Dr. Samim Giotis, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Giotis
Dr. Samim Giotis is a family medicine in Fort Worth, TX, with 10 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Giotis performed 3,021 Medicare services across 2,631 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Giotis received a total of $330 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 9 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. Giotis 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) | 358 | $79 | $219 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 304 | $8 | $10 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 274 | $10 | $29 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 234 | $8 | $22 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 233 | $10 | $27 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 220 | $13 | $37 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 220 | $16 | $48 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 180 | $127 | $240 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 175 | $5 | $15 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 174 | $6 | $13 |
| Automated urinalysis | 111 | $2 | $7 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 96 | $3 | $9 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 51 | $15 | $42 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 49 | $18 | $51 |
| Vitamin D level test | 44 | $29 | $75 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 38 | $19 | $51 |
| Folic acid level test | 36 | $14 | $41 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 34 | $8 | $24 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 31 | $30 | $51 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 29 | $75 | $145 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 27 | $100 | $334 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 27 | $55 | $150 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 21 | $8 | $25 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 20 | $40 | $114 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 18 | $13 | $38 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 17 | $163 | $340 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2019 ↗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 (2019)
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
2.8 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2019 |
| 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. Giotis is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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