Dr. Robert Parham, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Parham
Dr. Robert Parham is an urology physician in Fort Worth, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Parham performed 2,665 Medicare services across 2,248 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Parham received a total of $6,920 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 224 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. 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. Parham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automated urinalysis | 398 | $2 | $7 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 331 | $65 | $149 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 318 | $94 | $217 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 263 | $8 | $43 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 127 | $8 | $10 |
| Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | 124 | $272 | $641 |
| Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | 122 | $151 | $573 |
| Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | 120 | $25 | $430 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 93 | $3 | $8 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 87 | $18 | $51 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 80 | $178 | $449 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 80 | $8 | $24 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 79 | $109 | $344 |
| Electronic assessment of bladder emptying | 73 | $5 | $167 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 68 | $8 | $24 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 65 | $8 | $24 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 31 | $8 | $23 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 27 | $121 | $401 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 25 | $66 | $212 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 25 | $130 | $295 |
| Injection procedure for imaging of bladder during voiding | 17 | $85 | $455 |
| Review by radiologist of urinary bladder and urethra images with contrast and after passing urine | 17 | $83 | $166 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 17 | $95 | $250 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 15 | $148 | $498 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 14 | $25 | $71 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 13 | $42 | $263 |
| Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent | 12 | $19 | $65 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 12 | $18 | $51 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 12 | $8 | $50 |
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 (82%) 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. Parham is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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