Dr. Gregory Thoreson, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Thoreson
Dr. Gregory Thoreson is an urology physician in Dallas, TX, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thoreson performed 3,735 Medicare services across 2,204 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thoreson received a total of $20,877 from 63 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 355 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology 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. Thoreson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 705 | $96 | $259 |
| Automated urinalysis | 526 | $2 | $5 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 308 | $3 | $6 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 254 | $46 | $127 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 234 | $34 | $70 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 205 | $8 | $17 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 179 | $8 | $22 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 149 | $18 | $37 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 140 | $128 | $336 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 119 | $8 | $16 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 116 | $8 | $16 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 83 | $194 | $494 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 81 | $70 | $183 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 76 | $8 | $16 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 74 | $8 | $17 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 71 | $38 | $96 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 56 | $64 | $158 |
| Yeast/candida DNA test | 54 | $34 | $70 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 38 | $67 | $167 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 37 | $25 | $52 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 25 | $106 | $282 |
| Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation | 21 | $60 | $156 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 19 | $10 | $21 |
| Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube | 18 | $46 | $126 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 18 | $8 | $17 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for mycobacteria tuberculosis (tb bacteria), amplified probe technique | 18 | $41 | $83 |
| Detection of mycoplasma genitalium by dna or rna probe | 18 | $34 | $70 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 18 | $34 | $70 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 18 | $34 | $70 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group b), amplified probe technique | 18 | $34 | $70 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for vancomycin resistance strep (vre), amplified probe technique | 16 | $34 | $70 |
| Removal of prostate gland using an electrocautery knife through urethra with control of bleeding using an endoscope | 12 | $555 | $1,447 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 11 | $180 | $491 |
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 (67%) 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. Thoreson is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 11% of TX peers, with 15 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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