Dr. Nicholas Dressel
What this data tells you about Dr. Dressel
Dr. Nicholas Dressel is a nurse practitioner - family in Dallas, TX, with 7 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dressel performed 5,227 Medicare services across 2,919 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dressel received a total of $5,200 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 276 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nurse practitioner - family. 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. Dressel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measure of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antibody | 460 | $41 | $150 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 306 | $101 | $510 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 297 | $8 | $22 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 292 | $10 | $45 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 290 | $61 | $412 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 265 | $8 | $45 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 260 | $17 | $90 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 258 | $9 | $45 |
| Magnesium level test | 257 | $7 | $24 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 255 | $13 | $45 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 251 | $10 | $38 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 249 | $16 | $90 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 224 | $38 | $120 |
| Vitamin D level test | 217 | $29 | $112 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 88 | $25 | $158 |
| Gonadotropin, follicle stimulating (reproductive hormone) level | 86 | $18 | $60 |
| Gonadotropin, luteinizing (reproductive hormone) level | 86 | $18 | $60 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 82 | $40 | $225 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 77 | $22 | $56 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 75 | $109 | $243 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 70 | $9 | $52 |
| Annual depression screening | 69 | $16 | $54 |
| Uric acid level test | 61 | $4 | $15 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 60 | $1 | $45 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 58 | $33 | $219 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 58 | $13 | $45 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 58 | $12 | $42 |
| Iron level test | 57 | $6 | $21 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 47 | $18 | $60 |
| Phosphate level test | 32 | $5 | $18 |
| Bilirubin level, direct | 31 | $5 | $50 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 29 | $72 | $120 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 29 | $31 | $45 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 23 | $275 | $407 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 23 | $21 | $50 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 19 | $5 | $22 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 19 | $31 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 18 | $9 | $45 |
| Glutamyltransferase (liver enzyme) level | 17 | $7 | $24 |
| Test for balance and posture | 17 | $32 | $300 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 17 | $78 | $525 |
| Administration of vaccine | 16 | $12 | $52 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 13 | $56 | $330 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 11 | $1 | $4 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for nurse practitioner - family in TX.
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. Dressel is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 4%).
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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