Dr. Thomas Steffen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Steffen
Dr. Thomas Steffen is a family medicine in Decatur, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Steffen performed 3,566 Medicare services across 2,355 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Steffen received a total of $3,078 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 191 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Steffen 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) | 555 | $79 | $265 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 253 | $8 | $19 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 240 | $8 | $17 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 231 | $8 | $16 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 227 | $114 | $368 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 223 | $13 | $30 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 198 | $16 | $33 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 161 | $10 | $27 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 160 | $9 | $20 |
| Phosphate level test | 157 | $5 | $9 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 151 | $17 | $34 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 109 | $124 | $269 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 96 | $38 | $77 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 92 | $92 | $207 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 68 | $61 | $144 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 59 | $44 | $83 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 56 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 56 | $5 | $12 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 55 | $6 | $13 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 39 | $134 | $401 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 36 | $50 | $186 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 35 | $4 | $9 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 32 | $62 | $145 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 31 | $88 | $214 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 30 | $9 | $23 |
| Vitamin D level test | 23 | $29 | $66 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 23 | $19 | $39 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 22 | $3 | $7 |
| Uric acid level test | 22 | $4 | $10 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 17 | $10 | $30 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 17 | $18 | $41 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 15 | $32 | $96 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 14 | $38 | $79 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 14 | $92 | $272 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 14 | $212 | $569 |
| Annual depression screening | 13 | $18 | $38 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 11 | $36 | $74 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 11 | $64 | $201 |
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.
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. Steffen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 20%), with 20 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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