Dr. Kirk Lodes, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Lodes
Dr. Kirk Lodes is an anesthesiology specialist in Dallas, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lodes performed 582 Medicare services across 579 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lodes received a total of $5,326 from 10 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 19 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in anesthesiology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Lodes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | 139 | $34 | $714 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 106 | $65 | $1,800 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | 65 | $389 | $6,786 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 42 | $82 | $1,875 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 42 | $2 | $654 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 41 | $14 | $880 |
| Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring | 37 | $67 | $2,380 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 36 | $11 | $385 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 22 | $24 | $1,067 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | 20 | $271 | $5,350 |
| Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older) | 16 | $704 | $11,876 |
| Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine | 16 | $637 | $10,783 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (83%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in anesthesiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for anesthesiology in TX.
Geographic Context
1.3 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. Lodes is a cardiac surgery specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 7% of TX peers, with 20 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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