Dr. William Lumry, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Lumry
Dr. William Lumry is an optician in Dallas, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lumry performed 35,130 Medicare services across 1,891 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lumry received a total of $1,340,333 from 42 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1617 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Lumry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 8,946 | $11 | $15 |
| Omalizumab injection (Xolair) for asthma/allergy | 7,230 | $30 | $39 |
| Immune globulin infusion (Octagam) | 7,034 | $34 | $43 |
| Allergy skin test | 3,780 | $3 | $4 |
| Professional service for single injection of allergen | 2,376 | $7 | $10 |
| Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections | 2,232 | $8 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,046 | $62 | $89 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 602 | $16 | $23 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 458 | $56 | $135 |
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin | 358 | $6 | $8 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 302 | $49 | $74 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 229 | $91 | $127 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 149 | $30 | $31 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 146 | $72 | $73 |
| Test to measure rate of airflow | 69 | $29 | $39 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 47 | $8 | $10 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 43 | $73 | $113 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 29 | $110 | $167 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 16 | $38 | $57 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 14 | $34 | $47 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 13 | $37 | $61 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 11 | $23 | $40 |
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 (87%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in optician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for optician 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. Lumry is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), with 19 years of practice experience.
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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