Dr. Robert Anderson, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Anderson
Dr. Robert Anderson is a cardiovascular disease in Fort Worth, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Anderson performed 2,385 Medicare services across 2,043 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Anderson received a total of $2,083 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 108 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. Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 515 | $10 | $65 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 278 | $144 | $734 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 264 | $42 | $66 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 262 | $90 | $323 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 167 | $62 | $238 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 153 | $59 | $218 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 127 | $99 | $455 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 124 | $49 | $298 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 79 | $118 | $500 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 71 | $51 | $264 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 70 | $341 | $1,249 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 53 | $130 | $435 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 36 | $51 | $395 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 36 | $39 | $129 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 30 | $58 | $325 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 22 | $93 | $342 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 21 | $1,061 | $2,601 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 21 | $606 | $1,636 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 18 | $135 | $670 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 14 | $20 | $65 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 12 | $11 | $48 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 12 | $54 | $335 |
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. Anderson is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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