Dr. Scott Thurman, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Thurman
Dr. Scott Thurman is an urology physician in Fort Worth, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thurman performed 2,617 Medicare services across 2,025 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thurman received a total of $17,507 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 199 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Thurman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinalysis, manual | 450 | $3 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 409 | $90 | $288 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 245 | $7 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 157 | $61 | $200 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 137 | $18 | $41 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 105 | $8 | $25 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple organisms, amplified probe(s) technique | 96 | $69 | $268 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 96 | $120 | $367 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 83 | $180 | $542 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 83 | $8 | $19 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 77 | $6 | $14 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 75 | $34 | $112 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 68 | $0 | $1 |
| Yeast/candida DNA test | 64 | $34 | $265 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for herpes simplex virus, amplified probe technique | 64 | $34 | $160 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 46 | $128 | $383 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 38 | $109 | $312 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for cytomegalovirus (cmv), amplified probe technique | 32 | $34 | $81 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for vancomycin resistance strep (vre), amplified probe technique | 32 | $34 | $81 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for herpes virus-6, amplified probe technique | 32 | $34 | $81 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 32 | $34 | $81 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 32 | $34 | $81 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group b), amplified probe technique | 32 | $34 | $81 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 22 | $153 | $491 |
| Automated urinalysis | 19 | $2 | $5 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 17 | $179 | $530 |
| Removal of lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope | 13 | $256 | $1,295 |
| Aspiration of bladder with insertion of bladder tube to skin | 13 | $55 | $548 |
| Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope | 13 | $902 | $2,619 |
| Simple surgical subtotal removal of prostate using laparoscope | 12 | $739 | $2,333 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 12 | $50 | $218 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 11 | $18 | $41 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (75%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in urology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Thurman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 13% of TX peers, 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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