Dr. Christopher Pickett, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Pickett
Dr. Christopher Pickett is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Fort Sam Houston, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pickett performed 1,949 Medicare services across 1,357 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pickett received a total of $11,358 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 191 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Pickett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 423 | $90 | $252 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 289 | $126 | $347 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 204 | $10 | $50 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 123 | $158 | $551 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 114 | $130 | $492 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 100 | $9 | $32 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 83 | $159 | $498 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 80 | $98 | $264 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 48 | $138 | $537 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 45 | $11 | $39 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 43 | $56 | $197 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 42 | $16 | $59 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 41 | $171 | $819 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 40 | $28 | $103 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 38 | $61 | $176 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 35 | $245 | $1,147 |
| Coronary stent placement | 26 | $435 | $1,503 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 26 | $19 | $69 |
| Drug infusion during cardiac catheterization | 21 | $74 | $276 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | 21 | $46 | $569 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 18 | $70 | $542 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 17 | $20 | $66 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 16 | $9 | $38 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 16 | $82 | $277 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 14 | $559 | $3,365 |
| 3d radiographic procedure | 14 | $18 | $180 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 12 | $17 | $60 |
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. Pickett is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 years of NPI registration.
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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