Dr. Granger Scruggs, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Scruggs
Dr. Granger Scruggs is a radiology - diagnostic specialist in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Scruggs performed 5,630 Medicare services across 1,405 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Scruggs received a total of $303 from 3 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 9 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in radiology - diagnostic. 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. Scruggs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 985 | $0 | $1 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 873 | $291 | $2,762 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 745 | $97 | $613 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 470 | $53 | $365 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 272 | $69 | $343 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 261 | $100 | $710 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 254 | $152 | $1,067 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 220 | $0 | $24 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev | 215 | $189 | $700 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mev | 190 | $190 | $700 |
| Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy | 117 | $60 | $637 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 99 | $11 | $96 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 91 | $172 | $709 |
| Cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 88 | $807 | $8,210 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 84 | $133 | $1,022 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 82 | $218 | $704 |
| Special radiation treatment | 64 | $111 | $1,794 |
| X-ray during radiation therapy | 56 | $11 | $126 |
| 3d radiation therapy planning | 54 | $384 | $4,374 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 52 | $372 | $2,640 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 47 | $360 | $1,323 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 47 | $31 | $296 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 44 | $1,475 | $6,431 |
| Special medical radiation therapy consultation | 43 | $111 | $402 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 42 | $142 | $496 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 39 | $10 | $75 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 20 | $28 | $247 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 20 | $2 | $19 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 16 | $8 | $20 |
| Management of cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 15 | $508 | $3,609 |
| Blood creatinine level | 14 | $5 | $31 |
| Complete single session course of cranial lesion surgery using radiation and a machine to deliver external radiation | 11 | $780 | $4,471 |
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. Scruggs is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 20% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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