 |
| Sex hormone binding globulin (protein) level | 99 | $21 | $55 |
| Detection of mycoplasma genitalium by dna or rna probe | 96 | $34 | $75 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 91 | $86 | $150 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for human papillomavirus (hpv), types 16 and 18 only | 90 | $39 | $180 |
| Detection test for candida species (yeast), direct probe technique | 81 | $20 | $38 |
| Detection test for gardnerella vaginalis (bacteria), direct probe technique | 81 | $20 | $38 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for trichomonas vaginalis (genital parasite), direct probe technique | 81 | $20 | $38 |
| Automated urinalysis | 79 | $2 | $11 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 78 | $17 | $43 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 66 | $13 | $44 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for herpes simplex virus, amplified probe technique | 63 | $34 | $75 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 62 | $9 | $24 |
| Microsomal antibodies (autoantibody) measurement | 51 | $14 | $20 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group b), amplified probe technique | 47 | $33 | $68 |
| Progesterone (reproductive hormone) level | 46 | $20 | $59 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for escherichia coli 0157 (e. coli) | 44 | $12 | $22 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 44 | $34 | $73 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 32 | $10 | $25 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 125 | 26 | $20 | $53 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 21 | $8 | $22 |
| Thyroglobulin (thyroid protein) antibody measurement | 20 | $16 | $40 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 19 | $13 | $35 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 19 | $8 | $20 |
| Iron level test | 17 | $6 | $17 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for hiv-1 antigen and hiv-1 and hiv-2 antibodies | 17 | $24 | $62 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 15 | $12 | $32 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 12 | $15 | $38 |
| Hepatitis c antibody measurement | 11 | $13 | $36 |
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
2.0 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. Gillespie is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% 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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