Dr. Keith Newman, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Newman
Dr. Keith Newman is an urology physician in Garland, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Newman performed 4,133 Medicare services across 2,405 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Newman received a total of $3,847 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 190 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. Newman 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 | 875 | $2 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 568 | $66 | $183 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 378 | $8 | $17 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 284 | $89 | $259 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 283 | $18 | $37 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 281 | $8 | $16 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 248 | $8 | $16 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 149 | $50 | $127 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 137 | $8 | $16 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 131 | $8 | $17 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 121 | $8 | $22 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 94 | $132 | $377 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 71 | $25 | $52 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 67 | $186 | $495 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 65 | $37 | $96 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 49 | $110 | $336 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 49 | $39 | $99 |
| Simple insertion of temporary bladder tube | 44 | $48 | $126 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 43 | $18 | $37 |
| Simple bladder irrigation and/or instillation | 31 | $60 | $156 |
| Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less | 31 | $12 | $31 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 24 | $27 | $70 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 24 | $65 | $166 |
| Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent | 22 | $18 | $49 |
| Simple removal of foreign body, stone, or stent in urethra or bladder using an endoscope | 17 | $248 | $651 |
| Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | 17 | $83 | $306 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 17 | $85 | $226 |
| Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope | 13 | $331 | $815 |
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 (99%) 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. Newman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 29% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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