Dr. Stephen Katzen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Katzen
Dr. Stephen Katzen is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Dallas, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Katzen performed 548 Medicare services across 413 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Katzen received a total of $42,484 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 100 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Katzen 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) | 107 | $96 | $330 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 79 | $120 | $426 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 74 | $296 | $949 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 68 | $160 | $512 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 44 | $136 | $460 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 41 | $126 | $501 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 23 | $1,194 | $4,005 |
| Prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care evaluation and management service(s) beyond the total time for the primary service (when the primary service has been selected using time on the date of the primary service); each additional 15 minutes by th | 20 | $23 | $77 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 19 | $152 | $562 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 19 | $92 | $259 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 15 | $579 | $1,850 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 14 | $443 | $2,727 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 14 | $39 | $96 |
| Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach | 11 | $914 | $3,261 |
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 (74%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for student in an organized health care education/training program 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. Katzen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 1%).
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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