Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Steven Jones, MD
Family Medicine · Graham, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Jones from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Jones
Dr. Steven Jones is a family medicine in Graham, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Jones performed 17,732 Medicare services across 5,930 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Jones received a total of $4,818 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 327 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Jones is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 1% volume in TX$ $4,818 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗17,732
Medicare services
Top 1% in TX for family medicine
5,930
Unique beneficiaries
$28
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~887 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 2,940 | $11 | $125 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 2,580 | $18 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,320 | $85 | $250 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 909 | $47 | $122 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 760 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 702 | $8 | $40 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 642 | $8 | $60 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 628 | $13 | $100 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 608 | $8 | $85 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 500 | $36 | $149 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 371 | $6 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 353 | $59 | $170 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 314 | $0 | $5 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 272 | $9 | $55 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 253 | $76 | $253 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 246 | $18 | $53 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 244 | $36 | $177 |
| Annual depression screening | 234 | $18 | $75 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 233 | $124 | $275 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 228 | $34 | $100 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 213 | $10 | $60 |
| Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections | 200 | $8 | $45 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 189 | $38 | $200 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 187 | $78 | $125 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 175 | $4 | $25 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 170 | $6 | $45 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 169 | $5 | $60 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 156 | $36 | $94 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 131 | $30 | $122 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 120 | $36 | $335 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 117 | $10 | $75 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types of respiratory virus, multiple types or subtypes, 3-5 targets | 115 | $139 | $1,100 |
| 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc | 115 | $50 | $100 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for chlamydia pneumoniae, amplified probe technique | 114 | $34 | $100 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for mycoplasma pneumoniae (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 114 | $34 | $100 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 103 | $16 | $45 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 84 | $3 | $35 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 76 | $0 | $5 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 73 | $49 | $800 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 73 | $46 | $246 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 73 | $72 | $351 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 69 | $20 | $103 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 51 | $10 | $70 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 50 | $24 | $95 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 48 | $4 | $35 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 40 | $211 | $520 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 39 | $110 | $335 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 30 | $63 | $301 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 30 | $24 | $78 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 24 | $12 | $100 |
| Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow | 24 | $78 | $373 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 22 | $62 | $216 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 21 | $49 | $180 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 21 | $33 | $140 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level after receiving dose of glucose | 15 | $5 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 15 | $38 | $100 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 14 | $26 | $110 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 14 | $4 | $35 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 14 | $4 | $40 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 14 | $61 | $215 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 13 | $22 | $96 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 13 | $38 | $116 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 12 | $326 | $1,382 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 12 | $47 | $350 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 12 | $127 | $580 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 11 | $144 | $489 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
0.4% high complexity
21.6% medium
78.0% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$4,818
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $688/year across 7 years
Top 13% in TX for family medicine
45
Companies
327
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,793 (99.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$25 (0.5%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$839
2023$632
2022$428
2021$153
2020$233
2019$949
2018$1,584
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$652
Lilly USA, LLC
$470
Novo Nordisk Inc
$415
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$389
PFIZER INC.
$351
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$227
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$213
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$203
Amgen Inc.
$193
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$160
Allergan Inc.
$160
Stryker Corporation
$146
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$144
ABBVIE INC.
$129
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$112
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$106
Exact Sciences Corporation
$66
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$51
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$51
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$47
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$44
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$34
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$33
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$32
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$31
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$30
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$29
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
$25
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$22
Genentech USA, Inc.
$21
Allergan, Inc.
$20
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$19
Digirad Corporation
$18
Ethicon US, LLC
$18
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$17
Lundbeck LLC
$15
Celgene Corporation
$15
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$14
Abbott Laboratories
$14
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$11
Shire North American Group Inc
$11
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 31.9% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCOLADE · ANORO · ANORO ELLIPTA · Aimovig · Amitiza · BASAGLAR · BELSOMRA · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · BEXSERO · BREZTRI · BROVANA · BYSTOLIC · BioFire FilmArray · CHANTIX · COMIRNATY · Cardius 3m · Cologuard Collection Kit · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · EVENITY · EVUSHELD · FARXIGA · FLUMIST QUADRIVALENT · FREESTYLE LIBRE · GEMTESA · GVOKE PFS · INVOKANA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LINX Reflux Management System · LINZESS · LONHALA MAGNAIR · LYRICA · MAKO · MOUNJARO · Movantik · Myrbetriq · NUEDEXTA · NURTEC ODT · NUZYRA · Otezla · Ozempic · PREMARIN · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 13 · PREVNAR 20 · QELBREE · QUVIVIQ · RECORLEV · REXULTI · Repatha · Rybelsus · SEEBRI · SHINGRIX · SOLIQUA · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · SYMBICORT · TOUJEO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRIATHLON · TRIDENT · TRINTELLIX · TRULICITY · TRUMENBA · Tresiba · Trintellix · UBRELVY · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · VYEPTI · VYVANSE · Vascepa · Veozah · Vesicare · Victoza · WATCHMAN · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · Xofluza · YUPELRI · Yupelri · Zilretta
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $27 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Family Medicines within 10 mi
17
Per 100K population
94.6
County median income
$63,723
Nearest hospital
GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 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 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. Jones is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 13%), 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 →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Jones experienced with allergy immunotherapy preparation?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Jones performed 2,940 allergy immunotherapy preparation services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Jones receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Jones received a total of $4,818 from 45 companies across 327 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Jones's costs compare to other family medicines in Graham?
Dr. Jones's average Medicare payment per service is $28. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Jones) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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