Dr. Jameson Mendel, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Mendel
Dr. Jameson Mendel is an internal medicine in El Paso, TX, with 10 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mendel performed 16,169 Medicare services across 2,522 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mendel received a total of $19,122 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 240 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Mendel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 4,020 | $18 | $38 |
| Injection, degarelix, 1 mg | 3,760 | $3 | $8 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 2,153 | $276 | $920 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 2,046 | $94 | $305 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 455 | $66 | $178 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 444 | $133 | $600 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 428 | $51 | $165 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 418 | $149 | $550 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 207 | $0 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 199 | $92 | $200 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast | 169 | $267 | $940 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 164 | $61 | $150 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 127 | $354 | $1,090 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 113 | $138 | $640 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 109 | $26 | $66 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 102 | $8 | $22 |
| Blood creatinine level | 97 | $5 | $13 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 95 | $152 | $330 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 93 | $94 | $440 |
| Cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 90 | $773 | $5,500 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 88 | $130 | $400 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 80 | $1,400 | $5,830 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 74 | $105 | $325 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 68 | $182 | $483 |
| Tissue marker, implantable, any type, each | 64 | $82 | $143 |
| Injection of biodegradable material next to prostate | 61 | $2,213 | $6,500 |
| Placement of device in prostate for radiation therapy | 55 | $58 | $420 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 53 | $132 | $289 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 51 | $11 | $35 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 46 | $45 | $85 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 41 | $118 | $265 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 37 | $209 | $800 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 36 | $91 | $212 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 31 | $22 | $128 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 29 | $42 | $95 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 20 | $351 | $1,230 |
| Management of cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 18 | $504 | $3,000 |
| Ct scan of abdomen before and after contrast | 15 | $185 | $500 |
| Special radiation treatment | 13 | $109 | $330 |
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 (65%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for internal medicine 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. Mendel is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 5%).
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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