Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Andrew Applewhite, MD

Family Medicine · Dallas, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
3500 GASTON AVE, Dallas, TX 75246
2148204400
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1063472991 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. Applewhite 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. Applewhite

Dr. Andrew Applewhite is a family medicine specialist in Dallas, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Applewhite performed 2,488 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Applewhite received a total of $62,313 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 258 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Applewhite is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 10% volume in TX $62,313 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,488
Medicare services
Top 10% in TX for family medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$59
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
926 $51 $140
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service.
654 $39 $58
Application of walking cast covering foot, ankle, and lower leg
A walking cast is applied to the foot, ankle, and lower leg to immobilize and protect the injured area while allowing for limited weight-bearing movement.
230 $74 $197
Oxygen chamber therapy management
This code covers the professional management and oversight of a patient undergoing oxygen chamber therapy. It involves monitoring the patient's response and adjusting the treatment plan as needed.
184 $83 $163
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
120 $76 $199
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
114 $135 $301
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service.
88 $62 $108
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
76 $105 $256
Skin and tissue removal, 20 sq cm or less
This procedure involves the surgical excision of skin and underlying tissue from an area measuring 20 square centimeters or smaller.
46 $47 $202
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
33 $65 $172
Chemical application to prevent wound tissue regrowth
A chemical agent is applied to a wound to inhibit the regrowth of tissue. This procedure focuses on the application of the substance to manage the wound bed.
17 $29 $140
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$62,313
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $8,902/year across 7 years
Top 0% in TX for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
32
Companies
258
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$8,394
2023
$1,561
2022
$9,619
2021
$3,836
2020
$3,367
2019
$16,090
2018
$19,446

Payments by company (2024)

Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$4,175
Solventum Corporation
$3,502
LifeNet Health
$231
Stryker Corporation
$150
Kerecis Limited
$129
Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc.
$74
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$67
Urgo Medical North America, LLC
$66
Top 3 companies account for 94.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
KCI USA, Inc
$27,145
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$18,991
KCI USA, Inc.
$4,916
Solventum Corporation
$3,502
Hollister Incorporated
$2,589
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$854
Misonix Inc
$740
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$577
Organogenesis Inc.
$396
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$267
Urgo Medical North America, LLC
$240
LifeNet Health
$231
Inari Medical, Inc.
$229
Kerecis Limited
$219
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.
$195
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$160
Stryker Corporation
$150
BioTissue Holdings, Inc.
$147
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC
$125
ORGANOGENESIS INC.
$96
ConvaTec Inc.
$85
Lifenet Health
$78
Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc.
$74
Medtronic, Inc.
$72
Coloplast Corp
$66
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$44
ETS Wound Care LLC
$32
Hill-Rom Company, Inc
$23
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
$22
Hydrofera LLC
$18
TEI Medical Inc.
$17
Medline Industries, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 81.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3M Cavilon · 3M Tegaderm · ACTIV.A.C. · ACTIVAC · ALLOWRAP · AQUACEL AG · AQUACEL FOAM PRO · Affinity · Allevyn Life · Apligraf · BIOSKIN · CellerateRx · DERMATAC · DRAWTEX HYDROCONDUCTIVE WOUND DRESSING WITH LEVAFIBER 4X4 · ENDOFORM · ESTEEM · FLEXITOUCH · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GRAFIX · GRAFIX PL · GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX · HAWKONE · HYDROFERA · HYDROFERA BLUE · INFOV.A.C. · INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX · Integra · Iodosorb · KERRACONTACT AG (US) · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · Kerecis Omega3 Wound · KerraMax Care · Mepilex Border · Mepilex Border Sacrum · NEOX · NuShield · OMNIGRAFT · PICO · PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · PICO7 · PREVALON · PREVENA · PRIMATRIX · PROMOGRAN · Pico 14 · Profore range · PuraPly AM · Puraply · Regranex · S · SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS · SNAP · STRAVIX · Santyl · SpotOn · Stravix · TCC-EZ · TRIAD · TheraGenesis Wound Matrix · TheraSkin · Triad · URGOCLEAN AG · V.A.C. GRANUFOAM · V.A.C.ULTA · VAC VERAFLO · VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP · VIAFLOW
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
1,561
County median income
$74,149
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Applewhite is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Applewhite experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Applewhite performed 926 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Applewhite receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Applewhite received a total of $62,313 from 32 companies across 258 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Applewhite's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Dallas?
Dr. Applewhite's average Medicare payment per service is $59. 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. Applewhite) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Data Coverage reflects 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →